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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 12, 2020

State Sen. Rusty Crowe, R-Johnson City, made his anticipated congressional run official this week when he filed for the First Congressional District seat. The Nashville Post reports that Crowe is seeking to replace retiring Republican Phil Roe. Crowe was elected to the Senate as a Democrat in 1990 but switched parties in 1995, giving Republicans their first majority in the chamber since Reconstruction. Former Kingsport Mayor John Clark is also seeking the Republican nomination, while state Rep. David Hawk, R-Greeneville, has said he is leaning toward a bid.