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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 8, 2020

After serving 26 years as a Memphis Democrat in the General Assembly, Rep. John DeBerry has been removed from the party’s Aug. 6 primary ballot, the Daily Memphian reports. The state Democratic Party Executive Committee voted 41-18 today to uphold a challenge to DeBerry’s status as a Democratic candidate. The move focused on DeBerry’s vote for Gov. Bill Lee’s education savings account program and bills restricting abortion, and accepting campaign contributions from Republican supporters. Torrey Harris, who ran against DeBerry in 2018, and hair salon owner Anya Parker are running as Democrats.