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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 17, 2021

Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, R-Oak Ridge, has named a special committee to oversee the ongoing redistricting process ahead of 2022 elections, Nashville Post reports. The committee will be chaired by Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, R-Franklin, with vice chairs Sen. Mike Bell, R-Riceville, and Senate Minority Caucus Chair Raumesh Akbari, D-Memphis. The committee also includes Speaker Pro Tempore Ferrell Haile, R-Gallatin, Majority Caucus Chair Ken Yager, R-Kingston, Minority Leader Jeff Yarbro, D-Nashville, and Sen. John Stevens, R-Huntingdon. In related news, the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has launched a new online dashboard that gives county government officials and residents a better understanding of how county commission districts must change in response to the 2020 U.S. Census. Mainstreet Nashville has more about that resource.