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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 31, 2022

Nashville businessman Baxter Lee has announced he will run for Congress in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District, which is being relinquished by longtime U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Nashville, after the state legislature revamped its boundaries. Lee is one of several Republican candidates reportedly interested in the new district, which will include parts of Davidson, Wilson and Williamson counties, plus several rural counties to the south, the Nashville Post reports. Lee filed campaign papers with the Federal Election Commission today. Other Republicans said to be eyeing the seat are music video producer Robby Starbuck, who launched his campaign before the redistricting changes were made, and former U.S. Department of State aide Morgan Ortagus who moved to Nashville last year to work with a health care investment firm. Former president Donald Trump has endorsed Ortagus though she has not yet officially announced her candidacy.