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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 4, 2022

Under redistricting maps approved by the General Assembly, a new 35th House district will cover Hendersonville, most of Gallatin, Bethpage, Castalian Springs and all of Trousdale County. The seat has already drawn interest from at least two candidates, Mainstreet Nashville reports. Deanne DeWitt, a Republican on the Sumner County Commission, has already announced her intention to run for the open seat while William Slater, dean of adult and online studies at Welch College, plans to formally kick off his campaign for the Republican nomination this weekend. DeWitt was elected to the commission in 2018. She will not seek reelection to that body. Slater worked in business consulting services for IBM for 16 years and was headmaster at Hendersonville Christian Academy for 21 years. In 2011, he ran unsuccessfully in a special election for the 18th District Senate seat now held by Ferrell Haile.