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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 11, 2022

Nashville businessman Quincy McKnight withdrew from the race for Tennessee's 5th Congressional District yesterday, announcing his intention to instead run for Nashville mayor in 2023. McKnight, CEO of payment processing company Covenant Pay, said he decided he "can best serve the people of Nashville” as mayor, the Tennessean reports. His departure still leaves four candidates in the Republican primary: businessman Baxter Lee, former State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus, music video producer Robby Starbuck, and attorney and retired brigadier general Kurt Winstead. On the Democratic side, first-term Mayor John Cooper has not yet announced whether he will run for reelection. Local nonprofit leader Hal Cato says he is considering a run.