TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Suzanne Robertson on Apr 27, 2022

The state coordinator of elections is challenging the residency of Lee Mills, a candidate for Tennessee House District 99, by saying Mills does not live in the district — or in Shelby County at all, the Commercial Appeal reports. Mills ran for the seat in 2020 and lost to Rep. Tom Leatherwood, who is again running in this year’s Republican primary. Mills' candidacy was not challenged by the state in 2020.