TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on May 4, 2022

Robby Starbuck, a former candidate for Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District, this week filed suit against the state Republican Party, claiming it illegally removed him from its primary ballot, the Tennessean reports. The party’s executive committee voted to remove Starbuck and fellow candidates Morgan Ortagus and Baxter Lee after finding the three did not meet Republican “bona fides.” Starbuck claims that vote was conducted secretly and against the party's own bylaws in a manner "inconsistent with federal and state law." He is asking the court for an injunction that would stop his official removal from the primary ballot.