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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 16, 2022

Robby Starbuck will run as a write-in candidate in the August Republican primary for the open 5th Congressional District, the Nashville Post reports. Starbuck (whose real last name is Newsom) was kicked off the Republican ballot by state party leaders, who determined he was not a “bona fide” Republican because he had not voted in three of the past four Republican primaries in Tennessee. Starbuck, a music video producer and conservative media personality, moved from California to Franklin in 2019. Multiple legal challenges to his exclusion came up short prior to his filing as a write-in candidate. Wednesday was the deadline to register as a write-in candidate for the Aug. 4 primary.