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Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Mar 21, 2023

Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, R-Oak Ridge, won a vote of confidence by the state Senate Republican Caucus, the Nashville Scene reports. Caucus members voted 19-7 in a closed meeting Monday in favor of McNally’s continued leadership of the Senate. The vote followed a flurry of local and national media attention focused on his supportive comments on a young gay man’s Instagram page. "I have always been honored, humbled and grateful for the support of my caucus,” McNally said via a spokesperson. “I remain so today." Critics have called McNally hypocritical for making the social media comments while leading a body that has passed legislation restricting drag and trans health care, among other anti-LGBTQ positions.