TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Barry Kolar on Apr 18, 2023

Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton has come under fire following reports that he owns a second residence in Nashville. His 25th District includes all of Cumberland County and a portion of Putnam County. “As speaker, I am in Nashville more frequently, but that doesn’t mean that I’m not here in Crossville,” Sexton told the Crossville Chronicle. He told the newspaper that he and his family are in Crossville on weekends, during school breaks and over the summer. The reports, which WBIR in Knoxville says were first published by the newsletter Popular Information, questioned whether it was appropriate for Sexton to receive “per diem” payments for his time in Nashville when he owned a home in the city.