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September 8, 2009
Rep. Kelsey Will Likely Resign House Seat, Force Special Election
A press release posted today by A.C. Kleinheider confirms what many suspected would happen, given the narrow majority held by state Republicans in the House of Representatives:
Germantown, TN - State Representative Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown) today announced that, if he is chosen the Republican nominee for the state Senate, he will resign his state House seat prior to Nov 2 to ensure that the voters of House District 83 are allowed to choose their next state Representative.
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In related news, the qualifying papers have been turned in for the Senate race Kelsey has entered, and four candidates have made the cut. Tom Humphrey:
Only four candidates qualified for the special election in state Senate District 31, the seat vacated by former Sen. Paul Stanley. The two Republicans are state Rep. Brian Kelsey of Germantown, the apparent frontrunner, and financial services consultant James A. Harrell of Cordova. The two Democrats are party activist Adrienne Pakis-Gillon and Bobby Baker, a UPS employee.
State House Elections , State Senate Elections | By joe lance | 1:00 PM