Tennessee House Descends Into Chaos As Dems’ Only Congressional District Is Eliminated In New Map

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Tennessee House Descends Into Chaos As Dems’ Only Congressional District Is Eliminated In New Map

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

Tennessee Democrats melted down Thursday as lawmakers eliminated their only congressional district in a newly drawn map. Tennessee lawmakers in the state House of Representatives passed a map that splits Memphis along…

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