State probe of Jeremy Durham's campaign finances expected to extend into next year

December 7, 2016 at 1:00 a.m. | Updated December 7, 2016 at 5:46 a.m.

by The Tennessean

Republican Rep. Jeremy Durham, R-Franklin, addresses the House in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, from the well of the camber to urge his colleagues not to expel him from the Tennessee General Assembly. The move to expel Durham follows an attorney general's investigation that detailed allegations of improper sexual contact with at least 22 women over the course of his four years in office. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)
Republican Rep. Jeremy Durham, R-Franklin, addresses the House in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, from the well of the camber to urge his colleagues not to expel him from the Tennessee General Assembly. The move to expel Durham follows an attorney general's investigation that detailed allegations of improper sexual contact with at least 22 women over the course of his four years in office. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)

State campaign finance officials' investigation into Jeremy Durham is not expected to be complete until sometime early next year, according to sources familiar with the ongoing investigation.

The probe into Durham's campaign finances is not on the agenda for the state Registry of Election Finance's meeting today.

Despite the audit not appearing on the agenda, Drew Rawlins, executive director of the state Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance, which is the entity that oversees the registry, said the Durham probe might be mentioned but "not in detail."

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