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State Rep. Vince Dean to run for Tennessee House instead of Senate

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By Andy Sher 3 min read

photo Tennessee state representative Vince Dean.
Arkansas-Tennessee Live Blog

WHO’S RUNNINGA number of other individuals have picked up qualifying papers from the Hamilton County Election Commission for the state House District 30 seat:• Republicans Larry Grohn and Brent Lambert (Lambert has said he will not run against incumbent Rep. Vince Dean.)• Democrats Brian White, Brock Bennington and Sandy SmithSource: Hamilton County Election Commission

NASHVILLE — State Rep. Vince Dean, R-East Ridge, says he plans to seek re-election to his House District 30 seat and not run for the state Senate.

“I will be submitting my qualification papers on Monday morning to the Hamilton County Election Commission,” Dean said in a statement.

Dean said that, while he has been “overwhelmed by friends and supporters that have urged me to seek Senate District 10, I feel that currently, I need to continue my focus on my House duties.”

Senate District 10 has leaned Democratic in the past but now favors Republicans as a result of the recent passage of a GOP-drawn redistricting plan by the state Legislature.