ERIK SCHELZIG
Associated Press Writer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Marine Capt. Ben Leming of Murfreesboro has filed a petition to run as a Democrat for the congressional seat being vacated by Rep. Bart Gordon.
Adviser Jeff Clark told The Associated Press on Monday that Leming, 34, got permission from the secretary of the Navy to file his candidacy, but can’t actively campaign until his active duty ends May 1.
Gordon, a Democrat, is retiring after 13 terms in office. The 6th Congressional District seat represents 15 counties ranging east from Nashville’s fast-growing suburbs to the Cumberland Plateau.