Jim Tracy and Scott DesJarlaisNASHVILLE – Four years ago, U.S. Rep. Diane Black was battling fellow Republican Jim Tracy in a tough three-person GOP primary in Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District.
But today, the Gallatin congresswoman is backing state Sen. Tracy in his 4th Congressional District primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn.
Both Black’s and Tracy’s offices Thursday confirmed Black will attend an Aug. 5 fundraiser for Tracy in Sumner County, which is in Black’s 6th District.
“Congressman Black and Senator Tracy have been friends since they served together in the General Assembly,” Black spokesman Tom Flanagin said via email Thursday. “He asked her to be his special guest at a fundraiser and she agreed.”
Asked if that meant Black is supporting Tracy in the Aug. 7 primary, Flanagin replied, “Yes.”