Congressional candidate Weston Wamp and Scottie Mayfield are seen in this file photo.Former dairy executive Scottie Mayfield says 3rd District congressional candidate Weston Wamp secretly recorded a conversation they had when Wamp came to his home to talk him out of supporting U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann in the August Republican primary.
“I never dreamed somebody would walk into my house with a bug on,” Mayfield said. “I don’t want to say negative things about people. But I just don’t think that’s correct behavior.”
Wamp said in an email Friday he recorded the conversation with his iPhone for his own protection during the campaign.
On March 17, Mayfield threw his support behind Fleischmann. Mayfield said he wanted to set the record straight, because he had heard that Wamp’s camp was claiming Mayfield’s support.
Two days before the announcement, Wamp paid Mayfield an unexpected visit to gauge his support. Mayfield was watching “Sesame Street” with his grandson, but he said he welcomed Wamp.