NASHVILLE – Senate Republicans are eyeing new lines for the 10th District Senate seat that could swap Democratic areas in Marion County for GOP-leaning territory in Hamilton and southern Bradley County.
If that happens, state Rep. Vince Dean, an East Ridge Republican, said he would consider running for the seat next year against Democratic incumbent Andy Berke of Chattanooga.
Redrawing the 10th District also might impact Chattanooga politics if Mayor Ron Littlefield can’t fend off an August recall election.
Littlefield has said he might not run in that election, so someone else could finish the final seven months of his term and have an incumbent’s advantage in the next election.
Berke is not ruling out running for mayor, although he said Sunday evening his considerations aren’t based on what the 10th District looks like after redistricting next year.