Frank EatonThere were signs of trouble in Chattanooga’s state House District 27 race over the weekend.
Democratic candidate Frank Eaton, who is running against Rep. Richard Floyd, R-Chattanooga, charged that Rep. Gerald McCormick took down two of Eaton’s campaign signs on Highway 153.
McCormick, a Chattanooga Republican who serves as House Majority Leader, acknowledged removing the signs Saturday in a telephone call he made moments after a confrontation with Eaton.
The lawmaker said the signs were illegally posted on the public right of way in front of a shopping center that he partially owns and manages.
McCormick said Eaton’s two signs and one belonging to a treecutting service were taken down as mowers cut grass.