Jim Tracy and Scott DesJarlaisNASHVILLE — Top Republican state House leaders said today they’re backing state Sen. Jim Tracy in his GOP primary challenge against U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn., in the party’s 4th Congressional District primary.
House Speaker Beth Harwell of Nashville, Majority Leader Gerald McCormick of Chattanooga, Republican Caucus Glen Casada of Franklin and House Speaker Pro Tempore Curtis Johnson of Clarksville are all backing Tracy, a Republican from Shelbyville.
Tracy said in a news release he is “honored and humbled” for the support in his quest to unseat DesJarlais.
“I appreciate the confidence my colleagues have placed in my conservative principles and leadership ability.”
The Tracy campaign ballyooed the endorsements as joining a “growing list of leaders in Tennessee supporting Tracy against the embattled DesJarlais.