NASHVILLE – When Republican members of the Tennessee House gather Tuesday to decide whether to oust embattled Rep. Jeremy Durham from his leadership post, it won’t be the first time that two-term lawmaker has had to answer for questionable behavior.
Until now, the 32-year-old has managed to come out on top of each situation that threatened to sink his career. The vote will determine whether Durham, who has sworn off speaking to reporters and did not respond to an interview request, can keep the streak alive.
‘SECOND CHANCE’ AFTER BLOODY BREAK-IN
Durham was arrested in 2003 on charges related to breaking into the home and vandalizing the car of the new boyfriend of a woman who had broken up with him a week earlier.
The former girlfriend told officers that Durham, then a sophomore at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, had been upset to learn of her new boyfriend and insisted she show him where he lived.