Boyd joins Black in attacking Lee in GOP primary

Republican GOP Candidate Randy Boyd is introduced to the crowd for the debate series at the Pope John Paul II High School in Hendersonville, Tenn., Wednesday, June 20, 2018. (Lacy Atkins/The Tennessean via AP)
Republican GOP Candidate Randy Boyd is introduced to the crowd for the debate series at the Pope John Paul II High School in Hendersonville, Tenn., Wednesday, June 20, 2018. (Lacy Atkins/The Tennessean via AP)

NASHVILLE - Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee is coming under attack again, this time from a second rival in Tennessee's four-person Aug. 2 GOP primary.

In a new 30-second TV spot, Knoxville businessman and former state economic development commissioner Randy Boyd's campaign charges that Lee, owner of a Franklin-based business and residential building services company, "was state president of a group that lobbied for amnesty for illegals."

The ad, narrated by a gravel-voiced male speaking in a folksy tone, also charges that Lee "donated to disgraced liberal Democrat Mayor Meghan Berry, who supported sanctuary cities."

And, the ad charges, "Bill Lee didn't support Donald Trump in 2016. It's our vote. We deserve to know a candidate's record, don't you think?"

Boyd's campaign has also put up a website: whoisbilllee.com

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