COLLEGEDALE — Michele Reneau of Signal Mountain, Republican nominee for a state House seat, has started to collect endorsements for the Nov. 5 general election after beating incumbent Rep. Patsy Hazlewood in the August primary.
State Rep. Greg Vital, R-Harrison, endorsed Reneau on Thursday evening at a Hamilton County Young Republicans fundraiser with conservative activist Riley Gaines at The Commons in Collegedale.
Gaines, a former swimmer at the University of Kentucky, gained prominence from speaking out against transgender athletes in sports after she tied for fifth place with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas in the 200-yard freestyle NCAA championship in 2022.
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