Tennessee Rep. Jay Reedy confirmed he is running for the 7th Congressional District seat set to be vacated by U.S. Rep. Mark Green.
Reedy, an Erin Republican, said he filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to enter the election and could announce his candidacy this week.
Green is planning to leave the post after voting on President Donald Trump’s spending plan, creating an opening for a host of candidates in a special election to be scheduled this year.
Reedy is the latest Republican to say he will run for the seat, a position he said he wants to fill in an effort to cut federal bureaucracy and support Trump’s policies. Reedy testified for federal prosecutors in the April political corruption trial against former House Speaker Glen Casada and his top aide, Cade Cothren, who were convicted on nearly 20 counts of conspiracy, fraud and kickbacks.
In his sixth two-year House term, Reedy said he has been bothered by the federal government’s slow reaction to flood damage in Waverly in August 2021 where 20 people died and the community lost two school buildings.