Promising a “ground zero” fight between establishment and grassroots conservatives, Tennessee Stands leader Gary Humble announced he will run for the Tennessee Senate’s 27th District seat against Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson.
Humble, who will try to overcome the gap after losing to Johnson by 786 votes out of 24,000 cast in 2022, makes no secret about going directly after the incumbent.
The Tennessee Lookout reported in mid-April that Humble, executive director of the ultra-conservative Williamson County-based advocacy group, would run against Johnson again to represent the Franklin area. But he didn’t make his campaign official until Wednesday.
“For 20 years, Jack Johnson has had every chance to fight for us, and when it mattered most, he failed. I’ve spent the last five years holding politicians accountable, and now I’m asking voters to send me to Nashville to do the job that politicians refuse to do,” Humble said in a statement.
Contending he has built Tennessee Stands into a power in state politics by exposing government overreach and influencing the legislative decisions, Humble’s campaign said he is running at a “critical juncture” when conservative priorities are stalling and special interests are getting stronger despite Republican supermajorities.