July 28, 2006
House Race Hotline Update: TN 01 Up For Grabs
The 13-candidate TN 01 GOP primary pits candidates with executive and legislative experience against a self-funding businessman who has blanketed the local airwaves with ads.
If experience matters, state Rep. David Davis is well-positioned, serving in the state House for 4 terms. There he's taken the lead on social issues, earning him strong support from pro-life groups.
Richard Venable is the mayor of Sullivan Co., the CD's population center. He's the only candidate from the county, and hopes to rack up his margin of victory there.
Businessman Richard Roberts has spent over $800K to boost his name ID. He's used much of it to air three slickly-produced TV ads highlighting his support of Pres. Bush's Iraq policy.
The wild card could be Johnson City vice-mayor/physician Phil Roe, who's touting himself as the outsider in the race. Roe spent the second-most money in the 2ndQ, and has a loyal, local following. If history's any measure, the GOP winner's a near-lock to hold the seat. No Dem has won here in over 100 years.
[JOSH KRAUSHAAR]
Posted at 10:58 AM
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