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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
05/03/2026

Carter County Democratic Party Condemns Bill Lee’s Special Session Racist Power Grab to Redraw Tennessee’s Congressional Maps

Carter County, Tenn. – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee officially called a special legislative session beginning Tuesday, May 5, to redraw Tennessee’s congressional districts. This comes on the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, gutting key protections under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, making it significantly harder to challenge discriminatory, racist district maps.

Statement from Sharon Hart:
“District lines are not just political boundaries. They determine who has power over critical issues like public education, healthcare access, jobs, infrastructure, public safety, and the everyday needs of the people of Carter County.

This is a racist and dangerous power grab. While the people of Carter County struggle with real challenges every day, state Republicans are focused on rigging the system to protect themselves and appease Donald Trump. This is an attack on democracy, fair representation, and the voices of our communities. Carter County Democratic Party stands firmly against any attempt to dilute voter power or undermine fair representation. We are committed to organizing, mobilizing, and fighting tooth and nail to ensure every voice is heard and every community is fairly represented.”

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Carter County Democratic Party 2026

Core Message:
Tennessee Republicans spent all of this year’s regular session, and the past 15+ years of their one-party control, turning a blind eye to the cost of living crisis, healthcare inaccessibility, ranking near the bottom in just about every category, but are quick to weaken minority voter power and silence Tennesseans’ voices to make Donald Trump happy. This is a racist power grab. This is also a defining fight for democracy in Tennessee. Tennessee Democrats are not backing down. Together, we will fight tooth and nail to ensure the voices of all Tennesseans will be heard. We will continue to organize fair representation.

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Second Vice Chair – Wayne Smith
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The Mandate for Leadership/Project 2025 outlines the building blocks for a complete takeover of our government and our freedoms. It places excessive power in the hands of one individual ~ Donald Trump. That’s called an AUTOCRACY.
Threaded throughout is the theme of Christian Nationalism, hints at the declaration of America as a Christian Nation, making policy based on “biblical precepts”, essentially dominating a religiously diverse citizenry with one chosen faith. That’s called a THEOCRACY.
The intent of the mandate is clearly to impede the flow of federal dollars downward to local communities, where people live and work, and where the most vulnerable and least powerful take the greatest hit with massive cuts to the social safety net and concentrating wealth and power at the top. That is called a PLUTOCRACY.
Any successful tyranny will incorporate all three!

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