"Those years are about to be over. What are we doing to deliver on the reason why we gave you all the majority," said strategist Michael Lofti.

Republican candidate Matt Van Epps won the District 7 seat on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The 34-year-old combat veteran and former commissioner of the Tennessee Department of General Services, overtook Aftyn Behn, a progressive Democratic state representative, by single digits, USA TODAY reported.

This week's Tennessee special election shows Republican Matt Van Epps narrowly defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn in a Trump +20 district. That is a red alert that the GOP is in trouble.

Washington County, Tennessee Mayor Joe Grandy announced on Tuesday that he plans to seek re-election in 2026. In a video on social media, Grandy mentioned county