The Rutherford County Election Commission has confirmed the deadline to file paperwork to run for State Senate has been extended. Evidently, the change came after a push from Democrats in Tennessee. According to a release from the Tennessee Democratic Party, new Tennessee State Senate maps were not fully accepted by all parties. The Tennessee Democratic Party said in an email, “We have said from the very beginning that the Republican drawn maps in Tennessee weren't just gerrymander .
The Darien League of Women Voters has released its questionnaire to candidates in the state Senate District 27 special election on March 2 and their answers.
The candidates are running to fill the seat recently vacated by Carlo Leone, who is taking a position in the state Department of Transportation.
Map from Darien government website
South of the solid red line is the 27th Senate district, which will have a special election on March 2. By this fall, the new U.S. Census figures could result in redistricting changing the border.
Here’s the complete document, which the League released on Tuesday:
2021 Voters’ Guide for Candidates for State Senatorial District 27