TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Sep 24, 2024

State Democratic Party Chair Hendrell Remus on Sept. 12 announced that he had removed Shelby County Party Chair Lexie Carter. The Memphis Flyer reports that Remus said Carter had not measured up to the needs of a coordinated Democratic campaign for the fall election, specifically citing the campaigns of Jesse Juseth, who is running against Republican incumbent John Gillespie in District 98, and Gloria Johnson of Knoxville, who is running against Republican U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn. Carter expressed surprise, stating that she had recently overseen an event that raised upwards of $40,000 for party coffers. She alleged that a number of disagreements and confrontations had occurred between herself and Remus at the recent Democratic National Convention in Chicago.