Registry Looking into Check-Cashing Complaint Against Rep. Sherrell - Articles

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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 17, 2022

The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance is looking into a complaint that state Rep. Paul Sherrell, R-Sparta, wrote checks from his campaign account to local fire halls and asked for cash back, potentially pocketing it while campaigning this year. Tennessee Lookout reports that the complaint was filed by Dale Walker, a Sparta resident and director of the Tennessee Pastors Network. Walker says he learned of the situation from Cassville Volunteer Fire Chief Teddy Stockton. Sherrell has denied doing anything wrong, saying that that the cash received from the checks was “not retained for personal use” but was “used to pay for breakfast/meals at campaign events.” The registry was meeting today to discuss the issue.