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Posted by: Paul Burch on Oct 12, 2023

Franklin Alderman Matt Brown yesterday called on the Board of Mayor & Aldermen to vote to censure mayoral candidate and current Alderman Gabrielle Hanson at the next board meeting or special session, reports the Tennessean. Brown's motion follows reports that members of the Tennessee Active Club – which has been identified as a white nationalist hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center – attended a mayoral forum where Hanson spoke. The board previously issued a statement, saying it would not "tolerate any form of hatred, intimidation, or violence directed at our residents, media representatives, or anyone else attending or participating in the democratic process."