Stockard on the Stump: Former House Staffer’s Petition Certified in Spite of State Penalty

Former Tennessee House Staffer’s Candidate Petition Certified In Spite Of State Penalty

Image Credit: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout ***Note from The Tennessee Conservative – this article posted here for informational purposes only. By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Despite a hefty penalty for setting up a bogus political action committee, embattled ex-House staffer Cade Cothren qualified to run for a House seat.  Tennessee’s Registry of Election Finance notified Cothren in late February that it levied an $80…

Stockard on the Stump: Former House staffer’s petition certified in spite of state penalty

Former legislative staffer Cade Cothren is certified to be on the ballot for the Tennessee House of Representatives, despite owing $80,000 in fines to the state. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)Despite a hefty penalty for setting up a bogus political action committee, embattled ex-House staffer Cade Cothren qualified to run for a House seat.  Tennessee’s Registry of Election Finance notified Cothren in late February that it levied an $8…

Cade Cothren eyes state house spot; capybaras at Nashville Zoo - Nashville Banner

COMEBACK KID: Cade Cothren — the embattled, convicted and then pardoned former aide to then Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada — is running for office. After telling the Banner that he would return to public life when he and Casada were pardoned by President Donald Trump late last year, Cothren told WSMV Thursday that he would run against incumbent Republican Rep. Kip Capley. Cothren’s potential return to the House would likely ruffle feathers …