Tennessee governor joins GOP trend of vetting candidates on support for school choice: ‘So important to me’ Fox News
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TennesseeGov.BillLee,aRepublican,spokewithFoxNewsDigitalabouthisschoolchoiceproposaladvancinginthestatelegislatureasparentalrightsremainakey2024electionissue.
TennesseeRepublicanGov.BillLee vowstovetfutureGOPprimarycandidatesonwhethertheysupportschoolchoicesupportinthenextelectioncycle.
“I’vesaidalotoftimesIgetengagedinelections,andIgetengagedincandidates,andI’vemetwithseveralcandidates,somewhoareinopenseats;somewhoareincumbents,”Leesaid,accordingtoWKRNNews2.“ThisyearwhatI’mtalkingtocandidatesaboutiseducationfreedomandchoiceforparents.Iwanttoknowwherenewcandidatesstandonthatissuebecauseit’ssoimportanttome,soyou’llseemetalkingtocandidates.”
TennesseeRepublicanshavebeendividedovertheissue,especiallylawmakerswhorepresentruralschooldistricts.
AccordingtoWKRNNews2,Leewasaskedwhetherhewouldrejectanti-schoolchoiceRepublicansduringtheprimar
