Tennessee Congressional Hopeful Robby Starbuck Restored to Election Ballot After Suing GOP Over Removal
June 6, 2022 | Tennessee
Businessman Robby Starbuck has been restored to the Republican ballot for the upcoming midterm elections in Tennessee after a judge granted his request for a temporary injunction on Friday evening.
Davidson County Chancellor Russell Perkins ruled that the Tennessee Republican Party’s executive committee violated the state Open Meetings Act back in April when it removed Starbuck from the ballot for the Aug. 4 primary in the 5th Congressional District.
Starbuck, a filmmaker who has promoted Trump-era policies such as strong border enforcement, was removed from the upcoming election ballot by the state party during a closed meeting in which officials ruled that he and two other candidates, former Trump administration official Morgan Ortagus and businessman Baxter Lee, did not meet the qualifications to run under the party banner.
The businessman promptly sued Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Scott Golden and two state officials on May 2 over the removal, but his request for an emergency injunction was denied by U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw in mid-May….(Excerpt from The Epoch Times)
