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U.S. Senate candidate Mackler will be in Oak Ridge on Thursday

Posted at 11:50 pm October 18, 2017
By Maureen Hoyt 1 Comment

James Mackler

James Mackler

 

James Mackler, the first Tennessee Democrat to launch a 2018 U.S. Senate campaign, will be in Oak Ridge on Thursday.

Mackler, a Nashville attorney and Iraq War veteran, will be the keynote speaker at the Anderson County Democratic Party general meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 19, in the Social Hall of the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, a press release said.

U.S. Senator Bob Corker, a Tennessee Republican, is not seeking re-election in 2018. U.S. Representative Marsha Blackburn, also a Tennessee Republican, has announced she will run for Corker’s seat.

A press release said Mackler left his job six months ago as a prosecutor and defense attorney to run for Corker’s seat. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2018 Election, Federal, Government, Top Stories Tagged With: 2018 U.S. Senate campaign, Anderson County Democratic Party, Bob Corker, James Mackler, Marsha Blackburn, Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, Tennessee Democrat, U.S. Senate

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