Stockard on the Stump: Towns’ departure opens seat for Shelby Dems appointment

By: Sam Stockard

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: September 4, 2026

Words: 1,953

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Thirty-two years after entering the Tennessee House, Rep. Joe Towns said farewell, resigning his District 84 post following his victory in the Criminal Court Clerk’s race in Memphis where, presumably, he won’t have to fiddle with the state Registry of Election Finance anymore.

Towns, an old-school Democrat who does a decent Louis Armstrong impersonation, captured the election in August and was sworn into office last week, paving the way for someone else to …

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