The Pork Postman Makes Waves

By Kleinheider Posted on December 18, 2008 at 7:25 am

Jackson Baker reports on the activities of Germantown’s ambitious young state legislator:

It is no secret that state representative Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown) has further political ambitions — most likely, as a would-be successor to 7th District U.S. representative Marsha Blackburn if and when she decides to move on (or maybe even if she doesn’t).

Kelsey, who was first elected to the state House in 2004, is one of the new breed of take-no-prisoners conservatives who have dominated state Republican ranks in recent years. In 2007, when a temporary state surplus allowed the legislature’s Democratic leadership to distribute excess funds to members as community-improvement grants, Kelsey called it all “pork,” put a few slabs of bacon into an envelope, and made a show of returning his share to House speaker Jimmy Naifeh.

“Brash” is a word that has often been used to describe Kelsey — by some of his Republican colleagues as well as by aggrieved Democrats. Bashful he’s not.

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