Who Will Replace Kelsey In The House?

By Kleinheider Posted on October 15, 2009 at 8:58 am

Jackson Baker on the contenders:

The GOP hopefuls (one of whom must win the primary — and probably the GOP-leaning seat) are Mark White and John Pellicciotti.

White, a businessman whose company sells home theater cable and audio-visual products, was a candidate for the District 83 seat in 2004, the year Kelsey won it. He was also the Republican nominee for the 9th District congressional seat in 2006.

Pellicciotti, who works in high-tech sales, made two previous unsuccessful races against incumbent Democrat Mike Kernell in District 93, an all-Memphis district which adjoins the more suburban District 83 to the west.

Reportedly there is a move among Democrats to promote Shelby County commissioner Steve Mulroy as a candidate in District 83, which spreads across East Memphis and Germantown. Independent John Andreucetti has filed a petition to run for the seat.

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