Former Rep. Vaughn Sues Ethics Commision

By Kleinheider Posted on March 19, 2009 at 12:09 am

You don’t see that everyday:

The lawsuit refers to a complaint Vaughn filed with the Tennessee Ethics Commission, accusing House Republican Caucus Chairman Glen Casada of Franklin and House Majority Leader Jason Mumpower of Bristol of improper conduct during the election by misleading voters through Web sites under Vaughn’s name.

The commission dismissed the complaint in January. In the lawsuit, Vaughn accuses the commission of not having the proper number of members to make a decision on the complaint, and calls for another review.

“I’m not really against the commission; all I’m asking them for is an investigation of the issues that I brought before them,” Vaughn said.

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No, Dang Blam It, The State Representative Is A….

By Kleinheider Posted on September 28, 2008 at 1:56 pm

In an article describing a controversy over a misleading “issues sheet” in the race between Rep. Nathan Vaughn and Tony Shipley, Republican House Leader Jason Mumpower puts his lips to the dog whistle:

House Republican Leader Jason Mumpower said the tactic is proving effective in showing voters that Vaughn and Yokley “vote like big-city liberals.”

“They are better suited to be representing inner-city Memphis than the rural hills of East Tennessee,” said Mumpower.

Rep. Nathan Vaughn is, of course, one of the few African-American legislators representing East Tennessee. His district is majority white and Republican.

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