Rae Shawn Sanchez challenges Rep. Glen Casada for Republican primary
Sanchez will become his first primary opponent since Cherie Hammond in 2014.
Rae Shawn Sanchez challenges Rep. Glen Casada for Republican primary Sanchez will become his first primary opponent since Cherie Hammond in 2014. Check out this story on Tennessean.com: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/2018/02/20/rae-shawn-sanchez-challenges-rep-glen-casada-republican-primary/349348002/
Emily R. West, USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee Published 11:04 a.m. CT Feb. 20, 2018
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Rae Shawn Sanchez will challenge District 63 incumbent Glen Casada in the Republican primary in August.(Photo: Submitted)
Political newcomer Rae Shawn Sanchez will run against incumbent Rep. Glen Casada in the Republican primary in August.
Casada has held the District 63 seat for 18 years, and has risen to the seat of majority leader within the Republican party. Sanchez will become his first primary opponent since Cherie Hammond in 2014. During his tenure, Casada's largely been unopposed. But last election, Casada faced his first Democratic opponent in Courtenay Rogers for the seat.
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Sanchez has lived in Franklin since 2005, and works at the county-wide nonprofit Graceworks as its neighborhood services director. After volunteering and working throughout Williamson County, Sanchez said she believed the seat needed a new face.
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"The most important thing is fresh eyes on antiquated initiatives," she said. "We need to have new perspectives, and we need to charge into the government offices and look over them with a fresh perspectives. People who have been there for a while are lulled into doing the same things, and it becomes political. I am not a politician. I am a neighbor of the republic."
If elected, Sanchez said she would like to focus on education and welfare reform.
State House seats come up for re-election every two years. Those interested can pick up petitions now for the three races in Williamson County from the Williamson County Election Commission. The final deadline to turn in petitions is April 5. Voters will choose who goes to the general ballot in the August primary.
About Sanchez
Sanchez, 42, is married to Nino. Together, the two live with their six children in Franklin. She has her bachelor's degree in communications and master's in psychology. Sanchez is a member of Strong Tower Bible Church. Prior to working at Graceworks, she substitute taught in the Franklin Special School District.
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