SENATE DISTRICT 7
Campfield Defends His Seat
Few lawmakers stir stronger feelings than state Sen. Stacey Campfield, R-Knoxville, who has mixed it up with everyone from a governor to talk show hosts over a political career that spans more than a decade. His analogy last month comparing health care reform to the Holocaust drew condemnation from Gov. Bill Haslam and the Tennessee Republican Party.
Knox County Commissioner Richard Briggs has raised more than $157,000 for his campaign, largely on a platform of not being Campfield. He could get an endorsement from Gov. Bill Haslam. Mike Alford, a Knoxville tour bus driver, also filed for the GOP primary.
