Tennessee Speaker Cameron Sexton (R) secretly bought a home in Nashville for nearly $600,000 in September 2021 through an anonymous trust, Popular Information has learned. The revelation raises serious new questions about whether Sexton can legally represent Crossville, which is nearly two hours from Nashville. If Sexton is not a "qualified voter" in Crossville, he is ineligible to represent Crossville under
Public shaming is the best way to call these miscreants out. Oh yeah, they have no shame. Thank you for this reporting. Let's see how long it takes for the main stream media to pick up on this.
Let’s see what excuse the Speaker will come up with next. I hardly think using a loophole in Tennessee law will cover living out of District AND charging taxpayers for a commute you don’t do. Let’s see if there is such a thing as “The Rule of Law” in Tennessee.
This just shows you who the thief is. Collecting per diem for travel he actually hadn’t taken, plus collecting money for motel rooms he hadn’t stayed in. The taxpayers of Tennessee are paying for this thief’s home, and he is in violation of the law by living out if his district. By all rights, he should be removed as Speaker of the House, and expelled from office.
THIS is why investigative journalism is so integral to democracy. I'm sharing this and hoping to gain more subscribers to this site.
Also, today being "throat-punch-Thursday", I have a number of names on my list of Who Do I Want to Throat-Punch, and I've just added Cameron Sexton to my list.
Remarkable reporting here. The elaborate steps to conceal the property purchase and the exorbitant amounts claimed for commuting are striking, as are the residency requirements for office holders.
Sexton clearly lies about his residence, going to great pains to hide where his primary residence is. Lying to constituents isn't illegal, but signing a pledge/oath affirming that he is eligible to represent a community based on his residence most likely is illegal. Your investigation to uncover Sexton's lies is great. Let's spread the news and hope that at least some of the voters who claim to want their Christian values reflected in their government really mean it. At least TN can get rid of their lying representative.
Thank you for demonstrating that investigative reporting isn’t dead. Excellent work.
Hell yeah. Inject this right into my veins. Excellent reporting!
Public shaming is the best way to call these miscreants out. Oh yeah, they have no shame. Thank you for this reporting. Let's see how long it takes for the main stream media to pick up on this.
Let’s see what excuse the Speaker will come up with next. I hardly think using a loophole in Tennessee law will cover living out of District AND charging taxpayers for a commute you don’t do. Let’s see if there is such a thing as “The Rule of Law” in Tennessee.
This just shows you who the thief is. Collecting per diem for travel he actually hadn’t taken, plus collecting money for motel rooms he hadn’t stayed in. The taxpayers of Tennessee are paying for this thief’s home, and he is in violation of the law by living out if his district. By all rights, he should be removed as Speaker of the House, and expelled from office.
Now how many other Tennessee representatives also live in Nashville?
Thank you so much for this story -- especially the per diem fraud.
THIS is why investigative journalism is so integral to democracy. I'm sharing this and hoping to gain more subscribers to this site.
Also, today being "throat-punch-Thursday", I have a number of names on my list of Who Do I Want to Throat-Punch, and I've just added Cameron Sexton to my list.
More fantastic work. Thank you.
Remarkable reporting here. The elaborate steps to conceal the property purchase and the exorbitant amounts claimed for commuting are striking, as are the residency requirements for office holders.
Oh heck yes! I hit the SUBSCRIBE button so fast after reading this. Classically great watchdog reporting, thank you.
Wow. This on-the-ground work is exactly why I am a supporter. Nicely dug up, nicely presented.
Keep calling em out I’m sure there is a lot of corruption in TN and all of the red Supermajority’s legislation especially in the south
Good ol’ frat boys protecting each other...
Sexton clearly lies about his residence, going to great pains to hide where his primary residence is. Lying to constituents isn't illegal, but signing a pledge/oath affirming that he is eligible to represent a community based on his residence most likely is illegal. Your investigation to uncover Sexton's lies is great. Let's spread the news and hope that at least some of the voters who claim to want their Christian values reflected in their government really mean it. At least TN can get rid of their lying representative.
I've been waiting for someone to report out the per diems, since I am not actually an investigative reporter. Thank you Judd :)
Sexton is a corrupt grifter who needs to be thrown out of office for perpetrating fraud. Take Ogle with him.
I cannot believe how greedy he is! And how stupid to think he could get away with it.