Durham won’t attend special session that could oust him
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – State Rep. Jeremy Durham says in a letter to colleagues that he won’t attend a special legislative session that is expected to include a bid to oust the Franklin Republican.
Durham in an eight-page letter on Monday criticizes House Republican leadership for supporting an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against him that he says are untrue.
Durham says he doesn’t believe he will receive “due process” during an ouster proceeding but urges members to contact him to hear his explanations.
If the ouster effort succeeds, Durham will become the first sitting member of the General Assembly to be expelled in 36 years.
The special session was called by Republican Gov. Bill Haslam to repeal a drunken driving law that threatens to cost the state $60 million in federal road money.
