CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.—High-profile Republicans flew to Tennessee on Dec. 1 to boost support for candidate Matt Van Epps, one day before the special election for the state’s Seventh Congressional District seat.
Epps, Democratic nominee Aftyn Behn, and four independent candidates are hoping to win the vacant U.S. House seat after Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) retired to take a job in the private sector.
The GOP’s multi-county, boots-on-the-ground effort on Monday consisted of door knocking and two rallies across the district, featuring appearances by party powerhouses such as Speaker of the U.S. House Mike Johnson (R-La.), Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters, and Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)….