Smithson new Davidson GOP head

Melissa Smithson is the new head of the Davidson County Republican Party, just a few months after Tres Whittum had been named the chair.

Whittum, an analyst for state Sen. Bo Watson (R-Hixson), was elected to lead the party in February despite concerns as to his eligibility. To serve as an officer, one must have voted in the past three Republican primaries, but Whittum couldn't provide that proof. In May, the Tennessee Republican Party Statewide Executive Committee declared Whittum was ineligible and dismissed him from the position.

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