The race for the Republican primary for the State House District 99 is heating up between incumbent Tom Leatherwood and challenger Lee Mills.
Mills, a FedEx airline captain, called Leatherwood a “career politician” for funding his re-election campaign using money from donors outside the district he represents.District 99 includes Arlington, Lakeland, Millington, parts of Bartlett and parts of Shelby County.
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“Who do you represent? Do you represent the people with the money or do you represent the people that elected you to be there?” Mills told KWAM morning show co-host Ben Deeter.
Mills says his opponent’s campaign has raised 95 percent of its money from outside the district, while only 5 percent has come from donors within District 99.Early voting is already underway through July 30th. Election day is Thursday, August 4th.
Listen to the full interview with Mills below:
