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Erik Schelzig

@schelzig.bsky.social

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Editor of The Tennessee Journal. Co-author of "Welcome to Capitol Hill: 50 Years of Scandal in Tennessee Politics" from Vanderbilt University Press.

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Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Spotted in downtown Nashville. These bachelorette parties are getting out of hand.

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Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Here's a curiosity from the new congressional maps. A seemingly unpopulated Sumner County island across from Nashville stays in the 6th District, while much of the rest of the county goes into the 7th. What gives?

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Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Checking the Ethics Commission site to see if the North Pole has registered a lobbyist this session.

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Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Here is President Donald Trump’s pardon of former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada.

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Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

A (political?) dinosaur overlooks a reception before a 7th Congressional District forum in Dickson.

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Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

At a Republican debate for the special election in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District. How’s your Friday night going?

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Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

The Mount Rushmore of premixed whiskey drinks in Germany.

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Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I don’t know to whom I can assign the task of reading this Nikki Sixx ruling to see if the Tennessee Court of Appeals slipped in any Mötley Crüe references. It’s the same old situation, really.

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Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

“It’s time to party,” says former TN state senator who pleaded guilty to campaign finance fraud and went to prison before getting pardoned by President Donald Trump.

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Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Spotted in the background of a photo in the late Gov. Winfield Dunn’s memoir: A young future state Sen. Todd Gardenhire, replete with magnificent sideburns.

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Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Opponents are handing out oversized mock currency for the $7,075 school vouchers that are headed for votes in the House and Senate on Thursday. Yes, the bills feature a photo of Bill Lee wearing women's clothing in high school.

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Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Rep. Justin Jones’ desk has been relocated to the front corner of the House floor. A traditional spot for speakers to park members they want to “oversee” during floor debates.

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Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Proposed rules amendment: Let this barrel serve as an hourglass for the Tennessee General Assembly. When it’s empty, the session is over.

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Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

A correspondent sends this image from a pretty sledded-out Capitol Hill in Nashville. It’s fair to say a lot more fun was had there today than there will be inside the building next week.

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Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.

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Erik Schelzig @schelzig.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

In keeping with a grand legislative tradition, an announced 10-minute recess to sort through a parliamentary quandary has now stretched to close to half an hour.

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