{"id":1437965,"date":"2022-04-14T13:01:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T17:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1437965"},"modified":"2022-04-14T13:01:30","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T17:01:30","slug":"bill-targeting-ex-trump-officials-house-run-becomes-law-but-theres-a-major-catch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-targeting-ex-trump-officials-house-run-becomes-law-but-theres-a-major-catch\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Targeting Ex-Trump Official\u2019s House Run Becomes Law. But There\u2019s A Major Catch"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbill-targeting-ex-trump-officials-house-run-becomes-law-but-theres-a-major-catch%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1437965&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>A Tennessee bill aimed at preventing former State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus from running for Congress became law Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Gov. Bill Lee returned <a href=\"https:\/\/wapp.capitol.tn.gov\/apps\/BillInfo\/Default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2616\">SB 2616<\/a> to the General Assembly without his signature. However, the bill establishing a three-year residency requirement for candidates became law after the state\u2019s April 7 filing deadline passed, ensuring that Ortagus will remain on the ballot. A legal challenge to the law is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe requirement does not apply retroactively to candidates who met the qualification deadline at noon on April 7,\u201d Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett\u2019s spokeswoman Julia Bruck said, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-tennessee-nashville-13c32c6c98c5490f5e02b80eefec8a49\">according<\/a> to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tennessee\u2019s new residency requirement law won\u2019t knock Trump-backed Morgan Ortagus off the primary ballot, secretary of state\u2019s office says, since filing deadline has passed and bill won\u2019t have retroactive impact<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QLrP1LoD7W\">https:\/\/t.co\/QLrP1LoD7W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Allan Smith (@akarl_smith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/akarl_smith\/status\/1514598143089852416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Many observers viewed the law as explicitly targeting Ortagus, who moved to the Nashville area in 2021. One co-sponsor, state Sen. Frank Niceley, endorsed Ortagus\u2019 primary opponent, and expressed dismay that former President Donald Trump \u201cshipp[ed] somebody in and endors[ed].\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/07\/morgan-ortagus-declares-run-tennessee-fifth-district\/\">(RELATED: Morgan Ortagus, A Former Trump Administration Official, Declares Run For House In Tennessee)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, state Rep. Dave Wright, a co-sponsor of the legislation, previously told the Daily Caller that it is only intended to mirror a requirement for General Assembly members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking at the requirements for me to be a member of the Tennessee state House, the requirement is there that I live in the state for three years, and it seems like a legitimate requirement,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/05\/tennessee-general-assembly-residency-requirement-morgan-ortagus-congress\/\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lee disagrees with the aims of the legislation, spokeswoman Casey Black told the Daily Caller. However, with overwhelming support in both chambers, the legislature likely would have been able to override his veto.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe feel the voters are best able to determine who should represent them in Congress,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>A federal <a href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/complaint-collins-v-st-of-tenn-1\/\">lawsuit<\/a> challenging the legislation remains ongoing. Three residents of Tennessee\u2019s Fifth District, where Ortagus is running to succeed <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/01\/25\/tennessee-democrat-jim-cooper-retires-blames-gerrymandering\/\">retiring<\/a> Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper, argue that it violates their constitutional rights to support the candidate of their choice. The Supreme Court has previously ruled that Congress and state legislatures may not impose requirements on federal candidates that go beyond those specified in the U.S. Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Ortagus is looking forward to continued campaigning, she told the Daily Caller.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never run for public office before, and I\u2019m truly humbled by the outpouring of support I\u2019ve received from my fellow Tennesseans so far in our campaign. President Donald Trump entrusted me with his \u2018complete and total\u2019 endorsement to represent Middle Tennesseans in Congress, and I\u2019m focused on earning the same trust from my fellow Tennesseans,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Tennessee bill aimed at preventing former State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus from running for Congress became law Wednesday.Republican Gov. 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