Democrat Chaz Molder seeks Tennessee's 5th District seat after primary upset reshaped the race
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Democrat Chaz Molder is running for Tennessee's 5th Congressional District seat against Republican Charlie Hatcher in a race that has been reshaped by redistricting and a primary upset.
Molder raised significant money expecting to face controversial Republican Congressman Andy Ogles in the November mid-term elections.
But Hatcher beat Ogles in the primary, creating a new match-up.
"The opponent may be different, but the issues are the same and the failed policies that have led us into the mess that we have in Washington DC are still there and we want to be part of the solution instead of continuing to be part of the problem," Molder said on Inside Politics.
The race has seen several twists, including a dramatically changed congressional map.
Molder began his campaign in a congressional district that lawmakers redrew as part of the re-redistricting special session in May.
The new map cut Molder's Columbia home out of the 5th Congressional district. Republican C…