Former Tennessee House Speaker Casada facing campaign finance probe

Aug 15, 2019 at 10:21 am by bryan


Embattled former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada is now facing a probe into his campaign finances.

State records indicate that Casada spent nearly $8,000 in taxpayer money for 10 flights on a state airplane over a three month period, including April 26th when he went to Chattanooga to speak at a fundraiser for the Republican Party there. The Tennessean reports that Casada and his political action committee spent thousands of dollars on food and beverages, memberships to a Nashville restaurant private club and travel. This probe will examine money raised and spent from January 2018 to the latest filing period, according to The Tennessean.

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You may remember Casada resigned earlier this month after an explosive scandal earlier this year that included explicit text messages.

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