'Family Values' Lawmaker Resigns Ahead of Report on Gay Hookups
Republican Rep. Bill Sanderson reportedly denies using Grindr to meet younger men
State Rep. Bill Sanderson — a "family values" Republican from Kenton in the northwest corner of the state — announced unexpectedly Tuesday night that he'd be resigning. He told The Tennessean he had to give up his seat in the state House of Representatives so he could better tend to his business — White Squirrel Winery. He also lamented the fact that during his time in the legislature this year he'd lost the fruit of 135 peach trees.
Adding that his son-in-law was recently diagnosed with cancer, Sanderson said he just couldn't justify the time he'd be spending in Nashville.
That may all be true. But a report that came on the heels of Sanderson's announcement claims it's not just a booming wine business and dead peaches that led the representative to step down.
Cari Wade Gervin reports for her newsletter:
Since he took office in 2011, Tennessee state Rep. Bill Sanderson (R-Kenton) has voted repeatedly in favor of legislation designed to harm the LGBT community. During that same time period, the 59-year-old Sanderson has also been openly soliciting sex with much younger men on Grindr, a gay hook-up and dating app, both from his home in West Tennessee and in Nashville.
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