Franklin Mayor Considers Congressional Bid

FRANKLIN, TN — Franklin mayor Ken Moore may jump into the race to succeed outgoing U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, who is running for Senate following Bob Corker's surprise announcement he won't seek re-election.

Moore, elected as mayor in 2011 and re-elected in 2015, told Tom Lawrence on WAKM's Hometown Radio Show Tuesday that he was thinking about getting in the race and had been for 10 days or so.

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State Sen. and former U.S. Army Secretary nominee Mark Green, a Republican, and Democrat Justin Kanew, a former contest on "The Amazing Race," have already announced for the race.

"It would be an extremely difficult decision," Moore told The Tennessean. "I love Franklin so much, and we have had a lot great things happen and a lot of things on the drawing board. Running is not something I had been looking for. When I got to be mayor, it wasn’t something I was looking for either."

Moore said he'll announced his decision in the next two weeks.

Photo by Beth Torrance, used with permission