One day he was the first Republican speaker of the Tennessee House in 40 years, the next day he was, well, a speaker without a party.

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One day he was the first Republican speaker of the Tennessee House in 40 years, the next day he was, well, a speaker without a party. The state Republican Party kicked out Speaker Kent Williams in February, costing the GOP its one-vote majority in the House. Williams and all 49 Democrats in the House banded together in the vote for the speakership, giving Williams one more vote than GOP nominee Jason Mumpower. Williams said he will...