Politics
TBI examines whether Clarksville representative lives in House District 67
State Rep. Ronnie Glynn says he lives in the Clarksville apartment inside his district and calls the residency inquiry politically motivated. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says its case, opened at a district attorney’s request, remains active ahead of Glynn’s November contest with Republican Chris Lanier.
A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation inquiry is examining whether state Rep. Ronnie Glynn lives in the Clarksville district he represents, a question the Democrat says is being raised for political reasons weeks before the November election.
Glynn, who has represented House District 67 in Montgomery County since 2022, is running against Republican Chris Lanier. Tennessee law requires state representatives to live in the districts they represent.
The inquiry centers on two properties about nine minutes apart: a house in House District 68, outside Glynn’s district, and an apartment within District 67. Property records list Glynn as the owner of the house, and that address appeared on an interest-disclosure form he filed with the Tennessee Ethics Commission in 2025. The apartment address was listed on his 2026 disclosure and is registered with the Montgomery County Election Commission.
Glynn maintains that he lives at the apartment. Asked about the allegations, he said, “It’s political season, and when it’s political season, people play political games.” He said he believed he was being targeted but declined to name anyone he thought was responsible.
“I’ve been there for four years, and four years now we want to talk about something that’s been four years in the making?” Glynn said.
The TBI said it opened the investigation at the request of Robert Nash, district attorney general for the 19th Judicial District, and that the case remains active and ongoing. The agency has not announced a finding.
During visits to the two properties, no one answered the door at the apartment. Observations there included a grill, shoes and cigarette butts on the patio. A woman who answered at the house declined to speak. A nearby resident identified Glynn as a neighbor, while another apartment-complex neighbor said they believed they had seen him there.
The residency question puts scrutiny on where a sitting lawmaker lives as voters prepare to choose between Glynn and Lanier. The investigation remains unresolved.