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Michael Patrick Leahy Reflects on Tea Party Movement 16 Years Later

by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 27, 2025 | National, News, Politics, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show

Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The Tennessee Star, reflected on the Tea Party movement’s impact on the nation exactly 16 years after the movement’s first notable public events took place in February 2009. Leahy, an original organizer of the Tea...

East Tennessee Tea Party Organizer Kay Carr White Passes Away

by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 29, 2024 | Culture, News, Tennessee, The South

Kay Carr White, an early organizer of the 2009 Tea Party Movement in east Tennessee, passed away earlier this week at the age of 75 in Johnson City, Tennessee. Carr White also played a key role in the 2013-2014 BEAT LAMAR project, organized by Michael Patrick Leahy,...

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