Paul Bailey - State Senator for Tennessee

Elected Officials of America: Underdog Stories by James Spadola

Feb 19, 201829:45Government & Organizations

Senator Paul Bailey represents an area of rural Tennessee where Donald Trump received a whopping 75% of the vote. In this episode, we talk about the real estate boom going on in Nashville, how the state legislature has s...

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