Running For Governor On Faith
From Benchmark Happenings by Jonathan Tipton, Steve Reed & Christine Reed
April 1, 2026 · 31 min
About this episode
Tennessee State Representative Monty Fritts discusses his campaign for governor, focusing on themes of liberty and reduced government intervention.
A bill that could make it harder to sue the government over constitutionality. A budget that grows fast while everyday people feel ignored. A state capital that starts acting like it runs the counties instead of serving them. That’s the backdrop for our conversation with Tennessee State Representative Monty Fritts, who joins us to share why he’s running for Tennessee governor and why he keeps coming back to one theme: liberty and less government. We talk candidly about what pushed him into p...
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Hosts: Jonathan Tipton, Steve Reed, Christine Reed
Guest: Monty Fritts
Topics covered
- politics
- governance
- liberty
- state government
- Tennessee governor
Keywords
- Tennessee governor
- Monty Fritts
- liberty
- government
- politics
- state budget
- constitutionality
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Places: Tennessee
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