Tennessee State Senator Mark Pody (R-Lebanon) detailed how he approaches the dynamics of representing a politically split district that includes both conservative Wilson County and liberal parts of Davidson County during a sit down interview on Monday with Michael Patrick Leahy, The Tennessee Star ’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief.

Pody, known for maintaining a strong, consistent conservative record in the Tennessee Senate, highlighted the challenges of serving constituents with drastically differing values, pointing to instances where he would receive standing ovations when he spoke at events in rural counties, but silence in Davidson County when delivering the same conservative speech.

“I had a real awakening when I came into Davidson County,” Pody explained on Monday’s edition of T

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