Ahead of her appearance at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium as part of her book tour, former Vice-President Kamala Harris launched a canvassing event at North Nashville's Hadley Park for Democratic congressional candidate, Rep. Aftyn Behn. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)

Party control of the U.S. House won’t be on the ballot Dec. 2 when Nashville Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn and Nashville Republican Matt Van Epps, former Tennessee General Services commissioner, face off in a special election to fill Tennessee’s 7th U.S. Congressional District.

But with Democratic success nationally in November’s off-cycle elections, the party’s on the rise for the first time since President Donald Trump was elected in 2024, the upcoming U.S. House race is drawing attention from national politic

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