John Ford, one of the power brokers in the Tennessee Legislature, has resigned his seat, but not for the reasons you think. Operation Tennessee Waltz wasn't even the reason, although it was the excuse.
NewsMax has covered the resignation in this story, Tenn. State Senator Resigns After Arrest.
But what was not covered was the ethics investigation that was underway against Senator Ford, and the vote to throw him out of the Senate was as soon as next month. If he were to be thrown out, he would lose his pension and benefits from the Senate. Resignation preserves those benefits.
And that's important because he has a lot of mouths to feed. At least 8 children by at least 3 different women, and he's married to none of them (at the moment). I doubt the income from his funeral home business (where he lists his residence, so he can represent that district) could cover his expenses.
I have no doubt that after he's been convicted and served his time, his (former) constituents will be happy to re-elect him back into the Tennessee Legislature. They did it for Marion Barry in D.C., I have no reason to doubt they will do it here as well.
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