Sullivan Co. Democratic Party calls for Commissioner Joe Carr’s resignation

SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Sullivan County Democratic Party is calling for Commissioner Joe Carr’s resignation following his arrest for sexual battery in North Carolina last month.

A release Saturday evening from the county’s Democratic party cited Carr’s arrest for public intoxication and sexual battery in Asheville on Oct. 19, as well as a slew of additional claims, as reasons for his resignation or removal.

The group described Carr’s behavior in the last few months as “unethical”, also citing a Sullivan County Commission meeting in June where Carr said he thought Juneteenth was a “woke holiday.”

The full statement from the Sullivan County Democratic Party calling for Carr’s resignation can be viewed below:…

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