The former treasurer of the Tennessee Democratic Party has sued the party and its leadership, alleging they falsely accused her of not living in the state to justify her termination.
A lawyer for Carol Abney alleged in a legal complaint that Tennessee Democratic Party Chair Rachel Campbell engineered her removal after Abney repeatedly sought to impose stricter financial controls on the party’s spending.
Abney, a CPA, became treasurer of the party in 2022, right as the party faced a Federal Election Commission audit that found multiple spending violations during the 2016 election cycle…