Knoxville, Tennessee, June 2, 2026 -- Elliott Schuchardt, a candidate for the Tennessee
General Assembly, is seeking an injunction against a Tennessee state employee
for allegedly filing intentionally-false statements in court.
Schuchardt is running for Tennessee House
District 18, in Knox County.
Schuchardt has filed a lawsuit
against Sandra Garrett, the chief lawyer at the Tennessee Board of Professional
Responsibility. The case is filed in federal
court in Nashville.
On May 26, Schuchardt asked the
federal court for a preliminary injunction against Garrett. In his motion, Schuchardt says that Garrett
submitted a wide array of fabricated information about him to the Tennessee
Supreme Court. Schuchardt says that
Garrett quoted “testimony” from an Anderson County judge, who did not
appear in court or testify. Garrett also
cited “testimony” from other persons who did not appear in the case.
Schuchardt says that there is an
appearance that Garrett is using her position with the State ethics board to interfere
with elections. Garrett and her
predecessors at the Board have filed ethics complaints against nearly 60 political
candidates. Schuchardt says that this is
a problem because a lawyer cannot run for certain offices – such as judge – if
the lawyer is not in “good standing” with the ethics board.
Schuchardt complained about Garrett’s
conduct to his State Representative, Elaine Davis. Davis is the current representative in
Tennessee House District 18.
For the past two legislative terms,
Davis has served as the Vice Chair of the Judiciary Committee of the General
Assembly. In such position, Davis is responsible for monitoring Garrett’s conduct
of the Board of Professional Responsibility.
Elaine Davis is also responsible for reviewing and commenting on the Board’s
rules.
Schuchardt says that Davis has refused
to conduct a serious investigation of the alleged misconduct at the State
ethics board. According to Schuchardt, “Elaine
Davis keeps saying that she’ll look into it. But nothing ever happens.” Schuchardt is therefore running against Davis
in the upcoming primary election, to be held on August 6.
Schuchardt is running for office on
other issues, as well.
Schuchardt is the author of America’s
Achilles Heel: How to Protect
Your Family When America Loses the Reserve Currency. The book argues that America’s
currency – the U.S. dollar – is being artificially sustained by the world’s oil
markets.
Schuchardt says that the dollar could
drop in value, if the world were to trade oil in a new currency. He says that Tennessee needs to be aware of
this risk, and prepare for the foreseeable consequences. This includes higher prices for imported
goods, such as a gasoline, food, and imported cars.
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Schuchardt studied law at Columbia
Law School and government at Cornell University. He practiced law for nearly thirty years
before running for office. He focused his legal practice on civil liberties
issues in the courts.
Contact Information:
Elliott J. Schuchardt
2322 Jockey Run Trail
Knoxville, TN 37920
Phone: (865) 304-4374
E-mail: elliott016@gmail.com
Book
website: www.elliott-author.com
Campaign
website: www.elect-schuchardt.com
Campaign
Blog: www.elliottschuchardt.blogspot.com
Twitter: https://x.com/EJSchuchardt
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