"Former Tennessee Senator Brian Kelsey sentenced to prison"

Former Tennessee state Senator Brian Kelsey has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for campaign finance violations. Kelsey pleaded guilty to illegally moving money from his state campaign account to pay for political advertising during his failed 2016 congressional campaign. Despite attempting to retract his guilty plea, Kelsey was sentenced by a federal judge who emphasized the importance of upholding federal election laws. Kelsey's sentence also includes three years of supervised release. Former Tennessee Representative Jeremy Durham, who was involved in the campaign finance scheme, received a non-prosecution agreement.