Former Kingsport Alderman Ben Mallicote says he’s running against State Representative Tony Shipley this fall because the area needs more effective leadership. Mallicote is facing off against Rep. Shipley during this fall’s GOP Primary and already the race is heating up. Donations to Mallicote’s campaign were higher than contributions to Shipley’s race in the last quarter. Mallicote says though nearly 100% of his contributions came from constituents, Shipley's contributions mainly came from PACs. He says Shipley's PAC contributions call into question whether or not the two term State Representative is even listening to his constituents. Mallicote and Shipley both say they will be participating in a debate at the Kingsport Republican Women’s Meeting at 12 PM on Monday. The debate will happen at the Food City on Eastman Rd. (hra)