TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Dec 8, 2014

Members of the Tennessee Republican Party’s State Executive Committee on Saturday voted to re-elect Chris Devaney as chairman of the party, rather than support a Tea Party challenge from ex-Rep. Joe Carr, the Tennessean reports. Committee members chose Devaney by a 47 to 17 margin. Carr had accused Devaney of orchestrating attacks against conservative members of the party. A similar fight is likely on Wednesday, the paper suggests, when House Speaker Beth Harwell, R-Nashville, will face a Tea Party challenge from Rep. Rick Womick, R-Rockvale.