TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 6, 2017

Tennessee House Chief Clerk Joe McCord is stepping down from the position to “pursue a new opportunity,” House Speaker Beth Harwell announced today. He will be succeed by Tammy Letzler, who has been serving as assistant House clerk. Harwell appointed McCord, a former Republican state representative, as chief clerk after she became speaker in 2011. Last year, McCord faced controversy when then-state Rep. Billy Spivey, R-Lewisburg, alleged he had used foul language and made an obscene gesture to a female staffer. Humphrey on the Hill has more on the news.