TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Dec 28, 2020

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture announced last week that former Republican Rep. Andy Holt of Dresden has been appointed to serve as the department’s director of business development, the Associated Press reports. In this role, Holt will support economic development initiatives and the expansion of the agriculture and forestry industries. Holt served in the state House from 2010 until this year. He was an Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee chair and spent time as chair of the Budget Subcommittee when Rep. Glen Casada was House speaker. Holt and his wife own and run Holt Family Farms agritourism and livestock operation in Dresden.