NASHVILLE - Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Robin Smith today praised a plan by Republican leaders of the incoming Republican-majority state legislature to open up the process for selecting state’s constitutional officers.

Tennessee’s Senate and House Republican leaders today announced plans to open up the process for selecting the state’s constitutional officers to the public. Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, R-Collierville, and new House Majority Leader Jason Mumpower, R-Bristol, said there will be a thorough review of applicants for Tennessee’s Secretary of State, Treasurer and Comptroller that will be transparent to citizens. (more…)

PURPOSE PLUS UNITY = HISTORIC CHANGE

Tennessee voters voted for change in a historic way this year, giving Republicans a majority in both chambers of the state legislature for the first time since 1869. Thanks to your support and help, the Tennessee Republican Party stands poised to make history again in early January with the election of a Republican as Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 106th General Assembly. As evidence of their commitment to lead, all 50 Republican House members and members-elect have signed this letter committing to vote for a Republican Speaker.

The hard work of Republican legislators present and past over the years, and the hard work of countless Republican volunteers across the state across the years laid the foundation for today’s tremendous achievements by Republicans on behalf of the people of Tennessee.

Winning a Republican majority in the legislature has given Tennessee Republicans the opportunity to lead our great state in the right direction and prove that, indeed, it does matter who governs.

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NASHVILLE, TN - Tennesseans should get ready for higher gasoline prices in the near future, now that the election is over and President-elect Barack Obama is poised to implement his anti-drilling agenda, the Tennessee Republican Party warned today. As various news media are reporting, Obama - who talked on the campaign trail as if he supported increased drilling - is already moving in the other direction.

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The timeline of history has a Republican stamp on it, as of November 4, 2008. This historical moment is completely due to the tremendous work of you, the grassroots supporter, the faithful in the field, and dear precious friends of this party.

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