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Wamp, Gibbons announce bids for Tenn. governor
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| Last Edited | TX DEM Jan 07, 2009 11:38pm |
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| News Date | Thursday, January 8, 2009 05:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | It didn’t take long for two Republican hopefuls to get moving once former Sen. Bill Frist announced he won’t be running for governor.
Zach Wamp, Tennessee’s 3rd District congressman, and Bill Gibbons, the lead state prosecutor in Memphis, announced today that they are candidates for the Republican gubernatorial nomination — though the primary isn’t until August 2010.
‘‘I will lead our state with vision, planning and implementation while setting goals and achieving results for a better Tennessee,’’ Wamp said in a statement.
Gibbons vowed to improve public schools and reduce violent crime.
‘‘Those are the two issues that I think the next governor has got to focus on and tackle,’’ Gibbons told reporters in his office. ‘‘So I think I’m pretty well-equipped to meet that challenge.’’
The campaigning began the day after Frist — the former U.S. Senate majority leader — announced he wouldn’t run.
At least two other potential GOP candidates are considering getting in the race. But Mayor Bill Haslam declined comment Monday, and state Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey of Blountville said he hasn’t made up his mind.
‘‘I want to make sure I can raise the money,’’ Ramsey said. ‘‘I feel I have the grass roots support and the experience in state government and that I am the best candidate. But obviously it still takes that money.’’
Gov. Phil Bredesen, a Democrat, is term-limited and cannot run again and the campaigning to succeed him is expected to be vigorous, for both parties.
Democrats drawing attention as possible candidates include former U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. of Memphis, U.S. Rep. Lincoln Davis of Pall Mall and former state House Majority Leader Kim McMillan of Clarksville.
In his statement, Wamp said he was seeking the governor’s office ‘‘with a servant’s heart and a commitment to the commonsense values that makes Tennessee the state we all love.’’ |
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