Newt
2012 Announces Tennessee Leadership Team
Atlanta,
GA – Newt 2012 today announced
its Tennessee
leadership team as it heads toward the March 6 Super Tuesday
Presidential Primary and the key role Tennessee will play in selecting
a Republican nominee for President of the United States.
The statewide coordinators for Newt 2012 are state Rep. Tony Shipley
(TN-02), state director and campaign co-chairman; and state Sen. Stacey
Campfield (TN-07), deputy state director and campaign co-chairman.
Members of the executive committee of Newt 2012 in Tennessee are:
- Susan
Witcher, Volunteer Coordinator and Past President of the Tennessee
Federation of Republican Women
- Chris
Gallaher, Deputy Volunteer Coordinator
- Ken
Marrero, Communications Director
- Mark
Winslow - Political Director, Former Chief of Staff, Tennessee
Republican Party
- Bob
Schwartz, Executive Director, Platform Committee Member, 2008
Republican National Convention
Newt 2012 in Tennessee also announces its Congressional District chairs
for many of its Congressional Districts. They are:
- Sullivan
County
Commissioner John Gardner, District 1
- John
Stanbery,
DDS, District 3
- John
Gentile,
District 4
- Tony
Roberts,
District 5
- State
Rep.
Terri Lynn Weaver (TN-40), District 6
- Mike
Peery,
District 8
- Willis
Ayres,
District 9
Newt 2012 also is proud to announce county chairs in the following
counties in Tennessee:
- Bedford
County
- Barbara Blanton
- Cheatham
County
- Sharon and Ken Blank
- Clay
County
- Monica Davis
- Cumberland
County
- Annette Sapp
- Davidson
County
- Chad Jackson
- Hamilton
County
- Andy Jungels and Valerie Morris
- Hickman
County
– Bill Dockery
- Johnson
County
- Former Mayor Kevin Parsons
- Loudon
County
- Monta Hirzel
- Macon
County
- Jon A. Wells
- Madison
County
- Mike Peery
- Maury
County
– Lyle Worsham
- Monroe
County
- Linda Hall
- Overton
County
- John Houser
- Robertson
County
– Donna Fike
- Rutherford
County
- Jane Davis
- Shelby
County
- Willis Ayres
- Smith
County
– State Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver (TN-40)
- Sullivan
County
- Commissioner Matt Johnson
- Sumner
County
- Alane Anno and Arlene Cunningham
- Unicoi
County
- Bill Graines
- Washington
County
- Kim Dahlgren
- Williamson
County
- Gary Mann and Tim Skow
- Gibson
County
– Susan Taylor
- Franklin
County
–
Dennis (Denny) Basmajian
“Tennessee has an amazing team, and it is clear we have a strong
ground game by the way this team has continued to grow and get Newt
delegates on the ballot,” said Maria Strollo Zack, Southeastern
political director for Newt 2012. “We are working hard to make sure
Newt is our nominee when we get to the convention in Tampa this
summer.”
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Contact:
R.C. Hammond
Press Secretary