The Cannon County Republican Party met last week for the purpose of a mandatory reorganization which included electing leadership officers. A large group of party activists meeting in Woodbury elected Jim Gibbs seeking to succeed Chairman Corey Davenport, who was not able to seek reelection. After a majority vote, Gibbs was immediately promoted to Chairman of the Cannon County Republican Central Committee and oversaw the election of the following additional officers: Bonnie Thomas, Vice-Chair; Nathan Nichols, Treasure; Dana Davenport, Vice-Treasure and John Wilkinson, Secretary.
Current officials serving Cannon County as Republicans include: Governor Bill Haslam; Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey; Tennessee State Senator Mae Beavers; Tennessee Representative Mark Pody; Circuit Court Judge Keith Siskin; Chancellor Howard Wilson; District Attorney General Jennings Jones; Public Defender Gerald Melton; U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander and U.S. Congress Woman Diane Black.
Chairman Gibbs said he was very pleased with the election and happy with the slate of officers he will be working with. On his immediate agenda is the forming of several groups which support the Republican Party such as a local branch of the Tennessee Federated Republican Women’s Club and a Young Republicans Club.
Gibbs said he would like to create an informal bipartisan legislative review group such as the one utilized by Representative Mark Pody in Wilson County. Representative Pody actually depends upon the group to help analyze the hundreds of pages of bills presented to the legislators each session. While Mark votes his own conscious, he respects and relies upon the opinion and advice of his citizen committee. “Cannon County needs to share in that input on Capitol Hill,” said Gibbs.
Gibbs noted, “While short on notice, I would like to invite all Cannon County Clergy to attend Ministers Day on the Hill Tuesday, February 24, 2015 from 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM. This special opportunity will be at the Old Supreme Court Chambers in Nashville. While the event is free to attend, an optional lunch is available for $10. Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey will address the group. I suggest you register as early as possible.
If we can get a group of Cannon County Clergy who are planning to attend Ministers Day on the Hill, I will try to coordinate a group visit to the offices of Senator Beavers and Representative Pody.” A registration form can be found on the Internet here: http://bit.ly/1CuX9CO
The next meeting of the Cannon County Republican Party is Monday March 9th at 6:00pm in the Courtroom of the Cannon County Courthouse in Woodbury. The public is invited and Gibbs personally encourages everybody to attend.
Representative Mark Pody will also hold his monthly “town hall meeting” at the Cannon County Senior Center Friday February 20th at 1:00pm.
