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William Edward Haslam [1] (/ ˈ h æ z l ə m /; born August 23, 1958) is an American billionaire businessman and politician who served as the 49th governor of Tennessee from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Haslam previously served as the 67th mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee.
The governor of Tennessee is the head of government of the U.S. state of Tennessee.. Tennessee has had 50 governors, including the incumbent, Bill Lee. [1] Seven governors (John Sevier, William Carroll, Andrew Johnson, Robert Love Taylor, Gordon Browning, Frank G. Clement, and Buford Ellington) have served non-consecutive terms.
During a governor's final address before leaving office, the speech is used to highlight the outgoing governor's achievements. Haslam in 2018 highlighted Tennessee's job growth rate, greater funding for K-12 education and teachers' salaries, tax and spending cuts, and a record high for high school graduation rates in Tennessee history, all ...
The former mayor and Tennessee governor laid the groundwork for the downtown's vibrant transformation. 20 years later, Bill Haslam on his time leading Knoxville and whether he's the last GOP mayor ...
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam laid out a proposal for this program back in February when he gave his State of the State address. ... WKRN notes that the governor's plan to take money away from the ...
Haslam, who lives in his native Knoxville, Tennessee, is the elder brother of Bill Haslam, former Governor of Tennessee. [2] He is married to Susan "Dee" Bagwell Haslam, CEO of RIVR Media, part of the family ownership group of Pilot and co-owner of the Browns and Crew. They have three adult children, James Bagwell Haslam (adopted 2016), Whitney ...
Gov. Bill Lee, from left, and former Gov. Bill Haslam laugh at a joke told by former Gov. Phil Bredesen at the Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation 20th anniversary celebration at the Country ...
The 2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Tennessee, alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Bill Haslam was re-elected to a second term with 70.3% of the vote, defeating his Democratic challenger Charles Brown.