Bill Haslam has door-to-door campaigning down to a science of about 60 seconds.
His television ads featuring him walking door to door in his campaign to become governor are the biggest reminder many Tennessee voters have that the statewide election is coming.
more... Haslam Takes Candidacy Door to Door - 3/6/2010 As his opponents in the Tennessee Gubernatorial race are finding out, it's literally hard to keep up with the pace set by Republican Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam. more... Corker nudged Haslam - 3/5/10 Bill Haslam took the advice of a friend in making the decision to leave his role in the family business, Pilot Corp., to run for public office.
more... Haslam Announces Plan for Regional “Jobs Base Camps” - Approach Would Leverage Regional Assets To Grow Jobs - 3/3/2010 KNOXVILLE – Republican gubernatorial candidate Mayor Bill Haslam released today the conceptual outline of his plan for regional approaches to economic development. As governor, Haslam would create regional “jobs base camps” with the responsibility for aligning and coordinating regional resources, staff, education, labor and economic development strategies into a powerful plan.
more... Knoxville Mayor Haslam Makes Campaign Swing - 3/1/2010 Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam, who is among the four Republican candidates running to be governor of Tennessee, was in Greeneville on Friday afternoon, where he made several campaign stops.
Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam tied his shoes tight and took off through the Hilldale neighborhood Tuesday, knocking on doors and shaking the hands of a few Clarksville voters.
KNOXVILLE – On the one-year anniversary of the federal economic stimulus, Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam released the following statement regarding recent proclamations of its effectiveness:
KNOXVILLE – Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam announced today his plans for a statewide jobs tour beginning March 10 in Middle Tennessee, intensifying his effort to identify promising practices and opportunities for private sector job creation.
In response to intense public interest over the economy and jobs picture, gubernatorial candidate Bill Haslam plans a three-week jobs tour beginning in Middle Tennessee March 10.
Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam brought his gubernatorial campaign back to Blount County recently when he toured the Windridge subdivision in West Maryville.
Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam visited MTSU during a stop on his gubernatorial campaign trail to attend Thursday night’s basketball game with MTSU President Sidney McPhee.
As a voter, I am not moved at all by elitist or liberal tagging games, political party affiliation, and commissioned polls. Really, a Washington insider calling someone elitist. Is this the silly season or what - all this name calling?
You usually get a sense of who the strongest candidates are in an election by how much money they raise, and you get an even better feel for how strong they are by how eager the candidates are to talk about their money. If they've got it, they flaunt it. If they don't, well, they make sure you know it's not important. The Tennessee governor's race is playing true to form.
Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam on Tuesday said he expects to close the 2009-2010 fiscal year by spending $2.3 million less than the projected $163 million general fund budget, but the upcoming 2010-11 fiscal year could be a tougher challenge... Still, his administration doesn't expect a tax increase in next year's budget, nor does Haslam expect any layoffs.
Bob Shields arose from his chair to answer a knock at his door. The retiree was surprised to find Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam standing at his doorstep. Flanked by his wife, Crissy, and long time friend and supporter Hamblen County Mayor David Purkey, Haslam spoke briefly with Shields about the upcoming gubernatorial race and asked for his support.
more... Look for candidates' signs of redesign -1/23/10 Already, redesign is creeping into the lexicon of the race. Republican candidate Bill Haslam in an interview this week offered that given the rejection of tax
increases then the state has "no choice" but to restructure its
government, and he challenged anybody to show him a different way to go
about things. He makes a valid point.
