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Naifeh Republican Whipped Into Shape

By Kleinheider Posted on November 7, 2008 at 1:01 pm

Rep. Kent Williams on his intent to vote for a Republican state House speaker:

“I want to state today, unequivocally, that I pledge to vote for a Republican for Speaker of the House. I have every reason to expect that the Republican nominee will be Leader Jason Mumpower. We are grateful that the people of Tennessee have given us the opportunity to lead. We will make them proud.”

The man turned Harwell around in 24 hours and got Williams off his little equivocating edge in about the same amount of time. Mumpower don’t play.

Williams, of course, was one of seven “Naifeh Republicans” who voted for the Democratic speaker last session.

Williams faced a conservative challenger in his primary this year, Jerome Cochran, who was supported by more than a few Republican legislators.

The Representative also took a few hits from colleagues for taking a contribution from Democratic Rep. John Litz, a member of that party’s leadership.

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5 Responses to “Naifeh Republican Whipped Into Shape”

  1. SayUncle » resume happy dancing writes
    November 7th, 2008 1:15 pm

    [...] gets it together: I want to state today, unequivocally, that I pledge to vote for a Republican for Speaker of the [...]

  2. Kent Williams will support Mumpower for Speaker « Nashville FWIW writes
    November 10th, 2008 8:53 am

    [...] Williams will support Mumpower for Speaker According to Post Politics, State Representative Kent Williams (R - Elizabethton) has announced that he will support [...]

  3. dsb writes
    January 13th, 2009 3:45 pm

    In retrospect those were some very carefully choosen words….

  4. Kent Williams Didn’t Violate The Pledge : Post Politics: Political News and Views in Tennessee writes
    January 13th, 2009 3:47 pm

    [...] In retrospect those were some very carefully choosen words…. [...]

  5. Ole Butler writes
    January 13th, 2009 4:31 pm

    Tennessee needs a Speaker who cares about the People Not someone who cares more about his comic books than he does the People he serves. Thank God the 49 Democrats and Speaker Williams were forward thinking enough to stop the fiasco and IMO they put the BESTRepresentativeS.As my Grandpa always used to say ‘A rooster should never crow until the sun comes up in the morning”. Rep. Mumpower should know this. I bet next time he doesn’t crow as much until the vote is in the bag.

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