Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam speaks to supporters in Nashville after being re-elected Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014.BOCA RATON, Fla. – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam may be elected chairman of the Republican Governors Association today during the organization’s annual conference.
“I told them I’d be willing to do it,” Haslam said in a brief interview Wednesday.
“It’s an important organization,” he added, explaining his interest in the post. “I am one of those guys who thinks it matters who governs — particularly who governs in our states.”
The organization’s annual conference began Wednesday in a luxury oceanside resort where the nation’s Republican governors are celebrating their party’s recent success in the midterm elections while privately jockeying for position as the 2016 presidential contest looms.
None of the most likely White House candidates is expected to seek to replace the outgoing RGA chief, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, as the group’s chairman. It’s a position with responsibilities that would conflict with the presidential primary season.