Chip SaltsmanNASHVILLE – Veteran Tennessee GOP political strategist Chip Saltsman is seeking a new gig as state House Republicans’ 2014 campaign consultant, GOP sources tell the Times Free Press.
Saltsman, a former Tennessee Republican Party chairman, met earlier this week with House GOP leaders and made a presentation for what is expected to be a part-time consulting job, four sources said.
Three of the sources said no final decision has been made. Saltsman did not return a telephone call.
Saltsman managed Republican Mike Huckabee’s 2008 GOP presidential primary bid. He later went on to run Republican Chuck Fleischmann’s successful 2010 and 2012 3rd Congressional District campaigns.
In addition to managing Fleischmann’s campaigns, Saltsman served as the Chattanooga congressman’s first chief of staff in Washington. He continues to do campaign consulting for Fleischmann, according to the congressman’s Federal Election Commission disclosure.