Gerald McCormick’s quotes
@GeraldMcCormick on Durham ouster: “Some things ought to be past politics, and one of them is getting rid of a guy who’s a sexual predator” .@GeraldMcCormick on biz opposing transgender restroom bill: “When they come for their corporate welfare checks … we need to have a list.” .@GeraldMcCormick on Senate meeting during snow storm: “They can stay up here that week and walk around the halls, collect their per diem.” .@GeraldMcCormick on potential party-switcher Eddie Bass: “I’d rather he’d stay where he is, to tell the truth.” .@GeraldMcCormick after GOP-controlled Georgia Legislature passed resolution to move border with Tennessee: “They’re idiots.” #tnleg A red-faced @GeraldMcCormick to Speaker Kent Williams in 2009: “You are a disgrace to this state, pal; you are a disgrace to this state.”All quotes recorded by Erik Schelzig of the AP
NASHVILLE – Six years near the top of the heap is long enough, said Tennessee House Majority Leader Gerald McCormick of Chattanooga, who announced Monday he won’t seek re-election by fellow Republicans as the chamber’s second most powerful figure, a position the local businessman has held since 2011.
Citing accomplishments he and Republicans have made since seizing a working House majority in January 2011, McCormick told fellow GOP caucus members in a letter that he is “incredibly proud of the work of the ‘People’s House,'” which he said has “confronted extremely difficult issues that were not taken lightly by any of us.”
McCormick, who is still running for re-election without opposition to his seat on Nov. 8, said in an interview he intends to continue serving in the 99-member House, where Republicans hold 73 of 99 seats.