Van Hilleary speaks to Chattanooga Times Free Press reporters.NASHVILLE – Former Congressman Van Hilleary will be Republican Jim Tracy’s honorary campaign chairman in Tracy’s 4th Congressional District GOP primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais.
Tracy named Hilleary, a native of Rhea County, to the post this morning in an announcement on the steps of the Rhea County Courthouse.
“I’ve known Jim and his wife Trena for many years, and have always been impressed with their integrity, their friendly and approachable nature, and their sincerely held conservative values,” Hilleary said in a statement. “I can say without reservation that Jim Tracy is the type of strong and effective conservative leader we need in Congress to get our country back on the right track.”
Hilleary, formerly of Spring City, represented the 4th Congressional District from 1995 to 2003.
Tracy said he is “honored” to have Hilleary on his campaign team.