Chattanooga attorney Chuck Fleischmann, the winner Thursday in a bitterly fought 3rd Congressional District GOP primary election, said he hopes to unify the party heading into the November general election against the Democratic nominee, John Wolfe.
“I look forward to working with the Republican Party and ask them to please approve my message of fiscal conservatism,” Fleischmann, 47, said Friday.
Fleischmann, who was endorsed by Fox News weekend host and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, is set to attend a unity event held by the Tennessee Republican Party Executive Committee in Nashville today.
Fleischmann and GOP rival Robin Smith, a Hixson health care consultant, engaged in a fierce primary battle that included campaign attacks in television advertising and mailers.
Fleischmann aired a television commercial accusing Smith of leaving the party with a financial shortfall when she handed over the reins in 2009.