14 since he took office
Did you know the Bill Lee administration has set a record among Tennessee governors for creating state parks? We didn’t either. But with five new parks created in 2025, the Republican brought his total in seven years to 14 new parks.
The governor’s office, as governors are wont to do, released a highlight of the state’s action at the end of 2025 this week.
(IN THE NEWS: North Chickamauga Creek Gorge becomes Tennessee’s newest state park)
Among other highlights are companies investing more than $11 billion in the state and creating more than 9,000 jobs; adding $35.6 million to the state’s Rainy Day Fund to bring it to a record $2.2 billion; and adding more than 47,000 jobs in rural areas since the governor took office.