NASHVILLE – Comptroller Justin Wilson and Treasurer David Lillard were re-elected today to new two-year terms by members of the 107th Tennessee General Assembly.
“We have a lot of work to do,” said Wilson, whose office oversees audits of state and local governments.
Lillard, whose office is responsible for is responsible for the receipt and disbursement of public funds and state investments, told lawmakers, “I simply want to say our great mission going forward … is simply to work as hard as we can for Tennesseans.”
Wilson and Lillard are both Republicans and were first elected two years when GOP lawmakers gained majorities in the General Assembly.
Unlike two years ago, Democrats offered up no candidates of their own.
Earlier today, House members held a moment of silence for Chattanooga architect and civic leader Don Wamp, 78, father of former U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp, R-Tenn. The elder Wamp died Friday after a fall at his office on Broad Street. Funeral services are scheduled later today.