ERIK SCHELZIG
Associated Press Writer
NASHVILLE – Democrat Mike McWherter says he will place all of his investments in a blind trust if he is elected governor.
McWherter, son of former Gov. Ned McWherter, owns a beer distributorship in Jackson. His announcement Wednesday contrasts with Republican candidate Bill Haslam’s stated intent to keep his share of family-owned Pilot Corp. outside of a blind trust if he is elected.
Haslam has been criticized for being the only candidate to refuse to release his earnings from Pilot, a truck stop chain with annual revenues of $16 billion.
McWherter said releasing his earnings and pledging to place his holdings in a blind trust is “part of the pact you make with voters when you ask for their trust.”