Mayfield Dairy President Scottie Mayfield is seen in this photo.Dairy executive Scottie Mayfield hired an experienced political consultant and started a campaign Facebook page in recent days, signaling early signs of life in his congressional bid.
On Tuesday, Mayfield said he hired Tommy Hopper, of Jackson, Tenn., a former Tennessee Republican Party chairman who counts Gov. Don Sundquist and President George H.W. Bush among his list of past consulting clients.
“He knows more about this than I do,” said Mayfield, who on Friday announced he would challenge U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann in Tennessee’s 3rd Congressional District Republican primary.
Reached by phone, Hopper confirmed his employment with Mayfield but declined further comment.
According to its website, The Hopper Group specializes in advertising, polling, research, fundraising and social media.