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Political Notebook: Bredesen names top U.S. Senate campaign staffers

In this Dec. 13, 2010, photo, Gov. Phil Bredesen talks about his eight years in office during an interview, in Nashville, Tenn. Bredesen, the last Democrat to win a statewide race in Tennessee, is considering a bid to succeed retiring Republican Bob Corker in the U.S. Senate. Bredesen said in a statement to The Associated Press on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 that he is mulling an entry into the race after several people urged him to reconsider his initial statements that he had no interest in running. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
In this Dec. 13, 2010, photo, Gov. Phil Bredesen talks about his eight years in office during an interview, in Nashville, Tenn. Bredesen, the last Democrat to win a statewide race in Tennessee, is considering a bid to succeed retiring Republican Bob Corker in the U.S. Senate. Bredesen said in a statement to The Associated Press on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 that he is mulling an entry into the race after several people urged him to reconsider his initial statements that he had no interest in running. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) In this Dec. 13, 2010, photo, Gov. Phil Bredesen talks about his eight years in office during an interview, in Nashville, Tenn. Bredesen, the last Democrat to win a statewide race in Tennessee, is considering a bid to succeed retiring Republican Bob Corker in the U.S. Senate. Bredesen said in a statement to The Associated Press on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 that he is mulling an entry into the race after several people urged him to reconsider his initial statements that he had no interest in running. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

By Andy Sher 5 min read

Candidate Bredesen names top campaign staffers

Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Phil Bredesen has announced members of his initial campaign team, relying on a number of Tennesseans who worked for him when the millionaire businessman ran and served as Tennessee governor. He’s also added some new faces.

“I’m confident that, together, we can make a strong case to Tennesseans who want the Senate to get back to basics and who want to bring common sense to Washington,” Bredesen said in a news release.

The list includes attorney and long-time Bredesen adviser Dick Lodge as finance chief over fundraising efforts, as well as Lodge’s wife, Gina Lodge, a businesswoman and former state Human Services commissioner under Bredesen’s gubernatorial administration, as campaign treasurer.

Other long-time Bredesen advisers include two of his former deputies while governor, businessman Stuart Brunson and public-affairs consultant Dave Cooley, who has been involved in Tennessee political campaigns for decades. Other advisers include long-time Bredesen friend and attorney Byron Trauger and Anna Durham Windrow, who works in government relations.