NASHVILLE – State Rep. Gerald McCormick, R-Chattanooga, and Rep. Ron Travis, R-Dayton, Tenn., are among a group of Tennessee legislators backing Randy Boyd in the Republican Knoxville businessman and former state economic commissioner’s GOP gubernatorial primary bid, according to a campaign news release.
A former state House majority leader, McCormick said “for me, it boils down to proven conservative leadership, both as a businessman and as a former state commissioner, and someone who has a bold, new vision for our state. Randy Boyd is the only candidate who meets both of these criteria, and I fully support him in this race.”
Rep. Gerald McCormick, R-Chattanooga, laughs Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, at the Chattanooga Times Free Press.Other major candidates running for Republicans’ nomination are U.S. Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell, R-Nashville, and Franklin businessman Bill Lee.
Other lawmakers are on the latest list of GOP lawmakers publicly endorsing Boyd in the Aug. 2 Republican primary.
Senators endorsing Boyd on Monday were Steve Dickerson, R-Nashville; Sen. Ed Jackson, R-Jackson; Sen. Jon Lundberg, R-Bristol; and Sen. Shane Reeves, R-Murfreesboro.