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Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - April 04, 2013. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam watches as a conveyor belt carries finished M&Ms past during a tour Thursday of the Mars Chocolate Factory in Cleveland, Tenn. Gov. Haslam, a self-described M&M afficianado, praised the Mars company's commitment to their Tennessee factory in a press conference after the tour. — Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - April 04, 2013. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam watches as a conveyor belt carries finished M&Ms past during a tour Thursday of the Mars Chocolate Factory in Cleveland, Tenn. Gov. Haslam, a self-described M&M afficianado, praised the Mars company's commitment to their Tennessee factory in a press conference after the tour. Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - April 04, 2013. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam watches as a conveyor belt carries finished M&Ms past during a tour Thursday of the Mars Chocolate Factory in Cleveland, Tenn. Gov. Haslam, a self-described M&M afficianado, praised the Mars company's commitment to their Tennessee factory in a press conference after the tour.

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Watched by Bill Gracey, left, CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Governor Bill Haslam announces the launch of a "Healthier Tennessee" program during a news conference Wednesday at the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee headquarters in Chattanooga.

Gov. Bill Haslam speaks to students at Cleveland Middle School on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013 about the state's mission to improve education standards and how those changes are affecting them.

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam shakes hands with Bledsoe County resident Jack Smith, 10, following the governor's announcement in Pikeville Tuesday regarding grant funding for a farmers market and a project to renovate an old elementary school into city offices, training facilities and a community kitchen.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, right, and Senator Lamar Alexander speak with reporters after a breakfast with supporters at the Blue Plate restaurant in downtown Chattanooga, Tenn., on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014.

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam talks about his Plan to Expand Medicaid Tuesday to the editorial staff of the Times Free Press.

Massage therapy student Haden Conners takes a selfie with Gov. Bill Haslam at Chattanooga State Technical Community College on Thursday, June 11, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Gov. Haslam presented the school with a $300,000 check for an industrial maintenance technology program at the school's Kimball site.

Governor Bill Haslam, left, and President and CEO of Gestamp, Francisco J. Riberas, speak before a press conference Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at the Volkswagen plant's conference center to announce the creation of more than 500 new jobs through a partnership between Volkswagen and Gestamp. The project will include expanding Gestamp's existing Chattanooga facility, and constructing a new sampling facility in Enterprise South.

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam speaks as he visits the Cleveland State Community College campus on Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, in Cleveland, Tenn. Monday was the first day of classes for students taking advantage of Tennessee Promise, a free tuition program. The students on stage with the governor are Tennessee Promise honor students.

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam talks about education and his budget to the editorial board Thursday at the Times Free Press.

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam shakes hands with Dr. Rudolf Staudigl (CQ), president and CEO of Wacker Chemie, as Wacker hosts a press briefing and grand opening ceremony for their new $2.5 billion plant on Monday, Apr. 18, 2016, in Charleston, Tenn. Among those standing on the stage are, from left, Randy Boyd, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, U. S. Senator Lamar Alexander, Haslam, Wacker supervisory board chairman Peter-Alexander Wacker, Staudigl and U. S. Senator Bob Corker.

Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 8/24/16. Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam speaks during the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce's annual meeting on Wednesday, August 24, 2016.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam speaks at at Rotary luncheon at the Chattanooga Convention Center on Thursday, June 16, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Gov. Haslam, who recently met with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump along with several other governors, said he has no interest in being Vice President but suggested Sen. Bob Corker as a possible candidate.

Hamilton County Interim School Superintendent Dr. Kirk Kelly, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, and Woodmore Principal Brenda Adamson-Cothran, from left, speak at a news conference at Woodmore Elementary School on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Gov. Haslam visited the school following Monday's school bus crash that killed 5 children and injured dozens more.

Gov. Bill Haslam, center, talks with Tennessee State Senator Bo Watson, left, and Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam signed the IMPROVE Act Bill at the Tennessee Welcome Center in East Ridge, Tenn. on June 4, 2017.

Gov. Bill Haslam, center front, shares a laugh with State Senator Bo Watson, far left, before signing the IMPROVE Act Bill. Looking on from left are State Senator Jim Tracy, State Senator Todd Gardenhire, State Rep. Barry Jay Doss and State Rep. Patsy Hazlewood. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam signed the IMPROVE Act Bill at the Tennessee Welcome Center in East Ridge, Tenn. on June 4, 2017.

Gov. Bill Haslam speaks with John Murphy, who founded Cleveland Pediatrics, following the Chattanooga Rotary Club meeting Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, at the Chattanooga Convention Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. Murphy wanted to express his gratitude to Haslam for his work in education and health insurance.

Gov. Bill Haslam gives the commencement address during Chattanooga State Technical Community College's Tennessee College of Applied Technology commencement ceremony at Abba's House on Friday, July 27, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Many of TCAT's graduates are part of Gov. Haslam's Drive to 55 initiative, which aims to increase the number of Tennesseeans with post-secondary educations to 55 percent by 2025.

Gov Bill Haslam shakes hands with Hixson Middle student Read Butler at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for 8 new Volkswagen eLabs at Hixson Middle School on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The 8 new labs complete a total of 16 technology-centered labs in schools across Hamilton County.

Gov. Bill Haslam speaks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for 8 new Volkswagen eLabs at Hixson Middle School on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The 8 new labs complete a total of 16 technology-centered labs in schools across Hamilton County.

Gov. Bill Haslam, right, talks with Hixson Middle student Mariah Burse following a ribbon-cutting ceremony for 8 new Volkswagen eLabs at Hixson Middle School on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The 8 new labs complete a total of 16 technology-centered labs in schools across Hamilton County.

Gov. Bill Haslam listens to a speaker during a visit to the campus of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Gov. Haslam released the fifth annual report by the Employment First Task Force during the visit, which shows the task force's efforts to increase employment for people with disabilities.

Gov. Bill Haslam, center, greets Tennessee Sen. Todd Gardenhire during a groundbreaking for the Mars Wrigley Confectionery Plant's expansion on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, in Cleveland, Tenn.

Gov. Bill Haslam speaks during a groundbreaking for the Mars Wrigley Confectionery Plant's expansion on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, in Cleveland, Tenn.

Staff Photo by Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press - April 04, 2013. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam watches as a conveyor belt carries finished M&Ms past during a tour Thursday of the Mars Chocolate Factory in Cleveland, Tenn. Gov. Haslam, a self-described M&M afficianado, praised the Mars company's commitment to their Tennessee factory in a press conference after the tour.

Former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced Thursday he will not be running for U.S. Senate.