Bill Haslam meets with Mike Pence at the White House to discuss potential U.S. Senate bid

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 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.

By The Tennessean March 22, 2019 1 min read

Former Gov. Bill Haslam met with Vice President Mike Pence at the White House this week as the Knoxville Republican continues eyeing a potential run for the U.S. Senate.

The Wednesday meeting was first reported by Politico on Friday and then independently confirmed by the USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee.

Pence and Haslam have been friends for years, going back to when Pence was governor of Indiana.

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