Devaney stepping down as Tennessee Republican chairman
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Chris Devaney is stepping down three months into his fourth term in charge of the state GOP.
Devaney announced Monday he would leave his position on April 11 to become executive director of the Chattanooga-based Children’s Nutrition Program of Haiti.
Devaney was U.S. Sen. Bob Corker’s state director before being elected chairman of the party in 2009. He previously worked as the party’s executive director and as a staffer for former U.S. Sens. Fred Thompson of Tennessee and Phil Gramm of Texas.
Devaney in December soundly defeated former state Rep. Joe Carr of Murfreesboro to win election to a fourth two-year term.
State Rep. Ryan Haynes of Knoxville announced Monday he would run to succeed Devaney as GOP chair.
