Chris Devaney
Chris Devaney is the Chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party.[1][2][3][4]
Early life
Chris Devaney was born in Texas.[1] He graduated from the University of Oklahoma, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.[1]
Career
He started his career as a journalist for NBC Radio News in Washington, D.C. and later worked in media relations for the Republican Conference of the United States Senate.[1][2] He then worked as a senior staff member for Phil Gramm, Senator from Texas from 1985 to 2002.[2][4] In 1994, he moved to Tennessee to work on Fred Thompson's campaign for the United States Senate.[1][4] He later became Executive Director of the Tennessee Republican Party.[1][2][4] He worked on Bob Corker's 2006 senatorial campaign, and became his State Director shortly after his election.[1][2][4] He has served as Chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party since 2009, and was re-elected in 2010 and in 2012.[1][2][3][4]
Personal life
He is married to Heather Devaney, and they live in Lookout Mountain, a suburb of Chattanooga, Tennessee.[1][3][4] They have four children, and attend Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church.[1][4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Tennessee Republican Party Archived May 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 GOP
- 1 2 3 Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Chris Devaney wants to stay as Tennessee GOP head, Chattanooga Times Free Press, November 8, 2012
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tom Humphrey, Chris Devaney Gets Another Term at the TNGOP Helm, Knoxville News Sentinel, December 2, 2012