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Tennessee: Williams elected speaker in upset; Mumpower loses
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| Last Edited | RP Jan 13, 2009 03:31pm |
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| News Date | Tuesday, January 13, 2009 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | In a surprising twist, House Democrats threw their support behind a Republican lawmaker for speaker and defeated attempts by House Republican Majority Leader Jason Mumpower, R-Bristol, to become speaker.
The 49 Democrats joined with GOP Rep. Kent Williams, R-Butler, in the vote for speaker, providing the razor-thin 50-49 margin to make Rep. Williams the state House’s first Republican speaker since 1971.
Frustrated by their inability to gain enough support for longtime House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh, D-Covington, Democrats employed what they referred to as the “nuclear option” in throwing support behind another Republican candidate.
Pandemonium and boos erupted from Republicans and their supporters. |
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