NASHVILLE, TN – Tennessee
Republican Party Chairman Chris Devaney released the following statement
on Democrat State Representative Gary Moore’s decision not to seek
re-election. Moore is now the eleventh Democrat legislator who has
announced he will not be seeking re-election this year.
"We wish Gary Moore well. It is obvious that his big labor ties were going to be a drag on his candidacy. Moore’s
stance on the issues epitomize why Democrats are having so much trouble
connecting with Tennessee voters," said Tennessee Republican Party
Chairman Chris Devaney.
In
August of last year, Moore was elected to serve as President of the
Tennessee Chapter of the AFL-CIO Labor Council, a big union that has
once again enthusiastically endorsed President Obama’s campaign. Soon
after that announcement, TNGOP Chairman Chris Devaney sent Moore a
letter asking him to make a choice between serving the interests of his
constituents or the interests of the AFL-CIO.
“While
I never received a response from Representative Moore, today,
Tennesseans are being made well aware of whom he would prefer to serve,”
concluded Devaney.
Recent
Democrat retirements include four state senators (Joe Haynes, Roy
Herron, Eric Stewart and Andy Berke) and seven state representatives
(Eddie Bass, Bill Harmon, Mike McDonald, Gary Moore, Jimmy Naifeh, Janis
Sontany and Harry Tindell).
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