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State Sen. Mark Norris says he won't run for governor WMCTV.com NASHVILLE, Tenn. State Senator Mark Norris says he won't run for governor next year, dismissing speculation that he would seek the Republican nomination to challenge Governor Bredesen. Norris, of Collierville, is chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, which held its first hearing yesterday on reports of political favoritism and criminal backgrounds of some employees at the Tennessee Highway Patrol. He previously said that he had no plans to run in 2006 against Bredesen, but did not rule it out. But after the hearing, Norris stated he will not be a candidate for governor in 2006. Some other Tennesseans who were once considered prospective candidates have declared they will not run. Those include businessman-banker B.C. "Scooter" Clippard of Nashville, Senate Majority Leader Ron Ramsey of Blountville (BLUHNT'-vihl) and former state House Republican Leader Jim Henry of Kingston. State Representative Beth Harwell of Nashville -- a former state G-O-P chairwoman -- and state Senator Jim Bryson of Franklin are still considering it. |
