Thompson names state finance team

By Ken Whitehouse, Nashville Post
October 17, 2007

Former Tennessee Senator and Presidential candidate Fred Thompson announced his Tennessee finance leadership team today.

State Rep. Beth Harwell, a former Tennessee Republican Party Chairman, will head Thompson's efforts along with two former RNC Finance Chairmen, Mike Curb of Curb Records and former U.S. Ambassador to France Joe Rodgers.

"Beth has always been a friend. I'm so pleased she will be heading up my finance team in Tennessee," said Thompson in a prepared statement. "The members of this Tennessee finance team are all friends of mine who I am honored will take the time and effort needed to help me carry our conservative principles to voters all over the nation."

Thompson has been crisscrossing the state and country lately raising funds for his presidential efforts. Other members of the Tennessee Thompson finance team are as follows.

Regional finance chairmen include:

East Tennessee

Mike and Kelly Conley

Jim Haslam, II

Jim Powell

John Thornton

Steve West

Middle Tennessee

Lee and Kelley Beaman

Scooter Clippard

Mike Curb

Albert McCall

Ambassador Joe Rodgers

West Tennessee

Rex and Johnnie Amonette

Jim Ayers

Senator Mark Norris

Jimmy Wallace

Members of the Statewide Finance Committee:

Lee Barfield

Sam Bartholomew

Ray Bell

Gary Brown

Gerald Coggin

Corky Coker

Pete DeLay

Marty Dickens

Jimmy Earle

Arles Greene

Congressman Van Hilleary

Lin Howard

Allan Jones

Monty Lankford

Fred Marcum

David McMahan

Jon Moffett

Cecil Morgan

Barbara Outhier

John Rich

John Ryder

Lisa Verble

Howard Wall

Reuben Watkins

Charles West

Justin Wilson

Annabel Woodall

Joseph A. "Woody" Woodruff

Bill Wyatt