Bill Haslam
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Bill Haslam (born 1958) is the mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee. Although Knoxville's mayoral elections are nominally non-partisan,[1] Haslam is known to be a member of the Republican Party. He defeated Madeline Rogero to win election in 2003,[2] replacing retiring four-term mayor Victor Ashe, and was reelected with nominal opposition in 2007.[3] Haslam had been frequently mentioned as a possible candidate for the 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election,[4][5] and he formally announced his candidacy for governor in a newsletter sent to supporters on January 7, 2009.
Prior to becoming mayor, Haslam was a vice-president of Pilot Corporation, a petroleum company founded by his father Jim Haslam which runs a nationwide chain of travel centers. In 2008, Bill's brother, current Pilot president James Haslam III, became a partner in the Pittsburgh Steelers, purchasing a minority stake in order to keep controlling ownership within the Rooney family.[6] James III acquired a 16% stake in the team as part of the deal, though the Rooneys will remain as primary owners.
Haslam is a former member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition[7]. His split from the mayors' group was announced in the summer of 2009.[8][9]
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[edit] 2010 Gubernatorial Bid
On January 6, 2009, Mayor Haslam declared his intent to run for Tennessee governor in 2010.
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy (2007-05-13). "Knox County One Question". Knoxville News-Sentinel. http://web.knoxnews.com/pdf/0513onequestion.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ^ "Election Roundup". U.S. Conference of Mayors. November 17, 2003. http://www.usmayors.org/uscm/us_mayor_newspaper/documents/11_17_03/elec_roundup.asp. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
- ^ Hayes Hickman (September 26, 2007). "Haslam sails to second term". Knoxville News-Sentinel. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/sep/26/haslamsails-tosecondterm/. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
- ^ "Poll: Frist has wide name recognition in Tenn., 3rd Ld-Writethru, TN". amNewYork (Associated Press). 2008-09-39. http://www.amny.com/news/nationworld/ats-bc-tn--governor-poll3rdld-writethrusep30,0,377461.story.
- ^ Sher, Andy (2008-09-30). "Tennessee: Survey shows Frist has high name ID". Chattanooga Times Free Press. http://timesfreepress.com/news/2008/sep/30/tennessee-survey-shows-frist-has-high-name-id/?local.
- ^ ESPN - NFL approves Rooney's ownership plan
- ^ "Mayors Against Illegal Guns: Coalition Members". http://www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/html/about/members.shtml.
- ^ http://politics.nashvillepost.com/2009/04/09/bill-haslam-joined-the-nra-in-late-february-or-early-march/
- ^ http://politics.nashvillepost.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/maig-2.pdf
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- Mayor's biography
- Archive of stories at Knoxville News Sentinel
- Gubernatorial Announcement - Knoxville News Sentinel
- Official Bill Haslam for Governor Campaign Website
| Preceded by Victor Ashe |
Mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee 2003-present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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