Chris Devaney

Chris Devaney is the Chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party.[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Early life

Chris Devaney was born in Texas.[1] He graduated from the University of Oklahoma, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.[1]

Career

He started his career as a journalist for NBC Radio News in Washington, D.C. and later worked in media relations for the Republican Conference of the United States Senate.[1][2] He then worked as a senior staff member for Phil Gramm, Senator from Texas from 1985 to 2002.[2][4] In 1994, he moved to Tennessee to work on Fred Thompson's campaign for the United States Senate.[1][4] He later became Executive Director of the Tennessee Republican Party.[1][2][4] He worked on Bob Corker's 2006 senatorial campaign, and became his State Director shortly after his election.[1][2][4] He has served as Chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party since 2009, and was re-elected in 2010 and in 2012.[1][2][3][4]

Personal life

He is married to Heather Devaney, and they live in Lookout Mountain, a suburb of Chattanooga, Tennessee.[1][3][4] They have four children, and attend Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church.[1][4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Tennessee Republican Party
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 GOP
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Chris Devaney wants to stay as Tennessee GOP head, Chattanooga Times Free Press, November 8, 2012
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Tom Humphrey, Chris Devaney Gets Another Term at the TNGOP Helm, Knoxville News Sentinel, December 2, 2012