Chris Devaney

Chris Devaney served as Chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party from 2009-2015.[1][2][3][4]

Early life

Chris Devaney was born in Cleburne, 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] In 1994, he moved to Tennessee to work on Fred Thompson's campaign for the United States Senate.[1][4] and later worked for Senator Thompson in Washington, D.C. and Tennessee.

He later served as a senior staff member for Phil Gramm, Senator from Texas.[2][4] In 2005, Devaney became Executive Director of the Tennessee Republican Party.[1][2][4] and helped Bob Corker's 2006 senatorial campaign. Devaney became State Director to Senator Corker 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, 2012 and 2014.[1][2][3][4]

Devaney is currently executive director of the Children's Nutrition Program of Haiti, a non-profit that works to prevent and rehabilitate those suffering from childhood malnutrition.

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 are members of Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Tennessee Republican Party Archived May 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 GOP
  3. 1 2 3 Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Chris Devaney wants to stay as Tennessee GOP head, Chattanooga Times Free Press, November 8, 2012
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tom Humphrey, Chris Devaney Gets Another Term at the TNGOP Helm, Knoxville News Sentinel, December 2, 2012


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