Randy McNally

James Rand McNally (born January 30, 1944) is an American politician serving as the 50th and current Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he has been the Tennessee State Senator from the 5th district since 1987, which encompasses Anderson County, Loudon County, Monroe County, as well as part of Knox County.[2]

Not to be confused with Rand McNally.
Randy McNally
50th Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee
Assumed office
January 10, 2017
GovernorBill Haslam
Bill Lee
Preceded byRon Ramsey
Member of the Tennessee Senate
from the 5th district
Assumed office
January 13, 1987
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 33rd district
In office
January 9, 1979[1] – January 13, 1987
Preceded byA. Keith Bissell
Succeeded byDavid Coffey
Personal details
Born (1944-01-30) January 30, 1944
Dedham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Children2
EducationUniversity of Memphis (BS)
University of Tennessee,
Memphis (MPharm)
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life
McNally giving a speech in 2017

McNally was born in Boston[3] and later graduated from Oak Ridge High School in 1962, obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) from Memphis State University in 1967, and graduated from University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in 1969.

McNally is a Roman Catholic.[4]

Career

Beginning in the late 1960s, he worked as a pharmacist in chain drug stores. Starting in 1978 he was employed as a hospital pharmacist at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge.[5][6]

McNally has served in the Tennessee General Assembly since 1979.[7] He was elected to the 91st through 94th General Assemblies as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. He was a key figure in the Operation Rocky Top investigation in the late 1980s, when he worked undercover to help the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation obtain evidence on political corruption in the Tennessee state government.[8]

He moved to the state senate for the 95th General Assembly in 1987, and has served there continuously since then. He is the former Chair of the Senate Finances, Ways, and Means committee,[9] former Vice-Chair of the Senate Rules Committee, and a former member of the Senate General Welfare Committee and the Joint Fiscal Review Contract Services Subcommittee.

McNally was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the Senate in 2007, but fellow Republican Ron Ramsey was elected to that position. On January 10, 2017, he was elected Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the Senate by the Tennessee State Senate.

Personal life

He is a resident of Oak Ridge.

Further reading
  • Sandra Roberts, Before Tennessee Waltz, there was Rocky Top. The Tennessean, June 5, 2005.
  • Larry Daughtrey, Lieutenant governor's contest may be a mystery worth decoding. The Tennessean. May 28, 2006.

References
  1. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Archives/House/91GA/Publications/web%20journ%201979/01091979od1.pdf
  2. Schelzig, Eric (January 10, 2017). "McNally new Tennessee Senate speaker; Harwell wins in House". WRCB TV. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  3. https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/24356/randy-mcnally#.XL6ooehKjIU "Randy McNally's Biography - Vote Smart.
  4. https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/24356/randy-mcnally#.XL6ooehKjIU "Randy McNally's Biography - Vote Smart.
  5. "Senator James 'Randy' R McNally biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  6. Sher, Andy (January 11, 2017). "Tennessee's new Senate Speaker Randy McNally pledges continued progress". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  7. Ebert, Joel (January 10, 2017). "Ron Ramsey departs, Randy McNally officially becomes lieutenant governor". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  8. "Business of politics changed after FBI sting". Chattanooga Times Free Press. August 27, 2007. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
  9. "Squabble Over State Spending on Local Projects Slows Down Budget Talks". Missouri News Horizon. April 26, 2012.
Political offices
Preceded by
Ron Ramsey		 Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee
2017–present		 Incumbent
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