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Last Updated on Tuesday, 2 December 2008 11:52 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 2 December 2008 11:52
From the Tennessean:
House Republicans unanimously elected Jason Mumpower as majority leader on Monday, positioning the Bristol lawmaker to eventually take over the body’s leadership from long-time Democratic speaker Jimmy Naifeh.
Mumpower’s rise from minority to majority leader became possible because of Election Day gains that netted Republicans four seats and a 50-49 majority over Democrats, who have controlled the House since Reconstruction except for two years in the late 1960s when the body was evenly split with one independent.
This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 at 11:52 am and is filed under State Legislature News.
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