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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
... Democratic leadership has successfully blocked to pass such an amendment in the past. Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey (R) said he is confident that the amendment will pass both chambers this year, adding that it has previously passed the Senate four times. State Rep. Mary Pruitt (D), who heads the committee that previously blocked the amendment, said the amendment "will more than likely come out of...
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The Nigh Seen Creeder (Free subscription) | 11/23/2008
... [Y]ou can kiss West Tennessee political sway goodbye in Nashville. You can count on state Sen. Ron Ramsey keeping control of the Senate and staying on as lieutenant governor. And you most likely can look forward to a Republican to replace state House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh. Naifeh's control of House legislation won't be missed by too many people. He tended to heavy handedness. I guess that...
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ChooseTheHero.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
... enough to form the majority needed to decide the state’s constitutional officers. Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey says there’s no question Republicans will now look to put their mark on those offices. “Obviously we will,” said Ramsey, of Blountville. “It will be the first time in the history of the state of Tennessee that we will be appointing the secretary of state, treasurer or comptroller.”...
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Flopping Aces (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
... Rosalind Kurita broke from her party to cast the sole Democratic vote in favor of Republican Ron Ramsey to succeed outgoing Democratic Senate Speaker John S. Wilder. This angered the Tennessee Democrats. Fast-forward to this year’s state primaries, which were held on August 7. Kurita held off challenger Tim Barnes - by a mere 19 votes, out of a total of 8,935 cast. A recount upheld Kurita’s...
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Truman's Take (Free subscription) | 10/27/2008
News Analysis: With little excitement, state’s balance of power is at stake State Senate Races (The City Paper's Analysis) Much of the attention is focused on what happens in the Tennessee State Senate races. The results there could determine if Republican Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey can breathe a little easier with an outright majority or if he will have to play like his predecessor, the...
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TennesseeTicket.com (Free subscription) | 10/28/2008
... like that. The Tennessee Democratic Party, upset by Sen. Kurita's deciding vote for new Speaker Ron Ramsey, tried to unseat her in August by running a primary challenger against her. That election's outcome was very close (19 votes), and so the losing candidate contested -- not to election officials, but to the state party. Long story short, the party overturned the election results, and...
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TennesseeTicket.com (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
... links in the commentary below. District 2: incumbent Senator, Speaker, and Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey (R) against Democratic challenger Bill Jones. Nothing to see here; on to the next one. District 4: incumbent Senator Mike Williams, the Legislature's only independent, against Republican challenger and Church Hill attorney Mike Faulk. At one point it seemed that Williams was destined...
