Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Bob Tuke released this statement following State Representative Beth Halteman-Harwell’s announcement that she may, in fact, enter the governor’s race after all: “First she’s in. Then she’s out. Then she’s ba [...]
Beth Halteman-Harwell
Halteman-Harwell Zig Zag: Is She In or Is She Out?
Thursday, January 19th, 2006Halteman-Harwell: The 'Made In China' Candidate
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2006As State Representative Beth Halteman-Harwell decides whether to run for governor, the Tennessee Democratic Party is calling on her to disclose to voters her toy company's practice of outsourcing manufacturing jobs to China. Halteman-Harwell co-owns Big Time Toys LLC, of Brentwood, with her husband Sam Harwell. The multi-mil [...]
Halteman-Harwell Violated Federal Law
Friday, December 23rd, 2005Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Bob Tuke called on potential gubernatorial candidate Beth Halteman-Harwell to explain to voters the circumstances surrounding her violations of federal campaign finance law as chairman of Tennessee Republican Party. In news reports, Halteman-Harwell has alternately dismiss [...]
Lawmakers Support Ongoing Preparedness
Friday, September 2nd, 2005In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, state lawmakers worked to shore up Tennessee’s disaster preparedness by fighting the Pentagon's attempt to dismantle the Tennessee Air National Guard’s 118th Airlift Wing. Eighteen Middle Tennessee legislators today filed papers in U.S. District Court in support of Governor Bredesen’s lawsuit to keep t [...]
Harwell, Republican Party Misuse Political Contributions
Friday, July 22nd, 2005The Tennessee Republican Party, under the leadership of state representative and former party chairwoman Beth Halteman-Harwell, violated federal campaign finance law by misusing more than $335,000 in political contributions, according to documents released yesterday by the Federal Election Commission. The FEC said an audit [...]
