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Calling it a "diverse blend of politics and music," Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Bob Tuke released the agenda for this year's TNDP Jackson Day celebration, to be held on Saturday, June 24 at the historic Ryman Auditorium, 116 Fifth Avenue North, Nashville. Gates will open at 3:00 p.m. Central. [...]

As 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 [...]

Tennessee 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 [...]

Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Bob Tuke blasted U.S. Representative Marsha Blackburn for being the only member of Tennessee’s congressional delegation to vote against Senator John McCain’s ban on torture. In a vote late Wednesday, Blackburn opposed a largely symbolic proposal for the U.S. House of R [...]

Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Bob Tuke released this statement following the U.S. Justice Department's announcement that Bristol-based King Pharmaceuticals Inc. has agreed to pay $124 million to resolve claims that it underpaid rebates to state Medicaid programs and overcharged various federal and state entities for it [...]

After being narrowly defeated in a special election for State Senate, Republican businessman Terry Roland pledged to “bring in a sh--load of attorneys” from Washington to tangle up the Shelby County election process. His campaign’s comments appeared in an [...]

Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Bob Tuke submitted final recommendations on ethics reform to the General Assembly’s Joint Legislative Committee on Ethics. The Party’s recommendations focused primarily on campaign finance limits and disclosure. “Campaign finance is a critical but manageable area of ethics reform that both parties ca [...]

Dear Friends: This week, millions of our neighbors in Louisiana and Mississippi suffered the wrath of Hurricane Katrina. Some were forced to abandon homes and businesses. Others stayed behind, only to face devastating loss and injuries. Untold numbers of lives have been lost and communities ruined. Now, it's time to rebuild and recover. Each [...]

Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Bob Tuke today issued the following statement after House Republican Leader Tre Hargett announced he is resigning from the General Assembly to work as a lobbyist for drug manufacturer Pfizer: "If there was ever any question that the Tennessee Republican Party is in the bac [...]

Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Bob Tuke on August 18 called on the State Republican Party, and individual candidates and political action committees, to turn down any contributions that might be transferred from the campaign account and PAC of newly hired Pfizer lobbyist Tre Hargett. Hargett’s individu [...]

During August 9 testimony before the General Assembly’s Joint Legislative Committee on Ethics, Democratic Party Chairman Bob Tuke called for tightening up the State’s campaign finance laws to place greater limits on political contributions — particularly cash contributions — and to require more frequent financial disclosures by indiv [...]

Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Bob Tuke released the following statement in response to the President's appointment of former Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist to lead the national Medicaid reform advisory commission: "Don Sundquist is a bizarre choice, to say the least. Our first thought was, 'This must be a joke.' Don [...]

At the Tennessee Democratic Party’s Executive Committee meeting held June 18, Bob Tuke of Nashville was unanimously elected chairman of the Party. A partner in the law firm of Trauger, Ney and Tuke and the Party's treasurer, Tuke has years of experience working as a fundraiser for Tennessee Democrats. Tuke, a Vietnam veteran, served as hea [...]