He worked as a legislative assistant to Senator Howard Baker and as an assistant in the Nixon Administration, before winning the republican nomination for the 1974 Tennessee Gubernatorial election, but was later defeated by Congressman Ray Blanton in the general election.
He worked as a legislative assistant to Senator Howard Baker and as an assistant in the Nixon Administration. This was before. He was winning the republican nomination for the 1974 Tennessee Gubernatorial election. He was later defeated by Congressman Ray Blanton in the general election.