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Randy McNally
McNally in 2018
50thLieutenant Governor of Tennessee
Speaker of the Tennessee Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 10, 2017
GovernorBill Haslam
Bill Lee
Preceded byRon Ramsey
Member of theTennessee Senate
from the5thdistrict
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 13, 1987
Preceded byBuzz Elkins
Member of theTennessee House of Representatives
from the 33rd district
In office
January 9, 1979 – January 13, 1987
Preceded byA. Keith Bissell
Succeeded byDavid Coffey
Personal details
Born
James Rand McNally III

(1944-01-30)January 30, 1944(age 80)
Boston,Massachusetts,U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJanice McNally
Children2
EducationUniversity of Memphis(BS)
University of Tennessee,
Memphis(MPharm)
WebsiteGovernment website

James Rand McNally III(born January 30, 1944) is an American politician. He is the 50thlieutenant governor of Tennessee.A member of theRepublican Party,he has been the state senator from the5th districtsince 1987.[1][2]

Early life and education

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McNally was born inBoston,[3]Massachusetts and later graduated fromOak Ridge High School,Tennessee in 1962, obtained aBachelor of Science(BS) fromMemphis State Universityin 1967, and graduated fromUniversity of TennesseeCollege of Pharmacy in 1969.[citation needed]

Career

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Beginning in the late 1960s, he worked as apharmacistin chain drug stores. In 1978, he began employment as a hospital pharmacist at Methodist Medical Center inOak Ridge, Tennessee.[4][5]McNally has served in theTennessee General Assemblysince 1979.[6][7]He was elected to the 91st through 94th General Assemblies as a member of theTennessee House of Representatives.He was a key figure in theOperation Rocky Topinvestigation in the late 1980s, when he worked undercover to help theFederal Bureau of InvestigationandTennessee Bureau of Investigationobtain evidence on political corruption in the Tennessee state government.[8]

He moved to the State Senate for the 95th General Assembly in 1987 and has served there continuously since then.[9]McNally was a candidate for lieutenant governor and Speaker of the Senate in 2007, but fellow RepublicanRon Ramseywas elected. On January 10, 2017, he was elected lieutenant governor and Senate Speaker by the state senate.[10]

McNally's official portrait, 2011

Personal life

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McNally isRoman Catholic.[3]He and his wife, Janice, have two daughters.[11]

In February 2023, McNally underwent emergency heart surgery after having symptoms of an irregular heartbeat. Doctors atVanderbilt University Medical Centerinstalled a pacemaker for McNally. He returned to theTennessee Senateone week later.[12]

Instagram controversy

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In March 2023, it was reported McNally had used his verifiedInstagramaccount to ‘like’ and comment on sexually suggestive social media posts on the Instagram account of a 20-year-old gay man.[13][14]VariousLGBTgroups criticized McNally and accused him of hypocrisy, due to his support for socially conservative laws, including theTennessee Adult Entertainment Act.[15]A spokesman for McNally stated he "enjoys interacting with constituents and Tennesseans of all religions, backgrounds and orientations on social media" and "has no intention of stopping".[14][16]

About a week later, state Rep.Todd Warnerreleased a statement calling on McNally to step down and accusing him of being a predator.[17]A meeting of the Senate GOP caucus voted to retain McNally as speaker.[18]

References

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  1. ^Schelzig, Eric (January 10, 2017)."McNally new Tennessee Senate speaker; Harwell wins in House".WRCB TV.Archived fromthe originalon February 11, 2017.RetrievedFebruary 10,2017.
  2. ^"Our Campaigns - TN State Senate 05 Race - Nov 04, 1986".www.ourcampaigns.com.
  3. ^abhttps://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/24356/randy-mcnally#.XL6ooehKjIU"Randy McNally's Biography - Vote Smart.
  4. ^"Senator James 'Randy' R McNally biography".Project Vote Smart.RetrievedMarch 7,2013.
  5. ^Sher, Andy (January 11, 2017)."Tennessee's new Senate Speaker Randy McNally pledges continued progress".Chattanooga Times Free Press.RetrievedFebruary 10,2017.
  6. ^Ebert, Joel (January 10, 2017)."Ron Ramsey departs, Randy McNally officially becomes lieutenant governor".The Tennessean.RetrievedFebruary 10,2017.
  7. ^http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Archives/House/91GA/Publications/web%20journ%201979/01091979od1.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  8. ^"Business of politics changed after FBI sting".Chattanooga Times Free Press.August 27, 2007. Archived fromthe originalon April 11, 2013.
  9. ^"Squabble Over State Spending on Local Projects Slows Down Budget Talks".Missouri News Horizon.April 26, 2012.
  10. ^Ebert, Joel (January 10, 2020)."Ron Ramsey departs, Randy McNally officially becomes lieutenant governor".The Tennessean.RetrievedAugust 12,2020.
  11. ^"Randy McNally has been re-elected at Tennessee Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the Senate".January 11, 2023.
  12. ^Sauter, Danica (February 17, 2023)."'I'm back': Lt. Gov. Randy McNally says after recovering from heart surgery ".www.wsmv.com.RetrievedMarch 9,2023.
  13. ^Mojica, A.; Whittington, J. (March 8, 2023)."Tennessee Lt. Governor McNally's Instagram account commented on man's photos".WZTV.RetrievedMarch 9,2023.
  14. ^ab"Lt. Gov. Randy McNally faces criticism for comments on young man's mature Instagram photos".MSN.RetrievedMarch 9,2023.
  15. ^Matisse, Jonathan (March 10, 2023)."GOP leader's LGBTQ social media activity called hypocrisy".Washington Post.RetrievedMarch 10,2023.
  16. ^"Lt. Gov. Randy McNally responds on his Instagram commenting habits".News Channel 5 Nashville (WTVF).March 9, 2023.RetrievedMarch 9,2023.
  17. ^"Call for resignation of Lt. Gov. Randy McNally after social media controversy".WKRN News 2.March 16, 2023.RetrievedMarch 20,2023.
  18. ^Brown, Melissa (March 20, 2023)."Lt. Gov. Randy McNally survives confidence vote in Senate after Instagram controversy".The Tennessean.RetrievedMarch 23,2023.

Further reading

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  • Sandra Roberts, Before Tennessee Waltz, there was Rocky Top.The Tennessean,June 5, 2005.
  • Larry Daughtrey, Lieutenant governor's contest may be a mystery worth decoding.The Tennessean.May 28, 2006.
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