Tennessee SJR 245: General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Chris Devaney, Fish and Wildlife Commission -

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 245
By Johnson

SJR0245
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A RESOLUTION to confirm the appointment of Chris Devaney to
the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission.

WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 70-1-201, provides for the creation of
the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission; and
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 70-1-201(a), further provides that the
governor shall appoint nine (9) members to the commission; and
WHEREAS, Governor Bill Lee has appointed Chris Devaney of Chattanooga to serve on
the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission and represent the 4
th District; and
WHEREAS, subject to confirmation, Mr. Devaney will serve a term on the commission
that commenced on March 1, 2021, and expires on February 28, 2027; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Devaney is an outdoorsman who is well informed on the subject of the
conservation of game animals, birds, and fish within this state; and
WHEREAS, a highly successful gentleman, Mr. Devaney has over twenty-five years of
experience in campaigns, communications, and government and has worked as a senior aide
for United States Senators Fred Thompson and Bob Corker; and
WHEREAS, in 2009, he was elected to serve as chairman of the Tennessee Republican
Party; under his watch, Republicans won a working majority in the State House and later
supermajorities in both chambers of the Tennessee General Assembly; and
WHEREAS, devoted to his family, Chris Devaney enjoys the love and support of his wife
and their four children; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Devaney's experience and dedication to wildlife and conservation
issues would be a tremendous asset to the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission; and

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WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 70-1-201(b)(1), provides that the
members appointed to the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission by the governor shall be
confirmed by the Senate Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee and the House
Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee and by joint resolution of the General Assembly;
now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
CONCURRING, that we hereby confirm the appointment of Chris Devaney to a six-year term on
the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission, such term to expire on February 28, 2027.