Fred Thompson to Campaign for Jim Tracy
- August 14, 2008
(Murfreesboro, TN), August 14, 2008 -The Jim Tracy for State Senate Campaign is pleased to announce that former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson will attend a campaign fundraiser in Murfreesboro on Saturday, August 23, 2008 from 4PM-6PM at the home of Shane & Amanda Reeves.
“I am honored to have Fred Thompson campaign for me in my race for the State Senate,” Jim Tracy said. “He is an iconic figure in Tennessee politics and is in great demand throughout the country. In the U.S. Senate, Fred worked across party lines to produce positive results for the people of Tennessee. I have worked hard at the state level to accomplish the same goal, working across party lines to get positive results for Rutherford, Bedford, and Moore Counties.”
Fred Thompson is a legend in Tennessee politics, widely known for campaigning in his famous red pickup truck. Sen. Thompson represented Tennessee in the United States Senate from 1994-2002. While in the Senate, Thompson focused on issues such as reducing taxes and eliminating government waste, fraud and abuse. Sen. Thompson has also appeared in 18 motion pictures, including In the Line of Fire, Die Hard II and The Hunt for Red October and played Arthur Branch on the NBC series “Law and Order.”
The 16th Senatorial District includes all of Bedford and Moore County and most of Rutherford County. Tracy will face Democrat Jean Anne Rogers in the November 4 General Election.
For more information on the campaign, go to www.jimtracy08.com.
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