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Tennessee’s Next Governor: The Extended Interview With Republican Bill Lee

Franklin businessman Bill Lee and other GOP candidates support withholding funding from cities that don't work with immigration authorities. Credit: Chas SiskWPLN
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Williamson County businessman Bill Lee has never held political office. But he says running the home services company that bears his name is preparation enough to lead Tennessee’s executive branch.

And after winning the Republican nomination for governor, Lee is just one step away from putting that theory to the test.

So when WPLN’s Chas Sisk interviewed Lee shortly before the primary election, he asked him about which lessons from business really translate to government — and how he plans to get up to speed to take the reins from Governor Bill Haslam if he’s elected.

Listen to an extended interview with Lee on this special episode of
The Tri-Star State:

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Chas Sisk, Senior Editor

Chas joined WPLN in 2015 and became an editor in 2018. Previously, he covered state politics for Nashville Public Radio and The Tennessean, and he’s also reported on communities, politics and business for a variety of publications in Massachusetts, New York and Washington, D.C. Chas grew up in South Carolina and attended Columbia University, where he studied economics and journalism.

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