Jefferson County GOP Reorganizes: New Officers Elected

Former Hawkins County GOP 1st Vice-Chairman Mike Faulk filed this report after attending Saturday's Jefferson County GOP Reorganization meeting held at the Courthouse in Dandridge, Tennessee.

Elected for another term as GOP Party Chairman was Hobart Rice. Hobart follows Jim Gass who served as Chairman this past year. Rice has previously served as Party Chairman.

Vicki Forgety, wife of Chancellor Telford Forgety, was elected as the 1st Vice-Chairman. Dr. Bernard Bull of Carson Newman College is the new 2nd Vice-Chairman. Dr. Walter Crouch, former interim pastor at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Mt. Carmel, Tennessee, who is also a member of the Carson Newman faculty and staff was selected as Party Secretary.

Lee Wanda Majors will serve another term as the Party Treasurer and she will be assisted by Betty Fain who will be the Vice-Treasurer. Seniors Chairman is Frank Constantino and Youth Chairman is Aaron Ogle who is a student now at Carson Newman College.

The reorganization was well attended and will provide good initial momentum for a good off-year Lincoln Day Dinner. See below.