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'''Bill Lee''' (born October 9, 1959)<ref>[https://www.leecompany.com/about-lee-company/leadership/ Lee Company – Leadership]</ref> is an American businessman and politician who is the Governor-elect of [[Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=November 6, 2018 |title=Sources: Bill Lee projected winner in Tennessee Governor's Race |url=https://www.wsmv.com/news/sources-bill-lee-projected-winner-in-tennessee-governor-s-race/article_d0e149c8-e22d-11e8-8c8f-3ff7c051c073.html |work=WSMV-TV |location= |access-date=November 6, 2018 }} |
'''Bill Lee''' (born October 9, 1959)<ref>[https://www.leecompany.com/about-lee-company/leadership/ Lee Company – Leadership]</ref> is an American businessman and politician who is the Governor-elect of [[Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=November 6, 2018 |title=Sources: Bill Lee projected winner in Tennessee Governor's Race |url=https://www.wsmv.com/news/sources-bill-lee-projected-winner-in-tennessee-governor-s-race/article_d0e149c8-e22d-11e8-8c8f-3ff7c051c073.html |work=WSMV-TV |location= |access-date=November 6, 2018 }}</ref> Lee campaigned as a business oriented [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/opinion/editorials/2018/10/25/bill-lee-tennessee-governor-erndorsement-knoxville-news-sentinel/1742616002/|title=Bill Lee has potential to be an inspiring Tennessee governor {{!}} Opinion|work=Knoxville News Sentinel|access-date=November 8, 2018|language=en}}</ref> Prior to entering politics, he held various positions at the Lee Company, his family's construction company, serving as CEO from 1992 to 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://transition.billlee.com/about-bill/|title=About Bill - Tennessee Governor-Elect Bill Lee|website=transition.billlee.com|language=en-US|access-date=November 8, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/article/20489307/bill-lee-stepping-down-as-ceo-of-lee-co|title=Bill Lee stepping down as CEO of Lee Co. {{!}} Nashville Post|website=Nashville Post|language=en|access-date=November 8, 2018}}</ref> |
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==Early life and career== |
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==Personal life== |
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Lee lives in Fernvale with his second wife, Maria, whom he married in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |author=Karen Grigsby and Joel Ebert, Nashville Tennessean |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/tn-elections/2018/11/06/bill-lee-wife-tennessee-governor-midterm-elections-2018/1884722002/ |
Lee lives in Fernvale with his second wife, Maria, whom he married in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |author=Karen Grigsby and Joel Ebert, Nashville Tennessean |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/tn-elections/2018/11/06/bill-lee-wife-tennessee-governor-midterm-elections-2018/1884722002/ |title=Midterm elections: Bill Lee wife next Tennessee first lady Maria Lee |publisher=Tennessean.com |accessdate=November 8, 2018}}</ref> His first wife, Carol Ann, died in 2000 in a horseback riding accident.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/04/campaigning-tennessee-governor-what-life-like-road-republican-bill-lee/536131001/ |title=Campaigning for Tennessee governor: What life is like on the road with Republican Bill Lee |publisher=Tennessean.com |date=August 4, 2017 |accessdate=November 8, 2018}}</ref> Lee describes his wife's death as one of the most painful moments of his life. Afterwards he took extended time off from his construction company to raise his four children.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2018/jul/06/bill-lee-says-he-wcalled-run-governor/474433/|title=Who is Bill Lee?|date=2018-07-06EDT00:00:10-14400|work=timesfreepress.com|access-date=November 8, 2018}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Vorlage:Use mdy dates Vorlage:Infobox officeholder Bill Lee (born October 9, 1959)[1] is an American businessman and politician who is the Governor-elect of Tennessee.[2] Lee campaigned as a business oriented Republican.[3] Prior to entering politics, he held various positions at the Lee Company, his family's construction company, serving as CEO from 1992 to 2016.[4][5]
Early life and career
Lee was raised on a farm in Fernvale, Tennessee, and attended Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He was named CEO of his family's construction company, Lee Company, holding the position from 1992 until 2016.[6] He briefly served as Chairman.[6] He has served as the 7th Congressional District’s representative to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission in addition to being on the Board of Trustees at Belmont University in Nashville. He has served as president of Tennesseans for Economic Growth, chairman of YMCA of Middle Tennesse, president of the Associated Builders and Contractors and has served on the board of several community organizations including Hope Clinic for Women, Men of Valor Prison Ministry, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Operation Andrew among others.[7]
Lee is also active in Triple L Ranch, a fourth-generation family farm founded by his grandparents. Triple L Ranch operates a 1,000-acre, 400-head Hereford cattle operation, providing natural beef to farmers markets and restaurants throughout Middle Tennessee.[8][9]
Political career
2018 gubernatorial campaign Vorlage:See also
Lee announced his campaign in the 2018 election for Governor of Tennessee in April 2017, campaigning on a socially and fiscally conservative platform.[6] He won the August 2 Republican primary election with 289,699 votes, or approximately 36.7 percent of the vote. Lee defeated Randy Boyd, Diane Black, and Beth Harwell[10] He defeated the Democratic nominee, former Mayor of Nashville Karl Dean in the November 6 general election.[11][12]
Personal life
Lee lives in Fernvale with his second wife, Maria, whom he married in 2008.[13] His first wife, Carol Ann, died in 2000 in a horseback riding accident.[14] Lee describes his wife's death as one of the most painful moments of his life. Afterwards he took extended time off from his construction company to raise his four children.[15]
References
External links
- Bill Lee for Governor official campaign website
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- ↑ Lee Company – Leadership
- ↑ Sources: Bill Lee projected winner in Tennessee Governor's Race In: WSMV-TV, November 6, 2018
- ↑ Bill Lee has potential to be an inspiring Tennessee governor | Opinion In: Knoxville News Sentinel. Abgerufen im November 8, 2018 (englisch).
- ↑ About Bill - Tennessee Governor-Elect Bill Lee. In: transition.billlee.com. Abgerufen am 8. November 2018 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ Bill Lee stepping down as CEO of Lee Co. | Nashville Post. In: Nashville Post. Abgerufen am 8. November 2018 (englisch).
- ↑ a b c Joel Ebert, Joey Garrison: Republican Bill Lee announces run for governor of Tennessee. In: The Tennesseean. 23. April 2017, abgerufen am 3. August 2018.
- ↑ About. Abgerufen am 3. August 2018.
- ↑ Bill Lee Announces Candidacy For Governor, Calls Gas Tax Increase ‘Water Under the Bridge Now’. Abgerufen am 8. August 2018.
- ↑ LLL Ranch. Abgerufen am 8. August 2018.
- ↑ Joel Ebert: Bill Lee wins Republican nomination for governor of Tennessee, Tennesseean. Abgerufen im August 2, 2018
- ↑ Joel Ebert: How Diane Black and Randy Boyd lost Tennessee's Republican primary for governor. In: Tenneseean. Abgerufen am 7. August 2018.
- ↑ http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2018/11/06/decision-dean-vs-lee-tennessee-governor/
- ↑ Karen Grigsby and Joel Ebert, Nashville Tennessean: Midterm elections: Bill Lee wife next Tennessee first lady Maria Lee. Tennessean.com, abgerufen am 8. November 2018.
- ↑ Campaigning for Tennessee governor: What life is like on the road with Republican Bill Lee. Tennessean.com, 4. August 2017, abgerufen am 8. November 2018.
- ↑ Who is Bill Lee? In: timesfreepress.com, Juli 2018. Abgerufen im November 8, 2018