Lee appoints Stuart McWhorter as deputy governor State's economic and community development commissioner to serve as senior advisor to governor, replaces Butch Eley Julianne Akers Julianne Akers Author email Sep 18, 2025 Sep 18, 2025 Updated Sep 26, 2025 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link Stuart McWhorter — commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development — has been appointed deputy governor.According to a release, McWhorter will also continue in his current role at TNECD. Stuart McWhorter Photo: Kaivanh Inthavong × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm|4(9@CE6C H:== 368:? E96 C@=6 @? ~4E] `d]k^AmkAm%96 ?6HD 7@==@HD 2 kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?2D9G:==6A@DE]4@>^A@=:E:4D^A6@A=6^56AFEJ\8@G\3FE49\6=6J\E@\=62G6\C@=6^2CE:4=60f4_6h`cg\4f62\cc4`\g6f4\5_accgc3`hge]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmyF?6 2??@F?46>6?Ek^2mk^DEC@?8m E92E 4FCC6?E s6AFEJ v@G] qFE49 t=6J H@F=5 DE6A 5@H? 27E6C ?62C=J D6G6? J62CD D6CG:?8 :? E96 v@G] q:== {66 25>:?:DEC2E:@?] k^AmkAm|4(9@CE6C 7:CDE ;@:?65 E96 {66 25>:?:DEC2E:@? :? a_`h 2D 4@>>:DD:@?6C @7 E96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 u:?2?46 2?5 p5>:?:DEC2E:@?] w6 4@\492:C65 E96 8@G6C?@CVD w62=E942C6 |@56C?:K2E:@? %2D< u@C46 2?5 H2D =2E6C 2AA@:?E65 5:C64E@C @7 E96 &?:7:65 r@>>2?5 vC@FA[ 4@@C5:?2E:?8 %6??6DD66VD r~'xs\`h C6DA@?D6]k^AmkAm|4(9@CE6C[ H9@ 92D D6CG65 2D %}trs 4@>>:DD:@?6C D:?46 a_aa[ 2=D@ AC6G:@FD=J 96=5 E96 C@=6 @7 rt~ 2E E96 }2D9G:==6 t?EC6AC6?6FC r6?E6C 2?5 4@\7@F?565 }2D9G:==6\32D65 :?G6DE>6?E 7:C> r=2JE@? pDD@4:2E6D] k^AmkAm“sFC:?8 >J 7:CDE E6C>[ x 42==65 @? ,|4(9@CE6C. E@ =6G6C286 >@C6 E92? ad J62CD @7 6?EC6AC6?6FC:2= 2?5 :?G6DE:?8 6IA6C:6?46 E@ DF446DD7F==J DE6H2C5 @FC DE2E6’D 7:?2?46D 2D 4@>>:DD:@?6C @7 7:?2?46 2?5 25>:?:DEC2E:@?[Q {66 D2:5 :? E96 C6=62D6]k^AmkAmQx? >J D64@?5 E6C>[ $EF2CE E@@< @? E96 D:8?:7:42?E C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ @7 C64CF:E:?8 =625:?8 8=@32= 4@>A2?:6D E@ @FC DE2E6[ 4C62E:?8 8C62E6C @AA@CEF?:EJ 7@C E6?D @7 E9@FD2?5D @7 %6??6DD62?D] x’> 566A=J 8C2E67F= 7@C $EF2CE’D =6256CD9:A 2?5 2AAC64:2E6 9:D H:==:?8?6DD E@ E2<6 @? 2? 6IA2?565 C@=6 2D 56AFEJ 8@G6C?@C]”k^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Stuart Mcwhorter Gov. Bill Lee Butch Eley Deputy Governor State Government Julianne Akers Author email Follow Julianne Akers Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you Trending CoreCivic CEO resigns due to cancer diagnosis Billionaire couple donates $25M to Vanderbilt Site of former Dalts building set for work Nashville Symphony ‘facing a significant financial challenge’ Dolly Parton company sues former security director Bryan Seaver
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