There are 108 article(s) tagged Bill Hagerty:

• January 2020

  • Cohen praises impeachment managers; Republican Senate primary field takes shape

    2020 Campaign Round Up: Bill Hagerty has the president’s backing while Dr. Manny Sethi says Hagerty is a “Washington insider.” 

    By Bill Dries January 16, 2020

• October 2019

  • CPAC Memphis gathering touts Trump re-election

    Republican U.S. Senate contender Bill Hagerty was among those pushing the president's re-election campaign. Gov. Bill Lee talked about criminal justice reform and education reform as efforts that are beyond ideology. Lee also never mentioned President Donald Trump during his remarks at the Tuesday gathering.

    By Bill Dries October 29, 2019

• September 2019

  • Cohen and Kustoff differ on Trump impeachment inquiry

    Reaction to the opening of an impeachment inquiry announced Tuesday by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also included Republican U.S. Senate contender Bill Hagerty.

    By Bill Dries September 24, 2019

  • Hagerty enters U.S. Senate race with heavy dose of Trump

    Citing a mid-summer endorsement by President Donald Trump and playing heavily on conservative themes, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Bill Hagerty entered the 2020 U.S. Senate race’s Republican primary Monday morning.

    By Sam Stockard September 09, 2019

• July 2019

  • Nelson: David Kustoff for … governor?

    Kustoff’s career has mostly centered on federal offices, but if he’s open to another path to advancement, it might be the time for him to start focusing on Tennessee-specific issues that a candidate for governor will have to address.

    By Michael Nelson July 23, 2019

  • Sethi claims ‘GOP establishment’ tried to talk him out of Senate run

    With U.S. Ambassador to Japan Bill Hagerty likely to run for the U.S. Senate, the first Republican to enter the race, Manny Sethi, is calling out the Republican “establishment,” saying it pressured him not to seek the seat.

    By Sam Stockard July 19, 2019

  • Hagerty resigning from Japan ambassadorship with U.S. Senate run expected

    With a U.S. Senate run in the offing, Bill Hagerty is leaving his post as U.S. Ambassador to Japan after two years of service, the U.S. Embassy announced Tuesday.

    By Sam Stockard July 16, 2019

  • Trump tweet gives Hagerty jump in U.S. Senate race

    Ambassador to Japan Bill Hagerty hasn’t made an official announcement for a 2020 U.S. Senate candidacy, but President Donald Trump put him at the front of the race with a single tweet.

    By Sam Stockard July 15, 2019