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Chris Devaney served as Chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party from 2009-2015.

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Early life

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Chris Devaney was born in Cleburne, Texas. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.

Career

He started his career as a journalist for NBC Radio News in Washington, D.C. and later worked in media relations for the Republican Conference of the United States Senate. In 1994, he moved to Tennessee to work on Fred Thompson's campaign for the United States Senate. and later worked for Senator Thompson in Washington, D.C. and Tennessee.

He later served as a senior staff member for Phil Gramm, Senator from Texas. In 2005, Devaney became Executive Director of the Tennessee Republican Party. and helped Bob Corker's 2006 senatorial campaign. Devaney became State Director to Senator Corker shortly after his election. He has served as Chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party since 2009, and was re-elected in 2010, 2012 and 2014.

Devaney is currently executive director of the Children's Nutrition Program of Haiti, a non-profit that works to prevent and rehabilitate those suffering from childhood malnutrition.

Personal life

He is married to Heather Devaney, and they live in Lookout Mountain, a suburb of Chattanooga, Tennessee. They have four children, and are members of Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church.

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