Lt. Governor Randy McNally
Tennessee Lt. Governor · Speaker of the Tennessee Senate
Session: Why States Must Protect Their Roads — Featured Welcome
Who Is Lt. Governor McNally?
Tennessee's fiscal conscience, Lt. Governor Randy McNally is only the second Republican Tennessee Senate Speaker in modern history and the first from Anderson County in 150 years.
As chairman of the Senate's Finance, Ways and Means Committee for a decade, McNally oversaw the General Assembly's only constitutionally prescribed duty: the passage of a balanced budget. Recognized across the state as a finance and budget expert, McNally's leadership has been critical in keeping Tennessee's budget in balance and its credit "Triple-A" rated.
In addition to his 26 years on the Senate Finance Ways and Means Committee, McNally also served as chairman of the Senate Education Committee in the 102nd and 103rd General Assemblies.
A legislative leader for over four decades, Lt. Governor McNally has been recognized for both his work in the General Assembly and in his community. He counts among his many achievements the American Conservative Union Conservative Achievement Award, NFIB's Guardian of Small Business Award, the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police Legislative Award, and the Tennessee Press Association Open Government Award.
McNally received his B.S. from Memphis State University in 1967 and graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in 1969. He served as a hospital pharmacist at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge from 1979 until his retirement in 2010.
WHAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING
Lt. Governor McNally opens the Summit by establishing its central question: when freight is released at the dock, do we know who is taking custody of it — and do states have the authority and responsibility to confirm it before that load reaches the public highway?
- Tennessee leadership and the state's responsibility for the safety of its own roads
- Public safety and transportation safety for Tennessee motorists and communities
- The importance of legitimate, qualified, and properly verified commercial drivers
- Protecting Tennessee's freight economy and the integrity of commerce moving through the state
- The central question of the Summit — who is driving, and is custody being properly transferred
- Cooperation among state government, law enforcement, federal agencies, and the transportation industry
- Tennessee's authority and responsibility to act before an unverified driver reaches the highway
These are the topics and issues that will be part of the Summit discussion. No specific policy position or statement should be attributed to the speaker unless confirmed by the Initiative.
The Nashville Summit
WHO IS DRIVING?
Driver legitimacy is a public-safety issue.