GOV. BILL HASLAM (R-TN) was elected in 2010. TRANSPARENCY Gov. Haslam has repeatedly flouted transparency standards.

In one example, Gov. Haslam issued an executive order almost immediately after taking office rolling back financial disclosure requirements for executive branch employees, including the governor.1 Gov. Haslams lack of transparency about his finances has made it difficult to fully assess his conflicts of interest. Since he took office, the state has spent millions of dollars to buy a building from his former business partner, he signed legislation benefitting a former business associate, and the state has funneled business to a real estate services firm, Jones Lang LaSalle, Gov. Haslam invested in before becoming governor.2 The governors aides pushed to increase the size of a state contract with Jones Lang LaSalle without going through a competitive bidding process.3 In addition, Gov. Haslam used personal funds to pay a top political advisor, who is also a registered lobbyist, which meant the payments were not a matter of public record.4 News of the private payments surfaced publicly in May 2013, together with revelations that the consultant, Tom Ingram, lobbied state officials while secretly on the governors payroll.5 Mr. Ingram said he did not lobby the governor directly but appears to have regularly contacted top aides in the governors office, including his chief of staff.6 Mr. Ingram also failed to register as a lobbyist for a client on whose behalf he lobbied state government.7 In addition, e-mails show Mr. Ingram engaged in campaign work for Gov. Haslam while he was being privately paid, which may violate state laws requiring campaign expenses to be reported on disclosure forms.8 In June 2013, Gov. Haslam said he would begin paying Mr. Ingram through his campaign.9 MISMANAGEMENT A federal judge ruled Gov. Haslam overstepped his authority and impinged on First Amendment rights when he imposed a curfew leading to the arrest of Occupy Nashville protesters.10 PARTISAN POLITICS In May 2011, Gov. Haslam signed controversial legislation requiring voters to show photo identification,11 though a few months later, even before the law took effect, expressed concern that the new requirement would make it unnecessarily hard for some people

Erik Schelzig, Gov. Haslam Scuttles Income Disclosure Rules, Associated Press, January 16, 2011; Tom Humphrey, Ethics Policies Combined; Governors Meetings Stay Secret, Knoxville News Sentinel, September 10, 2012; Andy Sher, Governor Bill Haslams Staff Declines Request On Advice For TRA Revamp, Chattanooga Times Free Press, April 30, 2012. 2 Walter F. Roche Jr., Tennessee Pays Millions for Fixer-Upper, Tennessean, December 16, 2012; Nate Rau, TN Distillery Bill Raises Ethics Queries, Tennesseean, May 12, 2013; Phil Williams, Governor Invested In Company Getting $330 Million Contract, News Channel 5, June 10, 2013. 3 Williams, News Channel 5, June 10, 2013. 4 Ben Hall, Lobbyist On Payroll Of Both Governor, Special Interests, News Channel 5, May 7, 2013. 5 Id. 6 Ben Hall, Emails Reveal Key Lobbyists Access to Haslam Administration, News Channel 5, July 8, 2013. 7 Andy Sher, Tennessee Ethics Panel to Meet on Tom Ingram Lobbying Case, Chattanooga Times Free Press, May 13, 2013. 8 Ben Hall, Did Governor Haslam Break Campaign Finance Laws?, News Channel 5, July 11, 2013. 9 Chas Sisk, Haslam To Put Lobbyist Back On Campaign Payroll, Tennessean, June 25, 2013. 10 Bobby Allyn, Occupy Nashville Wins Ruling That TN Violated First Amendment Rights, Tennessean, June 12, 2013. 11 http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0016&ga=107.

to vote.12 In 2013, Gov. Haslam signed a subsequent bill prohibiting voters from using photo identification issued by counties, municipalities, or other states when voting in person.13

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Tom Humphrey, Gov. Bill Haslam Voices Concerns About Requiring Photo ID for Voting, Knoxville News Sentinel, December 16, 2011. 13 Out-of-State Photo Identification Will Not Be Accepted To Vote In 14, Tennessean, May 3, 2013.