Bredesen taps bipartisan group

In keeping with his promise to establish a more inclusive administration, Governor-elect Phil Bredesen named more than 164 Tennesseans from across the state and from a variety of political viewpoints to submit input in the naming of key candidates for high-level state positions opening up after he takes office in January.

The advisory committee will be divided into 12 groups, which will focus on different areas of state government.

The group includes several Republicans, including former gubernatorial candidate Jim Henry, who lost to Bredesen