A former
Nationwide insurance agent and Tennessee state senator has been appointed to a position in the Trump administration.
Jim Tracy, who spent years running a Nationwide agency in Tennessee, also served as a state senator and speaker pro tem of the Tennessee state senate. Stacy has been appointed as the Tennessee state director of the US Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program.
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Stacy resigned as state senator after accepting the position with the Trump administration, according to the
Shelbyville Times-Gazette. A Republican, Tracy has served in the state senate since 2004.
“Today is an emotional day for me,” Tracy told the paper Monday. Tracy said that the USDA job was “an opportunity to continue my public service.”
“This is a great loss for the senate but a big win for Tennessee agriculture,” Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally said in a statement.
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