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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Bill Haslam
| image = File:Gov. Bill Haslam
| order = 49th [[Governor of Tennessee]]
| lieutenant = [[Ron Ramsey]]<br />[[Randy McNally]]
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| education = [[Emory University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| signature = Bill Haslam signature.png
| caption = Haslam in
| website = {{url|https://www.tn.gov/former-governor-haslam/about-bill-haslam.html|Government website}}
}}
'''William Edward Haslam'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/jul/18/bill-haslam |title=''Knoxville News Sentinel'' profile on Haslam |publisher=Knoxnews.com |access-date=2013-07-19}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|æ|z|l|ə|m}}; born August 23, 1958) is an American [[billionaire]] businessman and politician who served as the 49th [[governor of Tennessee]] from 2011 to 2019. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], Haslam previously served as the [[List of mayors of Knoxville, Tennessee|67th mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee]].
He was born in Knoxville and graduated from [[Emory University]] in Atlanta, Georgia. He began his career in business, joining his father, [[Jim Haslam]], who was the founder of [[Pilot Company|Pilot Corporation]]. Haslam rose to president of Pilot Corp in the 1990s, after his brother [[Jimmy Haslam]] became the company's CEO. Haslam then left Pilot and from 1999 to 2001 was the CEO of the [[e-commerce]] and cataloging division at the department store chain [[Saks Fifth Avenue]]. He then became a consultant at Saks and later served on the board of directors at [[Harold's|Harold's Stores, Inc]]. He is a co-owner of
He was elected Mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee in the [[2003 Knoxville mayoral election]] with 52% of the vote. He was reelected in the [[2007 Knoxville mayoral election]], winning 87% of the vote, and served until 2011. After incumbent Governor [[Phil Bredesen]] was [[term limits|term-limited]], Haslam declared his candidacy for the office in January 2009. He defeated U.S. Representative [[Zach Wamp]] and Lieutenant Governor [[Ron Ramsey]] in the Republican primary with 47% of the vote and went on to defeat [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] businessman [[Mike McWherter]] with 65% of the vote in the [[2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election|2010 general election]].
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==Early life, education, and business career==
Haslam was born in 1958 in Knoxville, Tennessee, the third child of [[Jim Haslam]], the founder of [[Pilot Company|Pilot Corporation]], the parent company of the convenience store and travel center chain, [[Pilot Flying J]], and his wife, Cynthia (Allen). Jim Haslam has been a Republican Party fundraiser and [[University of Tennessee]] donor and trustee for several decades.<ref name=flory16>{{cite news|last=Flory|first=Josh|date=January 16, 2011|title=Haslam Patriarch Started Making Mark on Knoxville as UT Student|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jan/16/jim-haslam-family-patriarch-started-making-mark-kn|work=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]]|access-date=September 22, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117103434/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jan/16/jim-haslam-family-patriarch-started-making-mark-kn/|archive-date=2011-01-17}}</ref>
Haslam was educated at the [[Webb School of Knoxville]], where he became active in the Christian group [[Young Life]].<ref name=flory17>{{cite news|last=Flory|first=Josh|date=January 17, 2011|title=Work, loss and new joy: Death drew Haslams closer|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jan/17/work-loss-and-new-joy-death-drew-haslams-closer|work=Knoxville News-Sentinel|access-date=<!--Needed-->|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110118074924/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jan/17/work-loss-and-new-joy-death-drew-haslams-closer/|archive-date=2011-01-18}}</ref> He later attended [[Emory University]], graduating with a [[bachelor's degree]] in history in 1980.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.billhaslam.com/site/c.ieJPIWOtEnH/b.5438305/k.94CA/Bills_Biography.htm |title=Bill Haslam biography |access-date=2010-06-09 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717131729/http://www.billhaslam.com/site/c.ieJPIWOtEnH/b.5438305/k.94CA/Bills_Biography.htm |archive-date=2010-07-17 }}</ref> He is a member of the Beta Chi chapter of the [[Sigma Chi]] International Fraternity.<ref name=flory18>{{cite news |first=Josh |last=Flory |url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jan/18/growth-and-change-business-evolves-haslam-siblings |title=Growth and Change: As Business Evolves, Haslam Siblings Find Their Roles Within and Without It |newspaper=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] |date=January 18, 2011 |access-date=September 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015023921/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jan/18/growth-and-change-business-evolves-haslam-siblings/ |archive-date=October 15, 2012 }}</ref>
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In 1999, Haslam joined [[Saks Fifth Avenue]] as the chief executive officer of the [[e-commerce]] and catalog division.<ref name=citybio>[http://www.ci.knoxville.tn.us/mayor/bio.asp Mayor's biography] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041207153005/http://www.ci.knoxville.tn.us/mayor/bio.asp |date=December 7, 2004 }}, City of Knoxville website, accessed May 9, 2010</ref> He left Saks in 2001, and joined the board of the Dallas-based clothing chain, [[Harold's|Harold's Stores Inc.]], later that year.<ref name=flory18 />
Haslam is one of the owners of the [[Tennessee Smokies]], a [[minor league baseball]] team in [[East Tennessee]].<ref name=citybio/> His brother, current [[Pilot Flying J]] CEO [[Jimmy Haslam]], became majority owner of the [[Cleveland Browns]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=
==Mayor of Knoxville==
In 2002, Haslam announced he was running for Mayor of Knoxville, inspired in part by a conversation he had had with then-Chattanooga mayor (and later [[United States Senator]]) [[Bob Corker]]. Knoxville's mayoral elections are nominally non-partisan,<ref>{{cite news|author=Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy|title=Knox County One Question|url=http://web.knoxnews.com/pdf/0513onequestion.pdf|work=Knoxville News-Sentinel|date=2007-05-13|access-date=2009-06-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124113235/http://web.knoxnews.com/pdf/0513onequestion.pdf|archive-date=2009-01-24|url-status=dead}}</ref> but Haslam was known to be a member of the Republican Party when he ran for the office. His opponent in the race, Knox County commissioner [[Madeline Rogero]], criticized Haslam as an oil company puppet, and blamed his father for the appointment of controversial
In 2006, Haslam appointed Rogero director of community development, later stating he had read [[Doris Kearns Goodwin]]'s ''[[Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln|Team of Rivals]]'', and was inspired by President [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s decision to appoint former campaign rivals to his cabinet.<ref name=flory19 /> He was reelected in 2007, winning 87% of the vote against challengers Isa Infante and Mark Saroff.<ref name=hickman>{{cite news|last=Hickman|first=Hayes|title=Haslam sails to second term|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/sep/26/haslamsails-tosecondterm|work=Knoxville News-Sentinel|date=September 26, 2007|access-date=2008-05-18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013210351/http://knoxnews.com/news/2007/sep/26/haslamsails-tosecondterm/|archive-date=2007-10-13}}</ref>
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==Tenure as governor==
[[File:Bill Haslam official portrait.jpg|thumb|Official portrait of Bill Haslam, hanging in the [[Tennessee State Capitol]]]]
=== 2011 ===
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On April 24, 2012, Haslam signed into law the Tennessee Excellence, Accountability and Management ("TEAM") Act, which established a new hiring system for state agencies and overhauled the evaluation standards for state employees by placing a greater focus on job performance rather than seniority.<ref>{{cite press release|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Haslam Signs TEAM Act Into Law|url=http://news.tn.gov/node/8718|location=Nashville|publisher=Office of the Governor of Tennessee|date=April 24, 2012|access-date=March 4, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412191830/http://news.tn.gov/node/8718|archive-date=April 12, 2013}}</ref> The bill also makes it easier for executive branch employees to be hired and fired, establishes merit raises for high performing workers, and gives preference to veterans in job openings where applicants have equal qualifications.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Governor Haslam Signs Civil Service Overhaul Bill|url=http://www.newschannel5.com/story/17677729/governor-haslam-signs-civil-service-overhaul-bill|work=WTVF-TV|agency=Associated Press|date=April 24, 2012|access-date=March 5, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507200910/http://www.newschannel5.com/story/17677729/governor-haslam-signs-civil-service-overhaul-bill|archive-date=May 7, 2012}}</ref>
In May 2012, Haslam signed a bill barring sex education instructors from encouraging "gateway sexual activity." Proponents of the bill argued it was necessary to clarify the meaning of abstinence, while opponents argued the bill's wording was overly vague, and could be construed to include behavior such as kissing and holding hands.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sisk|first=Chas|title=Haslam Signs 'Gateway Sexual Activity' Bill|url=http://www.wbir.com/news/article/219652/2/Haslam-signs-gateway-sexual-activity-bill|work=WBIR-TV|agency=The Tennessean|date=May 11, 2012|access-date=March 4, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412045200/http://www.wbir.com/news/article/219652/2/Haslam-signs-gateway-sexual-activity-bill|archive-date=2013-04-12}}</ref> Other bills signed by Haslam in May included a measure requiring drug testing for welfare recipients, a measure providing grants to companies to pay for training expenses for recently laid-off workers,<ref name=severalbills>"{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Governor Haslam Signs Several Bills Into Law|url=http://www.newschannel5.com/story/18616840/governor-haslam-signs-several-bills-into-law|work=WTVF-TV|agency=Associated Press|date=May 24, 2012|access-date=March 4, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525183531/http://www.newschannel5.com/story/18616840/governor-haslam-signs-several-bills-into-law|archive-date=May 25, 2012}}</ref> and a bill requiring [[Amazon.com]] to start collecting sales taxes on online purchases by 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=Morrison|first=Chloé|date=March 26, 2012|title=Gov. Bill Haslam Signs Bill That Requires Amazon to Charge Sales Tax by 2014|url=http://www.nooga.com/154486/gov-bill-haslam-signs-bill-that-requires-amazon-to-charge-sales-tax-by-2014/|work=Nooga Today|access-date=March 5, 2013|archive-date=April 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417035002/http://www.nooga.com/154486/gov-bill-haslam-signs-bill-that-requires-amazon-to-charge-sales-tax-by-2014/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
After the General Assembly permanently adjourned in May, Haslam issued the first [[veto]] of his governorship. He vetoed a controversial bill that sought to end [[Vanderbilt University]]'s "All Comers" policy, which required religious groups at the school to allow any student to join even if the student didn't share the group's religious beliefs. The legislature could not override the veto because it was no longer in session.<ref>{{cite news|last=Humphrey|first=Tom|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/may/06/tom-humphrey-gov-bill-haslams-first-veto-deftly/|title=Gov. Bill Haslam's first veto deftly dodges override possibility|date=May 6, 2012|newspaper=Knoxville News Sentinel|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715080015/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/may/06/tom-humphrey-gov-bill-haslams-first-veto-deftly/|archive-date=2012-07-15}}</ref> Haslam stated he disagreed with the policy, but didn't think it appropriate for the government to interfere with the policies of a private institution.<ref>{{cite news|last=Humphrey|first=Tom|date=May 11, 2012|title=Haslam: 'All Comers' Policy Wrong, But Veto Plan Still Stands|url=http://blogs.knoxnews.com/humphrey/2012/05/haslam-all-comers-policy-wrong.html|work=Knoxville News Sentinel|access-date=March 4, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411061920/http://blogs.knoxnews.com/humphrey/2012/05/haslam-all-comers-policy-wrong.html|archive-date=2013-04-11}}</ref>
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In April 2016, Haslam vetoed a bill to make the [[Bible]] the official book of Tennessee. The bill, sponsored by [[Tennessee Senate|State Sen.]] [[Steve Southerland (Tennessee politician)|Steve Southerland]], [[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Morristown, Tennessee|Morristown]], passed in both the [[Tennessee House of Representatives|State House]] and the Senate. If signed by Haslam, it would have made Tennessee the first state to make the Bible its state book. Haslam vetoed the bill on April 14, 2016. An attempt to override the veto failed in the State House, garnering 43 votes, short of the threshold of 50 needed to override.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ebert|first=Joel|title=Bill to make Bible Tennessee's official book heads to governor|date=April 5, 2016|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2016/04/04/bill-make-bible-official-state-book-heads-haslam/82625250/|work=The Tennessean}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/bid-to-override-haslam-veto-of-bible-as-tennessee-book-fails|title=Bid to override Haslam veto of Bible as Tennessee book fails|date=April 20, 2016|work=Fox News|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>
Haslam
=== 2017 ===
In April 2017, Haslam signed the IMPROVE Act into law. The bill, which stands for "Improving Manufacturing, Public Roads, and Opportunities for a Vibrant Economy," cut the state [[Sales taxes in the United States|sales tax]] on food from five to four percent, increased the [[gasoline]] and [[diesel fuel|diesel]] [[Fuel taxes in the United States|fuel taxes]] by six and ten cents, respectively, raised the tax on [[natural gas]] by eight cents, increased vehicle registration fees, and instituted a [[Plug-in electric vehicles in Tennessee#Government policy|new $100 annual fee]] for [[electric vehicle]]s. Its primary purpose was for [[TDOT]] to fund a $10 billion backlog of 962 needed highway projects.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ebert|first=Joel|date=April 24, 2017|title=Tennessee gas tax increase: What it means for you|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2017/04/24/tennessee-gas-tax-increase-what-means-you/100839608/|work=[[The Tennessean]]|location=Nashville|access-date=2018-01-27}}</ref> A similar plan called the Better Roads Program was initiated by then-governor [[Lamar Alexander]] in 1986.
In May 2017, Haslam signed [[HB 1111/SB 1085]] into law.<ref name="outandabouthaslamsignslgbterasurebill">{{cite news|last1=Brant|first1=Joseph|title=Haslam signs LGBT Erasure bill into law|url=https://www.outandaboutnashville.com/story/haslam-signs-lgbt-erasure-bill-law/51708#.WQ2_9bzyv-Y|access-date=May 6, 2017|work=Out & About Nashville|date=May 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004040100/https://www.outandaboutnashville.com/story/haslam-signs-lgbt-erasure-bill-law/51708#.WQ2_9bzyv-Y|archive-date=October 4, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="whetstonegovbillhaslamsigns">{{cite news|last1=Whetstone|first1=Tyler|title=Gov. Bill Haslam signs 'natural meaning' bill into law|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/05/gov-bill-haslam-signs-natural-meaning-bill/101328278/|access-date=May 6, 2017|work=Knoxville News Sentinel|date=May 5, 2017|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20170505234750/http://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/05/gov-bill-haslam-signs-natural-meaning-bill/101328278/|archive-date=May 5, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The bill was seen by the [[Human Rights Campaign]] as an attempt to challenge ''[[Obergefell v. Hodges]]'' and undermine [[same-sex marriage in the United States|same-sex marriage in Tennessee]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Anti-LGBTQ Bills in Tennessee Attempt to Undermine Supreme Court's Marriage Equality Ruling|url=
==Political positions==
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===Gun laws===
Haslam was formerly a member of the [[Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition]], but he resigned early in 2009 and became a member of the [[National Rifle Association of America]].<ref>[http://politics.nashvillepost.com/2009/04/09/bill-haslam-joined-the-nra-in-late-february-or-early-march "Bill Haslam Joined The NRA In 'Late February Or Early March'"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715161744/http://politics.nashvillepost.com/2009/04/09/bill-haslam-joined-the-nra-in-late-february-or-early-march |date=July 15, 2010 }}, ''Nashville Post'' Blogjam, April 9, 2009. Article includes a link to a [http://politics.nashvillepost.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/maig-2.pdf Copy of Haslam's letter of resignation from MAIG]{{dead link|date=September 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}.</ref> When a candidate for governor, Haslam said he would sign a [[constitutional carry]] bill,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wgnsradio.com/governor-made-constitutional-carry-promise-for-firearm-carrying--cms-23833 |title=Governor made "Constitutional Carry" promise for firearm carrying |date= December 9, 2014 |work= WGNSradio |access-date=2017-03-30|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222181419/https://www.wgnsradio.com/governor-made-constitutional-carry-promise-for-firearm-carrying--cms-23833|archive-date=2015-02-22}}</ref> but as governor, he opposed constitutional carry.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/29/constitutional-carry-efforts-die-tennesse-legislature/99773344/ |title='Constitutional carry' efforts die in Tennessee Legislature |date= August 8, 2016 |work= The Tennessean |access-date=2017-03-30}}</ref>
===Abortion===
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== Post-governorship ==
In June 2022 Bill Haslam become the new owner of the NHL's [[Nashville Predators]] "through a multi-phased acquisition transaction.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-17 |title=Ex-Tennessee Gov. Haslam agrees to buy Preds |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/34108187/source-former-tennessee-gov-bill-haslam-gradually-buy-predators |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> Haslam, whose brother, [[Jimmy Haslam|Jimmy]], co-owns the NFL's Cleveland Browns with his wife, Dee, has reached an agreement with the franchise's present ownership group, which is chaired by Herbert Fritch and includes at least 17 others.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Skrbina |first1=Paul |title=Nashville Predators establish rough timeline for Bill Haslam's majority ownership |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nhl/predators/2022/06/17/bill-haslam-nashville-predators-sale-ownership-group/7660137001/ |access-date=19 December 2022 |work=The Tennessean}}</ref> ▼
After US Senator [[Lamar Alexander]] announced that he would not seek re-election [[2020 United States Senate election in Tennessee|in 2020]], speculation began to arise that Haslam would run for the seat. Haslam announced in July 2019 that he would not do so.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lee |first=
▲In June 2022, Bill Haslam agreed to become the new owner of the NHL's [[Nashville Predators]] "through a multi-phased acquisition transaction".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-17 |title=Ex-Tennessee Gov. Haslam agrees to buy Preds |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/34108187/source-former-tennessee-gov-bill-haslam-gradually-buy-predators |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> Haslam, whose brother, [[Jimmy Haslam|Jimmy]], co-owns the NFL's Cleveland Browns with his wife, Dee,
In May 2023, U.S. Senator and 2024 presidential candidate [[Tim Scott]] appointed Haslam as national co-chair of his [[Tim Scott 2024 presidential campaign|2024]] campaign.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/15/tim-scott-builds-2024-team-00096901 | title=Tim Scott builds out 2024 team, taps Bill Haslam as national co-chair | website=[[Politico]] | date=15 May 2023 }}</ref>
==Personal life==
Haslam met his wife, Crissy Garrett, at [[Emory University]] and they have been married since 1981; with one son and two daughters and eight grandchildren.<ref name=citybio/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theknoxvillejournal.com/content/stories/belowthefold/sept2010/Crissy-Haslam-increases-campaign-visits-highlights-childrens-issues.html |title=Crissy Haslam profile |access-date=2010-12-21 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001063513/http://www.theknoxvillejournal.com/content/stories/belowthefold/sept2010/Crissy-Haslam-increases-campaign-visits-highlights-childrens-issues.html |archive-date=2011-10-01 }}. Retrieved 19 July 2013.</ref> Haslam is a [[Presbyterian]], and is a longtime member of Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, an [[Evangelical Presbyterian Church (United States)|Evangelical Presbyterian Church]] congregation in Knoxville.<ref name=bio /> He attends [[Christ Presbyterian Church (Nashville, Tennessee)|Christ Presbyterian Church]] when in Nashville.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Meyer |first1=Holly |title=From denominations to pews, why the death penalty divides many Christians |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/religion/2018/08/07/tennessee-execution-death-penalty-divides-christians/917421002/ |access-date=2 April 2019 |work=[[The Tennessean]] |date=7 August 2018}}</ref> Haslam has been a member of the [[Young Life]] Board of Trustees since 2011.<ref>[http://www.younglife.org/AboutYoungLife/BoardOfTrustees.htm Board of Trustees 2012-2013] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905081841/http://www.younglife.org/AboutYoungLife/BoardOfTrustees.htm |date=September 5, 2013 }}, Young Life website. Retrieved; 20 August 2013.</ref>
▲After US Senator [[Lamar Alexander]] announced that he would not seek re-election [[2020 United States Senate election in Tennessee|in 2020]], speculation began to arise that Haslam would run for the seat. Haslam announced in July 2019 that he would not do so.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lee|first= Murry|date=July 12, 2019 |title=Bill Haslam announces he will not be running for Senate in 2020
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