JACKSON Tenn (March 1, 2015) — At Saturday night’s Reagan Day Dinner the Madison County Republican Party announced that Jackson businessman Sammie Arnold was this years Lifetime Achievement Award winner.
Jay Bush said, The award recognizes Arnold’s years of service and dedication to the growth of the Republican Party in Madison County and the State of Tennessee. The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Mr. Arnold by Governor Bill Haslam. Arnold chaired Governor Haslam’s campaign in Madison County in both 2010 and 2014.
The award was presented as part of the program at the Madison County Republican Party Reagan Day Dinner at Union University’s Carl Grant Events Center.
Arnold was nominated for the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Executive Committee of the Madison County Republican Party.
According to a press release, the Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded to individuals who, throughout their life, have served our community and helped to build the Republican Party in Madison County. Recent past recipients of the Republican Lifetime Achievement Award include the late State Senator Bobby Carter (2011), John D. Graham (2012), and Madison County Commissioner Gary Deaton (2014).
In addition to presenting Sammie Arnold with the Madison County Republican Party Lifetime Achievement Award at Saturday’s Reagan Day Dinner Governor Haslam gave the keynote address.
Haslam talked about the importance of electing good leaders, told the crowd that even though Republicans identified with the same party all Republicans would still not always agree on every issue, and after his address he took questions from the audience.
The evening also included a straw poll for the upcoming Jackson city mayor’s race and with 69% of the vote the group chose Jackson Mayor Jerry Gist over challenger Lowe Finney.
The event is a key fundraiser for the Madison County Republican Party
