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Herron Makes 2nd Amendment Pledge

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:14:29 -0400

Roy Herron pledged Friday to defend 2nd Amendment rights and to fight efforts by the federal government to infringe on the right to keep and bear arms.

Citing his support of gun-rights legislation and his family’s hunting heritage, Herron said he has the strongest, most responsible record on guns among the candidates running for Congress in Tennessee’s 8th District.

Herron Family Votes Early

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:38:57 -0400

Roy Herron, wife Nancy and teenage twin sons Rick and John went to the polls Friday during early voting for the 2010 Primary Election.

Why We Must Fight the Nuclear Waste Dump in West Tennessee

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:18:14 -0400

One of my happiest memories as a young boy was going duck hunting with Dad. On the way to the hunt, even in the dark, by the moonlight you could see the beauty of the West Tennessee countryside. We would drive by small communities and through towns where business owners soon would be getting ready for a day of commerce.

If you had told me then that the day would come that an outside company and nameless, faceless federal bureaucrats would threaten that beauty and our communities by trying to make West Tennessee a nuclear waste dump I would have thought you were crazy.

Fiscally Conservative Blue Dogs Endorse Roy Herron for Tennessee's 8th District

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:44:55 -0400

DRESDEN, Tenn. — The fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition announced today its endorsement of conservative Roy Herron for Tennessee's 8th Congressional District, citing his commitment to fiscal responsibility and accountability.

Herron Campaign Tops $1.5M

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:07:39 -0400

Dresden, Tenn. — Former minister, small town attorney and businessman Roy Herron surpassed more than $1.5 million in total campaign funds raised in his bid for Congress in Tennessee’s 8th District.

Thanks to Sergeant O'Bryan

Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:31:43 -0400

This morning, I met the parents of a young Marine who last month was killed in action. Sergeant Israel “Izzy” O’Bryan, of Newbern in Dyer County, also left behind a young widow and a one-year-old son.

As I talked with Sergeant O’Bryan’s parents, I thought about how he was barely older than Nancy’s and my twin sons, John and Rick. And he was close to the age I was when I also first went overseas.

Herron Votes For Balanced Budget, No New Taxes

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:33:03 -0400

After many rounds of hard negotiations, Tennessee lawmakers approved a balanced state budget this month with no new taxes.

State Sen. Roy Herron said the bipartisan budget is fiscally responsible and ensures a commitment to children and an investment in jobs by further developing the West Tennessee Megasite.

“We came together, made some tough decisions and balanced the budget in a way that doesn’t raise taxes, creates job opportunities and protects our children’s health and education,” said Herron, who is also running for U.S. Congress in the 8th Congressional District. “It’s the kind of leadership Tennesseans expect in Nashville and that they deserve in Washington.”

Herron Flatly Opposes Making Tennessee a Nuclear Waste Dump

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:52:33 -0400

Roy Herron today said he would fight every effort to make West Tennessee a nuclear waste dump.

“My family has called West Tennessee home since 1819. I was born for this fight,” Herron said. “My deep roots here, experience as an attorney and work as a legislator have prepared me for this battle. If they want nuclear waste in West Tennessee, they will have to dump it over my dead body.”

Herron Opposes Milan Arsenal Proposal

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:22:41 -0400

DRESDEN, Tenn. — Congressional candidate Roy Herron condemned Wednesday the proposal to open the Milan Army Ammunition Plant for nuclear waste storage.

“Trading hundreds of jobs for unlimited radioactive toxic waste is a terrible deal, and we hope the governor and everyone will fight to protect our people and our home area,” Herron said.

Remembering American Heroes

Fri, 28 May 2010 19:07:24 -0400

Dad got to England in July of 1944. Soon after he landed, he was on a landing craft headed for Normandy. As they crossed the English Channel, over the loudspeaker came the familiar voice of Roy Acuff singing, “The Great Speckled Bird.”