Summary
Supporters long cited [John Wilder]'s light touch in controlling the 33-member Senate, letting it take a path of its own choosing. Wilder's mantra of "the Senate is the Senate" was often followed by expressions of pride for the members' actions -- no matter what they might have been.
Former Democratic Gov. Ned McWherter, a close friend of Wilder's, said he talked to him right before Christmas. He said Wilder "seemed very well" and that he talked about helping Democrats gain control of the Senate, which is now controlled 19-14 by Republicans."I said, 'John, you going to be involved in that,' and he said, 'I'm going to do anything I possibly can to help them,'" McWherter said.See the full content of this document
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Former Lt. Gov. Wilder Hospitalized
Staff and Wire Report
NASHVILLE -- John Wilder, a Democrat who led the Tennessee Senate for 36 years, was in a ...See the full content of this document
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