July 5th, 2008
Dear Friends,
From now until election day, you may get asked why someone should vote for me over Raymond Finney and I want you to have an answer to that fundamental question. Here’s what I suggest you tell them:
It boils down to two things: schools and jobs. If you care about schools and jobs, you need to vote for Doug. In 2007, Raymond voted to cut state funding for our local school systems. Millions of dollars left Sevier and Blount Counties and the Maryville and Alcoa school systems and ended up in Memphis and Nashville. Doug opposed that and is working to restore our fair share of state funding for our schools.
As far as jobs, just this past May, Raymond was named one of the five worst legislators in the General Assembly by BusinessTn magazine, because he has sponsored legislation that would take jobs out of Tennessee, hurt businesses in our state, and increase the costs of energy to heat our homes and run our businesses. He was the only Republican on that list. On the other hand, this past week Doug was rated as the most effective Republican representative in the legislature by the Knoxville News-Sentinel. So, if you care about our schools and jobs for our children, you’ve got to vote for Doug.
Please also tell your friends and family that I don’t run away from a battle. I believe my vote counts in Nashville, while Raymond told the Chamber of Commerce just the other day that his vote on the school funding issue didn’t matter. I believe such a comment is irresponsible.
For the past eight years as your Representative, I’ve fought for making health care more accessible and available, solving the medical malpractice crisis, protecting our seniors living in long term care facilities, making sure our trauma centers receive adequate funding, providing a safe haven for newborns, protecting our children from Internet predators, and helping our disabled Veterans.
If you will help me in this election, I’ll continue to stand up for you and be a Senator you can be proud of.
Sincerely,
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June 27th, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Adam Jaynes
(865) 850-6516
Directorship Magazine, a national publication targeted to business leaders, named Tennessee the best state in the nation for its litigation climate – due to medical malpractice liability reform legislation sponsored by Rep. Doug Overbey.
“I sponsored the medical malpractice legislation first and foremost to lower healthcare costs for Tennessee families,” said Overbey. “But I am also very proud that, especially in these difficult economic conditions, we could put Tennessee at the top of the list for attracting businesses and jobs to our state.”
Overbey’s legislation will help eliminate frivolous and unsubstantiated malpractice lawsuits early in the legal process, while still allowing legitimate legal actions to protect the patient. Overbey’s bill received strong bipartisan support and was recently signed into law.
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June 25th, 2008
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Originally published at www.blounttoday.com
Bob and Susan Hirche will host State Rep. Doug Overbey and supporters during a campaign kickoff celebration on the banks of the Little River. The event will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday June 20, at 1012 Hitch Road.
Overbey is a four-term Republican state representative who has been in the state House for seven years. He is a member of the Finance, Ways and Means Committee, Health and Human Resources Committee, Select Committee on Ethics and Joint Select Committee on Children and Youth. He is chairman of the House Health Care Facilities Subcommittee and a member of the Budget Subcommittee. In 2007, he was elected Secretary of the Joint Study Committee on Long Term Care.
Overbey is challenging State Sen. Raymond Finney in the Republican primary on Aug. 7.
During his seven years in the legislature, Rep. Overbey has been a supporter of veterans and legislation that supports veterans, such as supporting veterans service officers in each county of the state, sponsoring and gaining passage of the law that has eliminated the 30-day time period for POW’s to qualify as a disabled veteran for property tax relief and the law that allows all service-related totally disabled veterans to qualify for property tax relief. In 2006, Overbey sponsored and gained passage of a bill granting property tax relief to surviving spouses of members of the Armed Services killed in combat.
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May 1st, 2008
Kara Watkins
House Republican Press Secretary
April 30, 2008
NASHVILLE – Representative Doug Overbey (R-Maryville) was honored Tuesday for his six years of service as Chairman of the Health Care Facilities Subcommittee at the final meeting of the House Health & Human Resources Committee for the 105th Tennessee General Assembly.
In presenting him with a plaque in honor of the occasion, Rep. Joe Armstrong (D-Knoxville), Chairman of the Health & Human Resources Committee, praised Overbey’s dedicated service of as Chairman of the Health Care Facilities Subcommittee, noting in particular the Subcommittee’s work on legislation requiring smoke detectors and sprinklers in all long term care facilities.
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April 23rd, 2008
Dear Friends,
Last week in the Blount Today newspaper, Raymond Finney ran a full page ad attacking me.
His misleading attack, although not a surprise, is disappointing and serves as a reminder
as to why I’m seeking to serve Blount and Sevier counties in the State Senate.
We are in the last few weeks of the 2008 legislative session, a time when we should
be working together on the issues facing our State, such as balancing the budget,
making long-term care options more available for our seniors, and preserving state
funding for our schools, not attacking each other.
Instead of working cooperatively with me on the critical issues facing us and our families,
he tries to question my solid conservative Republican credentials. I’m not sure where he’s
been, but you know better.
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