[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 132 (Thursday, August 13, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E785]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING THE CAREER OF LT. GOV. RANDY McNALLY

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                           HON. TIM BURCHETT

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, August 13, 2026

  Mr. BURCHETT. Mr. Speaker, today I honor the outstanding career of my 
very good friend and colleague, Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally, who 
has spent nearly 50 years in service to the great state of Tennessee.
  Randy graduated from Oak Ridge High School in 1962 and earned a 
Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tennessee College of 
Pharmacy in 1967. He put his degree to good use, returning to Oak Ridge 
and working as a pharmacist at Methodist Medical Center. Throughout his 
career in Tennessee politics, he continued to serve at the Medical 
Center until his retirement in 2010.
  Elected to the Tennessee State House in 1979, Randy found his calling 
in financial policy, first as a state representative and then as a 
state senator. During his 26 years on the Senate Finance, Ways and 
Means Committee, including a decade as chairman, Randy was instrumental 
in creating a balanced budget and maintaining Tennessee's ``Triple-A'' 
credit rating.
  Throughout his tenure, Randy has been widely recognized for his 
outstanding public and community service, earning numerous honors from 
respected organizations for his leadership and commitment to the 
community.
  While Randy has devoted much of his life to serving the people of 
Tennessee, his greatest source of pride is his family. He and his wife, 
Janice, have two adult daughters, Melissa and Maggie, and three 
grandchildren, Haley, Morgan, and Trent. As Randy retires from public 
service, I join his constituents and all Tennesseans in expressing my 
sincere gratitude for his decades of dedicated service and wishing him 
and his family a happy and fulfilling retirement.

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