TENNESSEE'S REPUBLICAN SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS ANNOUNCED HER INTENTION TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR.  ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, BETH HARWELL HAS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED HER CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR OF TENNESSEE.  HARWELL, A LONGTIME CONSERVATIVE AND FORMER TENNESSEE REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIRMAN, HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR 29 YEARS AND HAS SERVED AS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE SINCE 2011.  SHE IS ALSO THE FIRST WOMAN TO SERVE AS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE IN TENNESSEE.  HARWELL CITES HER LEGISLATIVE WORK TO ELIMINATE TAXES AND IMPROVE EDUCATION AS EVIDENCE OF HER QUALIFICATIONS FOR GOVERNOR.  THE TENNESSEE GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD NOVEMBER 6TH, 2018.