SJR356 05/21: TN Senate GOPers will vote to confirm Big Chief Lying Paleface as new TRA Director

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The Tennessee Senate is scheduled to take a Thursday, May 21 confirmation vote on SJR0356 pertaining to Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey's nomination of Northeast Tennessee radio evangelist Kenneth C. Hill as a new Director of the Tennessee Regulatory Administration. Hill is the father of both Tennessee Representative Matthew Hill and former congressional press secretary Timothy A. Hill (under former U.S. Rep. David Davis, R-TN1). The confirmation of Hill must also be approved by the Tennessee House of Representatives.

The TRA nominee Hill is also a member of the Tennessee Republican Party State Executive Committee and once President of the non-defunct State of Franklin PAC (the State of Franklin PAC received most of its campaign contribution from the family members of John M. Gregory and the inactive Tennessee Conservative PAC, also controlled by Gregory).

The TRA Director job that Ramsey has nominated Hill for meets in Nashville for one day every two weeks (24 days per year) and pays $150,000 per year...

Rev. "Dr." Kenneth C. Hill - Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey's nominee as a Director of the Tennessee Regulatory Administration - has a long paper trail falsely claiming to be an "American Indian/Alaska Native" under penalty of federal law with the Federal Communications Commission (Ownership Info) all while Hill filed his Tennessee voter registration application as being white.

Tennessee Senate video May 19, 2008 SJR0356 47:53)
http://tnga.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=78&clip_id=1524

Legislator’s Dad New TRA Head
http://politics.nashvillepost.com/2009/05/08/legislators-dad-new-tra-head
By Kleinheider
Posted on May 8, 2009 at 2:29 pm

Ramsey Names Religious Nutjob to TRA
By Jeff Woods in Politics, Woods. Friday, May. 8 2009 @ 3:10PM
http://blogs.nashvillescene.com/pitw/2009/05/ramsey_names_religious_nutjob.php

Sullivan County Executive Committee GOPer and AECC Chief Kenneth C. Hill: Cheerful Indian Giver
http://matthewlistens.blogspot.com/2006/10/sullivan-county-executive-committee.html

FCC Commissioner (Not) State of Franklin PAC President Kenneth C. Hill
http://matthewlistens.blogspot.com/2006/06/fcc-commissioner-not-state-of-franklin.html

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1. tricities.com: TRA Job Has High Pay, Few Meetings

TRA Job Has High Pay, Few Meetings

http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/tra_job_has_high_pay_few_meetings/24272

By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Published: May 17, 2009

Question: Would anyone reading this letter care to apply for a state government job that meets twice a month in Nashville, Tenn., and pays $150,000 a year? A reasonable person might say, “Are you joking?” or “Surely you jest?”

Sadly though, for those who believe that government compensation like this is wasteful, this job actually does exist. It’s called being a director at the Tennessee Regulatory Authority or TRA. This is the agency that oversees and regulates utilities in the state. Recently, our own Sen. Ron Ramsey, R-Blountville, appointed the Rev. Kenneth Hill as a director to the TRA. I have listened to rhetoric for years about how these Republicans believe in lower taxes and smaller government, but apparently, when the rubber meets the road, these Republicans are more than happy to feed at the trough with those who believe in bigger government and bloated compensation. You have heard it from them before. They are always blaming the “evil” Democrats. I have one question for Ramsey and Hill: What exactly is small about getting paid $150,000 a year for 24 scheduled meetings? Let me guess. The answer will be: The “evil” Democrats did it. (But I’ll make hay while the sun is shining; wink, wink, nod, nod.)

May I suggest that any questions about these matters be directed to Republican State Rep. Matthew Hill, who also is Hill’s son. I am sure he will know more about it than I do.

Gary William Melvin
Bluff City, Tenn.

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2. FCC AM Query (WPWT) - FCC 323 Ownership Info Application

FCC 323 - Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations File Nunber BOA - 20080318AAH
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101239173&formid=323&fac_num=0ast

1. Name and Address KENNETH C. HILL

(...)

4. Race (select one or more) x American Indian or Alaska Native

(...)

SECTION III - CERTIFICATION

I certify that I am PRESIDENT

(Official Title)

of INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

(Exact legal title or name of respondent)

and that I have examined this Report and that to the best of my knowledge and belief, all statements in this Report are true, correct and complete.

(Date of certification must be within 60 days of the date shown in Question 5, Section II and in no event prior to that date.)

Signature
KENNETH C. HILL
Date 03/18/2008
Telephone Number of Respondent (Include area code) 4238786279

WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 18, SECTION 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION LICENSE OR CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 503).