John Bruce "Chip" Saltsman Jr. (born March 24, 1968) is an American politician who has served as chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party from 1999 to 2001,[1] senior political advisor to former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, and manager of Mike Huckabee's 2008 presidential campaign.
While at Christian Brothers, Saltsman was active in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, the Knights of Columbus and student government.
[7] Saltsman was nominated by Marc Ambinder of The Atlantic as one of the top four campaign managers of the election cycle,[8] and has since been labeled a "noted GOP strategist"[9] with "a strong future on the national campaign-management stage.
"[10] Saltsman serves as a senior advisor and media consultant to the first female governor of Arkansas, Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
[12] In his bid for the RNC Chairmanship, Saltsman was endorsed by: former Republican presidential candidate Governor Mike Huckabee,[13] former United States Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, Tennessee Lt.
[21][22][23] Fleischmann won the August 5, 2010, primary, topping a field of 11 candidates with about 30% of the vote and edging out second-place finisher Robin Smith, who earned 28%.
[27] Randy Boyd, who was previously the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, announced in March 2017 that he would be running for governor in the 2018 election.
All because they weren’t treated the way they believed they deserved to be treated.” [32] Saltsman worked on Free Forever PAC in 2020, which supported Kris Kobach during the 2020 Kansas Senate primary.
[33] Crowe switched up his advising team in June 2020, hiring Saltsman with less than a month left before early voting began.
Saltsman was named campaign manager for Baxter Lee, a Nashville businessman, was kicked off the ballot for not being a bonafide Republican.
[40][41] Saltsman was appointed by House Speaker Cameron Sexton to join the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission in July 2022.