A University of Oklahoma graduate, Devaney came to Tennessee in 1994 to work on the campaign of Sen. Fred Thompson. He was elected to serve as state chairman in 2006 and reelected in 2010. He lives in Chattanooga with his wife Heather and their four children.
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