Charles traughber nashville tn

He was on Board of Paroles 41 years

By Tom Humphrey

Posted: Aug. 27,

NASHVILLE &#; Gov. Bill Haslam has appointed Charles Traughber, who recently retired as chairman of the state Board of Paroles, to a seat on the Tennessee Ethics Commission, which will hear a complaint filed against Haslam in October.

&#;I think Charles has been around a while and there&#;s nobody who would question his ethics,&#; Haslam said.

Former state Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester, who filed a complaint with the Ethics Commission over Haslam&#;s failure to disclose personal payments to lobbyist and political operative Tom Ingram, certainly did not do so.

&#;I am pleased that the governor filled out the board and pleased that he chose someone of Mr.

Traughber&#;s caliber,&#; Forrester said in a telephone interview.

Forrester said Traughber has &#;demonstrated his commitment as a public servant for many years&#; and the appointment will bring &#;an impartial an