House Speaker Glen Casada resigns from job at pharmaceutical company Merck
Amid ongoing controversy in the Tennessee House of Representatives, Speaker Glen Casada has resigned from his job selling pharmaceuticals for Merck & Co.
Holt Whitt, Casada's director of legislation, confirmed the speaker's departure from the drug company on Friday.
"He didn't feel like he could do both jobs, so he resigned," Whitt said.
It's unclear when Casada left the company, though Whitt said he resigned this month.
Read more: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/17/house-speaker-glen-casada-resigns-day-job-merck/3708523002/
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