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TexasTowelie

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Sat May 18, 2019, 11:04 AM May 2019

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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House Speaker Glen Casada resigns from job at pharmaceutical company Merck (Original Post) TexasTowelie May 2019 OP
It's about time. Irishxs May 2019 #1
Well that's a start Docreed2003 May 2019 #2
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