By Rebecca Feldhaus/AP
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Ken Givens has joined Democrat Mike McWherter's gubernatorial campaign. McWherter made the announcement today. Givens says he agrees with McWherter's vision for Tennessee and supports his agricultural roots in western Tennessee. Givens will be McWherter's senior adviser for his campaign. He leaves his state post to assume the campaign adviser position.on August 16th.