Montgomery selected to parole board

Friday, January 4, 2013, Vol. 37, No. 1

NASHVILLE (AP) — Gov. Bill Haslam has appointed former state Rep. Richard Montgomery to the Board of Probation and Parole.

Montgomery, a Sevierville Republican who chaired the House Education Committee last year, lost the August primary by 78 votes to Dale Carr in District 71.

Montgomery's term on the seven-member board will be for six years. He will be paid $93,700.