Bill Hagerty, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, recently visited Cumberland County at the Crossville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce to announce his candidacy, seek support and discuss issues in the 2020 Senate race.

“We’ve seen the economy take off under the Trump administration, but we’ve got a lot of ground to cover, particularly in the rural areas,” Hagerty said.

He mentioned the need for quality internet access in rural areas and said it was an issue he would consider a priority in helping to solve a “digital divide.”

“I am the only candidate President Trump has endorsed and have a long working relationship with President Trump. I can be effective and work with this president … He needs an ally in the Senate, and I will be tough on crime and support building the border wall,” Hagerty said.

He also said he would work hard to support President Trump stand tough against China.

He said President Trump is nominating Constitutionalist judges to the federal bench and Supreme Court, and the Republican Senate majority is confirming judicial nominees “who will not legislate from the bench.”

Read More