STATE OF TENNESSEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE February 4, 2016 Mr. Joe McCord Tennessee House of Representatives 600 Charlotte Pike Nashville, TN 37243 Dear Mr. McCord, ‘As Speaker of the House, | am appointing the following members to serve on an Article Il, Section 12 Ad Hoc Select Committee: Rep. Raumesh Akbari Rep. Andrew Farmer Rep. Steve McDaniel Rep. Billy Spivey Rep. McDaniel will serve as chair. The terms will commence immediately. The Committee is to investigate whether the public allegations concerning Representative Durham constitute disorderly behavior and whether such behavior or other circumstances justify expulsion of Representative Durham from the General Assembly, under Article 2, Section 12 of the Tennessee Constitution. |1am confident they will perform the duties of office with the high standard of professionalism, dedication and integrity that the citizens of Tennessee deserve and expect from their public Paae Ee if See 4 Beth Harwell Speaker of the House Tennessee General Assembly cc: Doug Himes Rep. Raumesh Akbari Rep. Andrew Farmer Rep. Steve McDaniel Rep. Billy Spivey speaker-beth.harwell@capitoltn.gov + (615)741-0709 + 19 Legislative Plaza, Nashville, TN 37243,