) ▁from ▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁until ▁his ▁election ▁as ▁chairman . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁R NC , ▁replacing ▁Ken ▁Me hl man , ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁January ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁when ▁he ▁with d rew ▁from ▁ren om ination ▁to ▁the ▁chair mans hip . ▁ ▁R NC ▁re - e lection ▁bid ▁ ▁R NC ▁chairman ▁vote ▁'' Source : ▁C Q Pol it ics , ▁and ▁Pol l ▁P und it ▁▁ ▁C andid ate ▁won ▁that ▁Round ▁of ▁voting ▁ ▁C andid ate ▁with d rew ▁ ▁C andid ate ▁won ▁R NC ▁Chair mans hip ▁ ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁Valley ▁Author ity ▁▁ ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁nominated ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁Valley ▁Author ity ▁Board ; ▁he ▁was ▁un anim ously ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁effective ▁May ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁elected ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁Valley ▁Author ity ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁bank er ▁Dennis ▁C . ▁B ott or ff . ▁ ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Post al ▁Service ▁▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0