By Walter F. Roche Jr.
Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell has disclosed an ownership interest in the same partnership that she denied any involvement in just two months ago.
In a new disclosure statement filed Friday with the state Ethics Commission, Harwell listed Legacy One Partnership as both a source of income and an investment. The filing states that her husband Samuel Harwell has an interest in and income from the same partnership.
In response to questions in January, Kara Owen, Harwell's press secretary, wrote in an email that the speaker had no interest in the Legacy One Partnership.
While the partnership is disclosed, the speaker's new disclosure does not include a similarly named corporation, Legacy One, Inc.
State corporation records show Beth Harwell has been listed as an officer and director of Legacy One, Inc. in multiple filings with the Tennessee Secretary of State going back eight years.
When asked about the omission in January, Owen wrote that Legacy One, Inc. "has been a dormant corporation with no assets, liabilities, revenue or expenses."
Nonetheless, federal patent and trademark records show Legacy One, Inc has applied for eight trademarks over the past nine years and three of them remain active.
Owen did not respond immediately Sunday to questions about the Speaker's new disclosure statement.
As for the Legacy One Partnership, real estate records show it has been involved in several multimillion dollar land transactions in Davidson County over the past year.
The disclosure filing comes as Harwell's husband's toy company is featured prominently in a lengthy story published Sunday in the New York Times.
The article details an ongoing court battle between Harwell's company, Big Times Toys, and a company that developed Amazing Live Sea Monkeys. In the suit Yolanda von Braunhut has charged Big Time with breach of contract and trademark infringement.
According to court documents, Big Time had a contract to distribute the popular toy, but abruptly canceled the agreement and began marketing its own China-made Sea Monkey. The suit, now pending in U.S. District Court in New York, followed.
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Statement of Disclosure of Interests (ss-8004)
Date of Filing
2016-04-15Filer Contact Information
BETH HARWELL View all statementsRepresentative
19 Legislative Plaza,
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Email: speaker.beth.harwell@capitol.tn.gov
Sources of Income
Positions Held
Montgomery Bell Academy Board Member from May 2013 to May 2017Tennessee State Museum Foundation Board Member from Jul 2009 to Jun 2015
Douglas Henry State Museum Commission Board Member from Jul 2009 to Jun 2016
Mental Health America of Middle Tennessee Board Member from Jul 2011 to Jun 2017
Republican Legislative Campaign Committee (Republican State Leadership Committee) Executive Committee Member from May 2012 to Jun 2016
Saint Thomas Health Mission and Advocacy Committee Member from Jan 2013 to Jan 2017
National Speakers Conference 2nd Vice President from Feb 2013 to Dec 2015
Right Women Right Now (Republican State Leadership Committee) Co-Chair from May 2013 to Apr 2014
PearlPoint Cancer Support Board Member from Jun 2013 to Sep 2015
Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation Ex oficio from Jan 2011 to Jan 2015
Jobs for Tennessee Graduates Board Member from Mar 2014 to Jun 2017
Blind Trust
NoneInvestments
SPDR S&P 500 ETF : held by Filer and Minor ChildCharles Schwab Cash Account - IRA : held by Filer
Alphabet, Inc. : held by Filer and Spouse
Altria Group : held by Filer, Spouse, and Minor Child
Amazon.com : held by Filer, Spouse, and Minor Child
Avenue Financial : held by Filer and Spouse
Costco Wholesale : held by Filer and Spouse
Walt Disney Co. : held by Filer, Spouse, and Minor Child
SPDR Gold Shares ETF : held by Filer and Spouse
ISHARES Gold ETF : held by Filer and Spouse
US Treasury Bills : held by Filer and Spouse
Vanguard Total Stock Fund : held by Filer and Spouse
Berkshire Hathaway : held by Filer and Spouse
Sysco Corporation : held by Filer and Spouse
USG Corporation : held by Filer and Spouse
US Treasury Bonds : held by Filer
Apple Inc : held by Filer and Minor Child
Vanguard S/T Investment : held by Filer, Spouse, and Minor Child
Wells Fargo & Co : held by Filer
Vanguard Admiral Treasury MM : held by Filer and Spouse
Vanguard High Yield Corporate Fund : held by Filer and Spouse
Vanguard Inter-Term Investment Grade : held by Filer and Spouse
Vanguard Prime Money Market : held by Filer and Spouse
Vanguard Short-Term Invest-Gr Adm : held by Filer and Spouse
Sentinel Balanced Fund : held by Filer
Sun Trust : held by Filer
Genworth Financial Corp Bonds : held by Filer
Morgan Stanley Corp Bonds : held by Filer
Goldman Sachs Group Bonds : held by Filer
SunTrust Bonds : held by Filer
Deutsche Strategic Gov Fund : held by Filer
Deutsche Core Equity Fund : held by Filer
Deutsche Capital Growth Fund : held by Filer
TIAA Annuity Contracts : held by Filer
Bruce Fund : held by Spouse
WFAF Large Cap Growth Adm - H.S.A. : held by Spouse
WFAF Growth Adm - H.S.A. : held by Spouse
Goldman Sachs Sm Cap Val - H.S.A. : held by Spouse
WFAF Global Opps Adm - H.S.A. : held by Spouse
Amgen, Inc. : held by Filer and Spouse
Cisco Systems, Inc. : held by Filer and Spouse
Conoco Philips : held by Filer and Spouse
Fireeye, Inc. : held by Filer and Spouse
JP Morgan Chase : held by Filer and Spouse
Kraft Foods Group : held by Filer and Spouse
Microsoft Corp : held by Filer and Spouse
Mondelez Intl Inc : held by Filer and Spouse
Novartis AG : held by Filer and Spouse
Philip Morris International : held by Filer and Spouse
Procter & Gamble : held by Filer and Spouse
Target Corp : held by Filer and Spouse
Tractor Supply Co : held by Filer and Spouse
United Health Group : held by Filer and Spouse
JP Morgan Chase Bonds : held by Filer and Spouse
AT&T Bonds : held by Filer and Spouse
AMEX Bonds : held by Filer and Spouse
Wells Fargo Bonds : held by Filer and Spouse
Wal-Mart Bonds : held by Filer and Spouse
Northern TR Corp Bonds : held by Filer and Spouse
Cleveland TN Bonds : held by Filer and Spouse
Putnam Cnty Bonds : held by Filer and Spouse
Watts Bar Util Bonds : held by Filer and Spouse
Capital World Growth Mutual Fund : held by Filer and Spouse
Vanguard Short Term Bond ETF : held by Filer and Spouse
Under Armour Inc : held by Minor Child
Vanguard Total Stock Market : held by Minor Child
Wal-Mart Stores Inc : held by Minor Child
Nike Inc : held by Minor Child
Legacy One Partnership : held by Filer and Spouse
