Bill Graham's Republican rivals disagree with his campaign consultant.
Consultant Mark Stephens was quoted by CQPolitics.com as saying that he's the only "outsider" in the race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.
But the chief of staff for state Sen. Fred Smith noted that he has had a long career as an Army lawyer, a developer and a businessman.
"Fred Smith went into politics after he worked for years as a successful businessman," said Jonathan Hill.
And former Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr said that Graham's campaign was trying to turn attention away from his lack of political experience and his career as a trial lawyer.
"Since Bill has not held any public office or ever run for public office, and thus has no experience in government service, it's not surprising that they would try and turn that into a positive," Orr said.
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