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Blount County is a county located in the East Tennessee Grand Division of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census,its population was 135,280. The county seat is Maryville,which is also the county's largest city. Blount County is included in the Knoxville metropolitan area.
Maryville is a city in and the county seat of Blount County,Tennessee. Its population was 31,907 at the 2020 census.
Mary Marsha Blackburn is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Tennessee. Blackburn was first elected to the Senate in 2018. A member of the Republican Party,Blackburn was a state senator from 1999 to 2003 and represented Tennessee's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2019,during which time the National Journal rated her among the House's most conservative members.
Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. is an American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Tennessee from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party,he also was the 45th governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987 and the 5th United States secretary of education from 1991 to 1993,where he helped with the implementation of Education 2000.
William Blount was an American politician,landowner and Founding Father who was one of the signers of the Constitution of the United States. He was a member of the North Carolina delegation at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and led the efforts for North Carolina to ratify the Constitution in 1789 at the Fayetteville Convention. He then served as the only governor of the Southwest Territory and played a leading role in helping the territory gain admission to the union as the state of Tennessee. He was selected as one of Tennessee's initial United States Senators in 1796,serving until he was expelled for treason in 1797.
The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee.
William Edward Haslam is an American billionaire businessman and politician who served as the 49th governor of Tennessee from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,Haslam previously served as the 67th mayor of Knoxville,Tennessee.
Tennessee's politics are currently dominated by the Republican Party. Republicans currently hold both of the state's U.S. Senate seats,a majority of Congressional seats,and the state legislature. Democratic strength is largely concentrated in Nashville,Memphis,and parts of Knoxville,Chattanooga,Clarksville,Murfreesboro,and Jackson. Several suburban areas of Nashville and Memphis also contain significant Democratic minorities.
Richard Glen Casada Jr. is an American politician,and a former Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives,where he represented District 63 from 2003 to 2023. He was the Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives from January 8,2019 through August 2,2019,whereupon he resigned his post amid scandal. This was the shortest stint of a Tennessee Speaker of the House in modern history. Casada was previously the Majority Leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives. His opposition to Syrian refugees attracted national attention in the media in 2015.
Doug Overbey is an American lawyer and former politician who served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee from 2017 to 2021. Prior to becoming the U.S. Attorney,he represented District 2 in the Tennessee Senate as a Republican from 2009 to 2017. Overbey was chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee and vice-chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. He is a senior partner and co-founder of the Robertson Overbey law firm and has served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Tennessee College of Law. Prior to becoming a state senator,Overbey served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. On February 8,2021,he along with 55 other Trump-era attorneys were asked to resign.
Gloria Johnson is an American politician and Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives currently representing District 90,and formerly District 13,based in Knoxville. In April 2023,she and two other state representatives faced expulsion votes from the Tennessee General Assembly after taking to the floor of the State House unrecognized to protest gun violence. Johnson was the only one of the three legislators not to be expelled. Johnson was the Democratic Party nominee for the 2024 United States Senate election in Tennessee,losing in a landslide to incumbent Republican Marsha Blackburn.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 6,2018,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican senator Bob Corker opted to retire instead of running for a third term. Republican U.S. representative Marsha Blackburn won the open seat,defeating former Democratic governor Phil Bredesen.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 3,2020,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate. The 2020 U.S. presidential election and elections to the U.S. House of Representatives were also held,as well as the State Senate and State House elections. Incumbent Republican Senator Lamar Alexander announced that he would not run for re-election on December 17,2018. The former United States Ambassador to Japan,Bill Hagerty won the open seat by a large margin defeating his Democratic opponent Marquita Bradshaw.
William Francis Hagerty is an American politician,businessman,and diplomat serving as the junior United States senator from Tennessee since 2021. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 30th United States ambassador to Japan from 2017 to 2019 under President Donald Trump.
Elections in Tennessee are held to fill various local,state,and federal seats. Special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time. Statewide legislative referrals and referendums may also be on the ballot in some elections. Tennessee is one of thirteen states that holds its presidential primaries on Super Tuesday.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee was held on November 6,2018,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Tennessee,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including the gubernatorial election.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee were held on November 8,2022,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Tennessee,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
Tennessee's 2nd Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Art Swann since his 2017 appointment to replace fellow Republican Doug Overbey.
The 2024 Tennessee State Senate elections were held on November 5,2024,to elect 16 of the 33 seats in the Tennessee State Senate. The elections coincided with the Presidential,U.S. Senate,U.S. House,and State House elections. The primary elections were held on August 1,2024,with the exception of presidential primaries being held on March 5.
The 2024 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 5,2024,to elect 99 seats for the Tennessee House of Representatives. The elections coincided with the Presidential,U.S. Senate,U.S. House,and State Senate elections. The primary election was held on August 1,2024.
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- ↑ Vines, Georgiana (December 1, 2017). "Art Swann sworn in as new 2nd District Tennessee state senator". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ↑ "Art Swann". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ↑ "Tenn. Republicans sign letter in support of President Trump's effort to contest election results". News Channel 5 Nashville (WTVF). 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ↑ "International observers see no fraud in US vote". News Channel 5 Nashville (WTVF). 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ↑ "No Evidence of Systematic Fraud in U.S. Elections, International Observer Mission Reports". WSJ. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ↑ Schelzig, Erik (2020-11-10). "24 of 27 Senate Republicans agree: Trump should challenge outcome". TNJ. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ↑ Elliott, Stephen (2024-01-09). "Legislature convenes with education, abortion, taxes on the agenda". Nashville Post. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- 1 2 3 "Art Swann's Biography PrintTrack This Politician". Vote Smart. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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