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Billy Spivey | |
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Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
In office November, 2012 –November, 2016 | |
Constituency | District 92 —Marshall and part of Franklin,Lincoln,and Marion Counties [1] |
Personal details | |
Born | January 18,1969 |
Political party | Republican |
Billy Spivey (born January 18,1969 [2] ) is an American politician [3] [4] who was a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 92nd district from 2012 to November 2016 [3] [4] [5]
He was born on January 18,1969. [3] He received an A.A.S. from Columbia State Community College in Columbia,Tennessee. [3] He was in the United States Army during the 1990-1991 Gulf War with the 1st Cavalry Division. [3] [4] [5] He also graduated from the Leadership Marshall County. [3]
In 2012,he worked as a maintenance superintendent at Walker Die Casting. [4]
He is the former chairman of the Marshall County Republican Party and a former member of the Tennessee Technology Center advisory board. [3] [4] [6]
He first ran against Democratic congressman Eddie Bass in 2010,and lost. [5] [7] He ran again in 2012,and won the November 2012,and became the state congressman for the 92nd district of Tennessee. [3] [8] [9] He won the election against Vicki Cain,who was chair of the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce. [5]
In the Tennessee House,he was a member of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee,the House State Government Committee and the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee. [3] He is also a past chairman of the Marshall County Commission. [3] He expressed his concern about handing the Nickajack Reservoir over to the state of Georgia. [10] During his time in the Tennessee House,he played a pivotal role in phasing out the Hall income tax. [11] He was also a central figure in replacing Common Core in Tennessee with an alternative crafted by Tennessee-based educators and experts.[ citation needed ]
He lost the 2018 Republican primary for the 92nd District Representative seat to the Tennessee house of Representatives to Rick Tillis,receiving 43% of the vote. [12] [13]
Spivey is a member of the Tennessee State Guard. [14]
He married Kim Spivey,a school teacher,and they raised six daughters. [3] [4] [5] He is a Reformed Baptist. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Billy Spivey | 2,592 | 57.08% | ||
Republican | Ann Bankston | 950 | 20.92% | ||
Republican | Travis Monroe | 829 | 18.26% | ||
Republican | Larry Taft | 170 | 3.74% | ||
Total votes | 4,541 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Billy Spivey | 13,089 | 60.60% | ||
Democratic | Vicki Cain | 8,510 | 39.40% | ||
Total votes | 21,599 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Billy Spivey | 8,089 | 66.35% | ||
Democratic | Vicki Cain | 4,103 | 33.65% | ||
Total votes | 12,192 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Rick Tillis (incumbent) | 4,788 | 57.18% | ||
Republican | Billy Spivey | 3,586 | 42.82% | ||
Total votes | 8,374 | 100.00% |