Eddie Yokley

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Eddie Yokley (born April 4, 1952) is a Democratic American politician from Greeneville, Tennessee. He has served four terms in the Tennessee General Assembly representing Tennessee's 11th district in the Tennessee House of Representatives. Yokley ran and lost to David Hawk for Tennessee's 5th District in 2012.

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Education

He graduated South Greene High School. He received his B.S. from East Tennessee State University. Jordan graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 2005.

Family

He is married to Carolyn, and they have two sons, Jordan and Tyler. [1]

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References

  1. "Rep. Eddie Yokley". Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2015.