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.
Wayne Edward Whitfield is an American politician and attorney who served as the U.S. representative of Kentucky's 1st congressional district from January 1995,until his resignation in September 2016. He is a member of the Republican Party,and the first to represent the district. His district covered much of the western part of the state,including Hopkinsville,Paducah,Henderson and Kentucky's share of Fort Campbell.
John Sumners Tanner is a former American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 8th congressional district,serving from 1989 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Since his retirement,Tanner has served as the Vice Chairman of Prime Policy Group.
James Hayes Shofner Cooper is an American lawyer,businessman,professor,and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 5th congressional district from 2003 to 2023. He is a Southern Democrat and was a member of the Blue Dog Coalition,and represented Tennessee's 4th congressional district from 1983 to 1995. His district included all of Nashville. He chaired the United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the House Armed Services Committee,and sat on the Committee on Oversight and Reform,United States House Committee on the Budget,and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,more committees than any other member of Congress. At the end of his tenure,he was also the dean of Tennessee's congressional delegation. Cooper is the third-longest serving member of Congress ever from Tennessee,after Jimmy Quillen and B. Carroll Reece.
Frank S. Niceley is a Republican member of the Tennessee State Senate representing the 8th district,consisting of Claiborne,Grainger,Hancock,Hawkins,Jefferson and Union counties.
Michael Harrison is an American politician who served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 9th district from 2003 to 2015.
Thelma M. Harper was an American politician and the first African-American woman state senator in Tennessee and the longest-serving female state senator in Tennessee history. She was also the first African-American woman to serve as the chair of the Senate Government Operations Committee;she held that position during the 102nd,103rd,104th,and 105th General Assemblies,and she also served as vice chair of the Senate State and Local Government Committee during the 97th and 101st General Assemblies and the first senator to serve as chair of the Tennessee Black Caucus.
Park M. Strader was an American politician and a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 14th district,which comprises part of Knox County.
Beverly Robison Marrero is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Tennessee Senate District 30,which is a part of Shelby County. She was first elected to the 103rd General Assembly in the House by-election after Rep. Carol Chumney resigned to become a member of the Memphis City Council.
Harry J. Tindell is a Tennessee politician and a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 13th district,which encompasses part of Knox County.
Ulysses Jones Jr. was an American politician and a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 98th district,which encompasses a part of Shelby County,Tennessee.
Jack Johnson is an American politician and a Republican Party member of the Tennessee Senate for the 27th district,which is composed of Williamson County.
Lois Marie DeBerry was an American politician who was a member of Tennessee House of Representatives and former Speaker Pro Tempore of the Tennessee House. She was elected to represent the 91st district,part of Shelby County,as a Democrat. She was first elected to the Tennessee General Assembly in 1972 and was at the time of her death the longest serving member of the House.
Beth Halteman Harwell is a member of the board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority and the former Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives. She served as State Representative for Nashville and is a former chair of the Tennessee Republican Party. First elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1988,Harwell served as a Republican Minority Whip and Commerce Committee chair before being elected to the Speakership. She is the first woman to serve as Tennessee's Speaker of the House. In 2017,she announced her candidacy for governor of Tennessee in the 2018 election.
John D. Ragan Jr. is an American politician. A Republican,he represents District 33 in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
Cameron A. Sexton is an American politician from Tennessee. A Republican,he has been a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 25th District since 2011,and has been the Speaker of the state House since 2019. Before becoming Speaker,Sexton was Majority Caucus Chairman.
John Williams Rose is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 6th congressional district since 2019. A Republican,he was commissioner of agriculture for Tennessee and president of Boson Software,LLC.
Dan Howell is an American politician from Cleveland,Tennessee. Since 2013,he has served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 22nd district. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Bob Freeman is a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the 56th District,a part of Davidson County.
Brandon Thomas Ogles is an American former politician who served in the Tennessee House of Representatives. As a Republican,he represented District 61,located in northern Williamson County,and includes the city of Brentwood and part of Franklin.
