Greg Vital | |
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Member of the TennesseeHouseofRepresentatives from the 29th district | |
Assumed office September 14, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Mike Carter Joan Carter (appointee) |
Personal details | |
Born | January 27,1956 |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Southern Adventist University |
Greg Vital (born January 27,1956) [1] is an American businessman and Republican politician who represents the 29th District in the Tennessee House of Representatives. He was first elected to that seat in a special election on September 14,2021,replacing the late Mike Carter. The district includes much of eastern Hamilton County,including the Ooltewah and Georgetown communities.
Greg Vital has lived in the Ooltewah-Georgetown area since approximately the early 1970s. He received a business degree from Southern Adventist University. Vital began work as an executive with a healthcare provider before cofounding Morning Pointe Senior Living in the mid-1990s. The company owns and operates senior living and Alzheimer's care facilities in five states. [2]
Vital previous served on the Collegedale city commission. [3] He narrowly lost a primary challenge to state senator Todd Gardenhire in 2012. [4]
After the death of Mike Carter in May 2021,Vital announced his candidacy for the seat on June 14,2021. [2] On September 14,2021,Vital received 3,884 votes,defeating Democratic challenger DeAngelo Jelks,who received 964 votes. [5]
In 2023,Vital supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented. [6]
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