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Jason L. Powell | |
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Member of the TennesseeHouseofRepresentatives from the 53rd district | |
Assumed office January 8, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Janis Baird Sontany |
Personal details | |
Born | Nashville,Tennessee | January 25,1978
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Heather Corum |
Residence | Nashville,Tennessee |
Alma mater | Montgomery Bell Academy University of Colorado University of Memphis |
Website | |
Jason Powell is an American politician. A Democrat,he has represented District 53 in the Tennessee House of Representatives since 2013. [1] [2]
In 2017,he was legislator that revolved around the state Government,Business,and Utilities. Powell delved into these committee assignments from 2012 to 2017.
Powell was born on January 25,1978,in Nashville,TN. He married Heather Corum,a nonprofit executive. The couple have two children named Sophie and Hawkes. [3] [4]
Powell attended Montgomery Bell Academy for high school. [5] Powell also attended college at University of Colorado and University of Memphis,he went in as a representative of the nation's largest college student government. Powell used to teach in public schools;he taught in schools in his district as well.
Powell has worked in real estate and nonprofit management. [1]
He attended Saint Matthias Church and he was also baptized there. [6]
Powell considers himself Episcopal. The Episcopal Church is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and is based in the United States with additional dioceses elsewhere. It is a mainline Christian denomination divided into nine provinces [7]
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