Jeremy Faison | |
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Member of the TennesseeHouseofRepresentatives from the 11th district | |
Assumed office January 11, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Eddie Yokley |
Personal details | |
Born | Monroe,Georgia,U.S. | September 14,1976
Jeremy Faison is a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the Eleventh District [1] and is the Chairman of the House Republican Caucus. He represents all of Cocke County and part of Hamblen and Jefferson counties. [1]
Jeremy Faison was born on September 14,1976,in Monroe,Georgia. [1] He was homeschooled elementary through high school grade levels and was issued a high school diploma from Victory Christian Academy (Jacksonville,Florida) in 1995,prior to his attending Clearwater College. Faison and his wife also homeschool all of their own children. [2] [3]
Faison is married with five children. [4] They reside in Cosby,Tennessee. [1] He is a worship leader at Crossroads Community Church. [3] [1] He plays several musical instruments. [4] Faison and his wife own a pest and wildlife control business in Newport,Tennessee. [5] [ self-published source ] He is a past president of the Cocke County Republican Party and member of the Cocke County Chamber of Commerce. [1]
In 2010,he defeated Eddie Yokley to become Tennessee State Representative for the Eleventh District. [6] He has been given an "A" grade by the NRA Political Victory Fund,the NRA's political lobbying arm which supports 2nd Amendment rights. [7]
On February 1,2019,Faison was severely injured in a car crash in Smith County,Tennessee. Faison survived and was taken to the hospital,with a broken nose and cracked ribs;he also received stitches in his head. He acknowledged that he was not wearing a safety belt at the time of the incident. [8]
On January 4,2022,Faison attended a high school basketball match in which his son was involved in;when a confrontation between the teams occurred during the match,Faison walked onto the court,shouted at a referee,and tried to pull the referee's pants down. [9] [10] The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association reported that before pulling the referee's pants,Faison told the referee:"You can't tell me to leave the floor,this was your fault". [10] [11] The referee asked that police be called to respond,but no call was made. [10] Faison was made to leave the venue. [11] Later that day,Faison wrote on social media that he "acted the fool tonight and lost my temper",explaining that he wanted the referee to "fight" him;Faison also wrote that he wished to ask for "forgiveness" from the referee. [11]
In 2023,Faison supported a resolution to expel Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented. [12]
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