Jesse Chism

Jesse Chism
Member of the TennesseeHouseofRepresentatives from the 85th district
Incumbent
Assumed office November 6, 2018 [1]

In 2018, former District 85 representative Johnnie Turner announced that she would not seek another term. ^[10] Chism ran for his seat, won a four-way Democratic primary with 35.7% of the vote, and was unopposed in the general election. He successfully ran for re-election in 2020. ^[1] He run for re-election in 2024. ^[11]

As of April 2024, Chism serves on the following committees: ^{[2] [4]}

• Education Instruction
• Education Instruction of 1st Extraordinary Session
• Government Operations Committee
• Government Operations Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session
• State Government Committee
• State Government Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session
• Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
• Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session
• Education Instruction Subcommittee
• Education Instruction Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session
• Joint Judiciary and Government

Electoral record

2018 Democratic primary: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 85 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jesse Chism	3,217	35.7%
	Democratic	Ricky Dixon	2,743	30.4%
	Democratic	Lynnette Williams	2,620	29.1%
	Democratic	Brett Williams	433	4.8%

2020 Democratic primary: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 85 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jesse Chism	6,744	81.9%
	Democratic	Alvin Crook	1,482	18.1%

Honors & Awards

Chism has been recognized in the following areas.

• Fair Fight Fellowship, 2021
• Center for Advancement of Leadership Skills Scholar, 2021
• Chairman of Freshmen Democrats 2019-2020
• Emerging Leaders, 2019

References

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4. "Representatives - TN General Assembly". wapp.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
5. "Jesse Chism – Tennessee Education Heroes" . Retrieved May 16, 2024.
6. "Representatives - TN General Assembly". wapp.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
7. "Vote Smart | Facts For All". Vote Smart. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
8. "About". Jesse Chism 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
9. "Vote Smart | Facts For All". Vote Smart. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
10. Poe, Ryan (February 16, 2018). "Memphis Rep. Johnnie Turner announces retirement". commercialappeal.com. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
11. "Tennessee House of Representatives District 85". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
12. "Aug 2020 Democratic Primary County Totals.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved May 16, 2024.