John Holsclaw Jr. | |
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Member of the TennesseeHouseofRepresentatives from the 4th district | |
In office January 13, 2015 –November 5, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Kent Williams |
Succeeded by | Renea Jones |
Personal details | |
Born | May 24,1963 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Sheralyn |
Children | 5 |
Education | East Tennessee State University (BS) |
John B. Holsclaw Jr. (born May 24,1963) is an American politician. A Republican,he represented District 4,which includes Unicoi County and parts of Carter County,in the Tennessee House of Representatives. [1]
Holsclaw Jr.graduated from Happy Valley High School in 1982. [2] He received a B.S. degree in engineering from East Tennessee State University. [1]
He is director of engineering for 40 Million Company and owns a jewelry store.
Holsclaw Jr. has been serving since 2014. [2] The last time he was elected was on November 6,2018. [2] Holsclaw received 17,651 votes in his last election. [3]
Holsclaw Jr. is a chair on the Employee affairs Subcommittee. He is a member on the Commerce Committee,Business Committee,Consumer and Human Resources Committee,an Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. [1]
In the 111th General Assembly,Holsclaw Jr. sponsored the following bills.
In 2023,the Tennessee House voted on motions to remove three sitting Democratic representatives — Gloria Johnson,Justin Jones,and Justin J. Pearson — for disrupting proceedings with a protest as citizens were at the capitol voicing their outrage over a mass shooting at a Nashville school that left six dead. [4] Holsclaw voted in favor of all three resolutions:HR 63,to remove Pearson; [5] HR 64,to remove Johnson; [6] and HR 65,to remove Jones. [7] Pearson and Jones were expelled,while Johnson was not. [8]
Holsclaw Jr. is a member of the National Rifle Association of America,the Carter County Republican Party,the Unicoi Kiwanis Club,the Elizabethton and Erwin Chamber of Commerce,and the Carter County Hunting and Fishing Club. [1]
He is married to Sheralyn and they have 5 children. He is a member of the Church of Christ. [1]