Ken Yager | |
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![]() Sen. Yager in Senate Chamber | |
Member of the Tennessee Senate from the 12th district | |
Assumed office January 13, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Tommy Kilby |
Personal details | |
Born | January 5,1947 |
Citizenship | American |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Malinda Raby |
Children | 2 |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | https://www.kenyager.com/ |
Kenneth E. Yager (born January 5,1947) is an American politician currently serving as a Republican state senator in the Tennessee General Assembly. [1] He represents Tennessee's 12th Senate district,which is made up of the counties of Campbell,Clay,Fentress,Macon,Morgan,Overton,Pickett,Roane,and Scott. [1] Yager is chairman of the Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus. [1]
Yager was born on January 5,1947. [1] He received a B.A. from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1969,a M.S. from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1972,and a J.D. from the University of Memphis in 1977. [1]
Yager went on to work as a teacher in Harriman,serve as the Roane County Attorney,and serve as the Roane County Executive. [2]
Yager defeated Becky Ruppe and Christopher Fenner to become the Tennessee State Senator for District 12,and he is currently serving his fifth term. [3]
Yager has served on multiple committees throughout his tenure in the Senate. He is a current member of the Commerce and Labor Committee;the Finance,Ways and Means Committee;and the Fiscal Review Committee. [1] He is also chair of the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. [1]
Yager has been endorsed by both the Faith and Freedom Coalition,and the Tennessee State Employees Association. [4]
Yager is married to the former Malinda Raby of Oliver Springs;together they have two adult children. Yager and his wife currently reside in Kingston and attend the First Baptist Church in Kingston,Tennessee. [5]
In 2019,Roane State Community College named a building on their campus after Yager. [6]
Yager was named 2023 'Man of the Year' by the Tennessee Men's Health Network. In 2024,Yager was photographed skydiving as to both "celebrate [his] one year of being cancer-free and to raise awareness for prostate cancer". [7]