Yager went on to work as a teacher in Harriman,serve as the Roane County Attorney,and serve as the Roane County Executive.[2]
Political career
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 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]
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]
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