Kent Calfee | |
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![]() Calfee in 2018 | |
Member of the TennesseeHouseofRepresentatives from the 32nd [1] district | |
In office January 8, 2013 –January 10, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Julia Hurley |
Succeeded by | Monty Fritts |
Personal details | |
Born | May 15,1949 |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Kingston,Tennessee |
Alma mater | East Tennessee State University |
Kent Calfee [2] (born May 15,1949) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 32 since January 8,2013. A picture of him drinking water out of a Hershey's Syrup bottle went viral in 2020. When asked about it,he said he wasn't going to pay for a water bottle that he would probably end up losing. [3]
Calfee attended East Tennessee State University.
2012 Calfee challenged District 32 Representative Julia Hurley in the August 2,2012 Republican Primary,winning with 4,611 votes (55.4%), [4] and won the November 6,2012 General election with 16,447 votes (69.5%) against Democratic nominee Jack McNew and Independent candidate Allen Cole. [5]