Kevin Vaughan | |
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Member of the TennesseeHouseofRepresentatives from the 95th district | |
Assumed office June 15, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Mark Lovell |
Personal details | |
Born | April 30,1962 |
Political party | Republican |
Residence(s) | Collierville,Tennessee |
Education | Memphis State University (BS) |
Website | Official website Campaign website |
Kevin Vaughan (born April 30,1962) is an American real estate broker and politician from the state of Tennessee. A Republican,Vaughan has represented the 95th district of the Tennessee House of Representatives,based in Collierville in the suburbs of Memphis,since 2017. [1] [2]
In February 2017,Mark Lovell resigned from the 95th district of the Tennessee House of Representatives due to allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct,and a special election was called to replace him. Vaughan narrowly won the seven-way April Republican primary with 27% of the vote to his nearest opponent's 26%;he went on to easily win the June general election over Democrat Julie Byrd Ashworth with 62% of the vote. [3] [4] Vaughan was overwhelmingly elected to his first full term in 2018 against Democrat Sanjeev Memula. [5]
In 2023,Vaughan supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. [6]
Vaughan lives in Collierville with his wife,Johnna,with whom he has two children. [7]