Kip Capley | |
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Member of the TennesseeHouseofRepresentatives from the 71st district | |
Assumed office January 10, 2023 | |
Preceded by | David Byrd |
Personal details | |
Born | Tennessee,U.S. | March 18,1997
Political party | Republican |
Education | Middle Tennessee State University (BA) Trevecca Nazarene University (MBA) |
Kip Capley (born March 18,1997) is an American politician from Tennessee. He is a Republican and represents District 71 in the Tennessee House of Representatives. [1] As of 2023,Capley is the youngest member of the State House.
Capley was born on March 18,1997,in Middle Tennessee. [2] He graduated from Zion Christian Academy in Columbia,Tennessee. [3] Capley attended Middle Tennessee State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in history and political science. [4] While at MTSU,he became a founding member of the school's Turning Point USA chapter. [5] Capley also earned a Master of Business Administration from Trevecca Nazarene University. [6]
Capley's first campaign for the State House was in 2022,when he ran to succeed David Byrd who decided not to seek re-election. [7] Upon his announcement,Capley received an endorsement from Manny Sethi,a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020. [8] He won the Republican primary and went on to defeat Democrat David Carson in the general election. [9] [10]
In 2023,Capley supported resolutions to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. [11]