Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee on its northeast border. As of the 2020 census,the population was 158,163. Its county seat is Blountville. Sullivan County is part of the Kingsport–Bristol TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area,which is a component of the Kingsport–Johnson City–Bristol,TN-VA Combined Statistical Area,commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region. Sullivan is Tennessee's second-oldest county;it was established in 1779 when the area was still part of North Carolina. From 1784 to 1788,it was part of the extra-legal State of Franklin.
Lincoln Edward Davis is an American politician and the former U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 4th congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.
Steven Richard Rothman is an American former jurist and Democratic politician who served as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 9th congressional district,serving for 16 years from January 3,1997,to January 3,2013.
Stephen Ira Cohen is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Tennessee's 9th congressional district since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes the western three-fourths of Memphis. Cohen is Tennessee's first Jewish congressman and since 2023 has been the dean of and only Democrat in the state's congressional delegation.
John Bayard Taylor Campbell III is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 2005 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served in the California State Assembly (2000–2004) and California State Senate (2004–2005). In Congress,Campbell represented the state's 48th congressional district for four terms and 45th congressional district for one term. On June 27,2013,he announced that he would not seek reelection in 2014.
Frank S. Niceley is a Republican member of the Tennessee State Senate representing the 8th district,consisting of Claiborne,Grainger,Hancock,Hawkins,Jefferson and Union counties.
Nathan Vaughn is a Tennessee politician. He was elected to the 103rd,104th,and 105th General Assemblies as the member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the 2nd district,which is a part of Sullivan County. He was narrowly defeated by Republican challenger Tony Shipley in 2008 by just 326 votes.
Jason Everett Mumpower currently serves as Tennessee's 35th Comptroller of the Treasury. He was first elected to the position by the Tennessee General Assembly on January 13,2021. He is responsible for leading the Office of the Comptroller of the Treasury,which comprises 12 divisions and more than 560 employees,and ensuring the Office fulfills its mission to make government work better.
David Lee Davis is an American Republican politician from Tennessee and one-term member (2007–2009) of the United States House of Representatives and Tennessee House of Representatives. He represented Tennessee's 1st congressional district,located in the northeastern portion of the state and centered on the Tri-Cities area,but was narrowly defeated in the 2008 primary by Johnson City Mayor Phil Roe.
Beverly Robison Marrero is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Tennessee Senate District 30,which is a part of Shelby County. She was first elected to the 103rd General Assembly in the House by-election after Rep. Carol Chumney resigned to become a member of the Memphis City Council.
Harry J. Tindell is a Tennessee politician and a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 13th district,which encompasses part of Knox County.
Matthew Joseph Hill is an American talk show host,businessman,and politician who served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2005 to 2021. Hill briefly served as Deputy Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives under appointment by House Speaker Rep. Glen Casada.
Vince Dean is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 30th district,which encompasses part of Hamilton County. He previously served as State House Majority Floor Leader. He resigned from his seat on August 31,2014,as he was elected to be the Hamilton County Criminal Court Clerk. He was replaced by Marc Gravitt.
Tennessee High School is a public high school located in Bristol,Tennessee,operated as part of the Bristol Tennessee City Schools school district. The high school serves almost all of the Bristol city limits.
2009 United States elections were held on Tuesday,November 3. During this off-year election,the only seats up for election in the United States Congress were special elections held throughout the year. In total,only the seat representing New York's 23rd congressional district changed party hands,increasing the Democratic Party's majority over the Republicans in the United States House of Representatives,258–177.
The 2012 New York state elections took place on November 6,2012. These elections included the 2012 presidential election,an election to one U.S. Senate seat,and elections to all 27 New York congressional seats,all 63 seats in the New York State Senate,and all 150 seats in the New York State Assembly.
Ron Travis is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 31st district,encompassing parts of Bledsoe,Roane,Sequatchie and Rhea Counties. He was last elected November 6,2018 and he has been in office for 7 years. His term ends in 2020.
Charles Nolan "Bud" Hulsey is an American politician. A Republican,he represents the 2nd District in Sullivan County in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
Dan Howell is an American politician from Cleveland,Tennessee. Since 2013,he has served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 22nd district. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Mark Cochran is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party,he represents District 23 in the Tennessee House of Representatives. He was elected as part of the 111th general assembly in November 2018. He was preceded by Republican representative John W. Forgety. District 23 encompasses McMinn County and parts of Monroe County. Cochran began serving as the treasurer for the Tennessee State House of Representatives in 2019.
