Steve McDaniel

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Phyllis Taylor McDaniel
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(m. 1974)​
Steve McDaniel
Member of the TennesseeHouseofRepresentatives
from the 72nd district
In office
January 1988 –January 2018
ChildrenAndrea McDaniel Smith
Residence(s) Parkers Crossroads, Tennessee, US
Alma mater University of Memphis
(BS 1973)
Jackson State Community College
ProfessionPolitician
restaurateur
businessman

Steve K. McDaniel is a former Republican Party Representative from the US state of Tennessee, having represented all of Henderson, Chester, Decatur and Perry Counties. [2] [3]

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Biography

Early life and family

Steve K. McDaniel was born on October 20, 1951, in Huntingdon, Tennessee. [2] [3] As a young boy, McDaniel acquired an early interest in the local U.S. Civil War history at Parkers Crossroads as his father once farmed land that was part of a local battleground and that interest was spurred on when the younger McDaniel had found a Civil War-era pistol. McDaniel reportedly would often visit a local historic highway marker to read a brief narrative about the first raid in West Tennessee by Confederate Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest at Parkers Crossroads. [4]

McDaniel attended Jackson State Community College, and later graduated from the University of Memphis in 1973 [2] [3] and he reportedly first started participating as a U.S. Civil War re-enactor soon after he graduated from college. [4]

McDaniel and his wife, Phyllis (née) Taylor McDaniel have one daughter, Andrea, who is married to U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith.

Political career

McDaniel has been city manager of Parkers Crossroads, Tennessee since the Henderson County town was first incorporated in 1981. [5] [6] McDaniel also serves as the City Recorder for Parker's Crossroads. [7]

McDaniel represented House District 72 in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1988 to 2018 and eventually being appointed during January 2009 as Deputy Speaker by TNGA Speaker of the House Kent Williams. [2] McDaniel also served as both as Assistant Majority Leader and as the House Republican Caucus Chair for the Tennessee Republican Party. [8]

McDaniel was the primary House sponsor within the Tennessee General Assembly of legislation: designing and authorizing a Tennessee specialty license plate featuring the Sons of Confederate Veterans Confederate Battle Flag emblem) that generates income for the organization in Tennessee; creating the Parkers Crossroad Battlefield Park; creating the Tennessee Wars Commission; establishing the bureaucracy of the Tennessee Historical Commission, and; both creating (2013) and amending (2016) the Tennessee Heritage Protection Act. [9] [10]

Within a 2009 American Battlefield Trust interview that was published online, McDaniel briefly responded to the question, "If you could have been a Civil War general, who would it have been?" with his choice of Nathan Bedford Forrest. [10]

In support of Republican Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam during 2010, McDaniel co-sponsored legislation and voted for the creation of a Tennessee state income tax. [11] [12]

McDaniel also presided over a 2016 multi-count sexual harassment investigation by the House Ethics Committee of then-Rep. Jeremy Durham, who reportedly "took advantage of his position to sexually harass at least 22 women" and later became the first sitting Tennessee lawmaker to be expelled from the state Legislature in 36 years. [13] [14]

During the last year of his serving during the 110th Tennessee General Assembly, McDaniel, who agrees with the right to carry concealed firearms, was quoted for his opposition to a 2018 proposal by both House Speaker Beth Harwell and Lt. Gov. Randy McNall to allow licensed concealed-carry permit holders to possess their firearms within the Cordell Hull Building where the state legislative offices are located. "“Just because you have a conceal-carry permit doesn't always mean you're a sane person, because we don't necessarily do psychological checks when you get the permit and you don't do checks as time goes on either. It puts you in a position where you need to carry a gun because some crazy person may come in here with a gun now and start shooting and so you need a gun to protect yourself." [4]

Membership in associations

McDaniel has membership in several organizations promoting tourism, commerce, and Southern historic preservation. [15] [4]

McDaniel joined the John B. Ingram Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp No. 219 during 1981. [16] [17]

McDaniel also is a member of the Civil War Preservation Trust, the Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association, commissioner and former chair of Douglas Henry State Museum Commission, and serves as a board member and director of the Tennessee History for Kids, Inc. publishing non-profit. [2] [3] [18] [19] [20]

McDaniel was also on the board of directors of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a national association of legislators. [21] [2]

Business ownership

McDaniel was the President and General manager of the Cotton Patch, Incorporated restaurant (assumed name Confederate Bushwhacking, Inc,). [22] [23] McDaniel also reported income from both Forrest Estates and Crossroads Mini-Storage within his last (2018) Statement of Disclosure of Interests (ss-8004) filed with the Tennessee Ethics Commission. [24]

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  1. ↑ https://www.tnyesterday.com/yesterday_henderson/he-legis.html "State Legislators from Henderson County"
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tennessee House Member".
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Representatives – TN General Assembly".
  4. 1 2 3 4 Sam Stockard (March 2, 2018). "Civil War re-enactor outflanked on statues, Medicaid expansion". The Nashville Ledger. Archived from the original on May 23, 2023.
  5. ↑ https://www.memphisflyer.com/JacksonBaker/archives/2017/09/06/author-of-heritage-protection-act-cautions-city-about-consequences "Author of Heritage Protection Act Cautions City About 'Consequences'".
  6. ↑ https://www.parkerscrossroad.org/mayor_aldermen/index.htm#mayor_aldermen "Parker's Crossroads Henderson County, Tennessee – Board of Mayor and Commissioners".
  7. ↑ https://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/official/mr-steve-k-mcdanielhttps://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/official/mr-steve-k-mcdaniel " "Mr. Steve K. McDaniel – City Recorder, Parker's Crossroads City Manager, Parker's Crossroads". UT Institute for Public Service, Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS).
  8. ↑ https://www.chattanoogan.com/2009/1/22/143126/Williams-Names-Republican-McDaniel-As.aspx "Williams Names Republican McDaniel As Deputy Speaker".
  9. ↑ http://camp87scv.org/newsletter012019.pdf "Commander's Corner" Sons of Confederate Veterans, Longstreet-Zollicoffer Camp #87, Knoxville, Tennessee.
  10. 1 2 https://www.battlefields.org/preserve/champions/steve-mcdaniel "Steve McDaniel Public Servant, Preservationist".
  11. ↑ https://www.nashvillepost.com/home/blog/20414865/rep-kent-williams-talking-out-of-school-again "Rep. Kent Williams Talking Out Of School Again".
  12. ↑ http://knoxblogs.com/humphreyhill/2010/08/03/wamp_continues_to_sound_haslam/ "Wamp Continues to Sound Haslam Income Tax Alarm".
  13. ↑ http://www.williamsonherald.com/news/longtime-tennessee-state-rep-steve-mcdaniel-to-retire/article_ec9df18c-a50e-11e7-bda2-ab8ff36fb783.html "Longtime Tennessee state Rep. Steve McDaniel to retire".
  14. ↑ https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/pol-nicknamed-pants-candy-sexually-harassed-22-women-article-1.2711986 "Married politician nicknamed ‘Pants Candy’ sexually harassed at least 22 women on job".
  15. ↑ https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/24448/steve-mcdaniel "Steve McDaniel's Biography – Hobbies or Special Talents".
  16. ↑ Andrew Capps (January 26, 2019). "'What we need is civility': Former TN Rep. McDaniel speaks at Sons of Confederate Veterans dinner". Knox News. Knoxville: Gannett. Archived from the original on January 27, 2019.
  17. ↑ https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/24448/steve-mcdaniel "Steve McDaniel's Biography" VoteSmart.
  18. ↑ Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association Boardmembers Archived April 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  19. ↑ "TN History For Kids - About". TN History For Kids. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Douglas Henry State Museum Commission". Douglas Henry State Museum. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Leadership – American Legislative Exchange Council". American Legislative Exchange Council. Archived from the original on January 4, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  22. ↑ https://tnbear.tn.gov/Ecommerce/FilingDetail.aspx?CN=094018129082189064160190235133242165068239147175 "Tennessee Secretary of State – Business Information: Cotton Patch, Incorporated ".
  23. ↑ http://www.capitol.tn.gov/House/Archives/102GA/Members/h72.htm "Tennessee House Representative Steve McDaniel".
  24. ↑ https://apps.tn.gov/conflict-app/view_form_8004.htm?id=10667&f=115885&v=1 "Statement of Disclosure of Interests (ss-8004) Report Year 2018 Steve McDaniel".
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