Susan Lynn | |
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Member of the TennesseeHouseofRepresentatives from the 57th [1] district | |
Assumed office January 8, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Linda Elam |
Member of the TennesseeHouseofRepresentatives from the 57th district | |
In office January 8,2003 –January 11,2011 | |
Preceded by | Mae Beavers |
Succeeded by | Linda Elam |
Personal details | |
Born | April 26,1964 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Michael |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Old Hickory,Tennessee |
Education | Tennessee State University (BS) |
Profession | Financial Controller |
Website | susanlynn |
Susan M. Lynn [2] (born April 26,1964) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 57 since January 8,2013. Lynn served from January 2003 until November 2010. In 2012 Lynn was re-elected to the Tennessee House.
Susan Lynn was born on April 26 in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. [3] She graduated high school from Newburgh Free Academy (NFA) in Newburgh,NY and completed her BS in economics at Tennessee State University.
In March 2018,she sponsored legislation requiring Tennessee schools to prominently display "In God We Trust". [4]
In 2020,Lynn voted against removal of a bust honoring Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest from the Tennessee State Capitol building. [5]
Lynn proposed an anti-transgender bathroom bill in 2016. [6] She called transgender identity a "mental disorder". [6] [7]
With Bill Ketron,Lynn sponsored a "no-go zone" bill in February 2015. [8]
In 2023,Lynn supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented. [9]
2002
Lynn's first race for elected office. She ran in a four-way Republican Primary,winning with 50.2% of the vote. [10] In the General election,she faced Democratic nominee Danny Farmer,whom she defeated with 62.9% of the vote. [11]
2004
In her first re-election campaign,Lynn was challenged in the Republican Primary by Tom Wood. She defeated him by a margin of two to one. [12] She was unopposed in the General Election. [13]
2006
In 2006,Lynn was unopposed for both the Republican Primary [14] and the General election. [15]
2008
Lynn ran unopposed in the 2008 primary,then [16] faced Democratic nominee Ken Wilkinson in the General election,which she won with 74.4% of the vote. [17] Appointed Chairman of the House Government Operations Committee by Speaker Kent Williams.
2010
Upon the announced retirement of the 17th district state Senator Mae Beavers,Lynn filed to run for state Senate instead of running again her state House seat. However,ten months later,Beavers had a sudden change of heart,and in a surprise move re-entered the Senate race.13 Following a three-way Republican primary,Beavers won re-election with 48.3% of the vote. Lynn finished second with 42.4%.14
2012
To regain her former seat,Lynn had to face Linda Elam,former mayor of Mt. Juliet who had been serving in the General Assembly since Lynn's departure in 2010. She dispatched Elam with a margin of 67.6% to 32.4%. [18] She was then unopposed in the General Election. [19] Appointed Chairman of the House Consumer &Human Resources Subcommittee by Speaker Beth Harwell.
2014
Lynn ran unopposed in the primary,then defeated the Democratic challenger,Jesse McLevain,with 76.6% of the vote. [20] Reappointed Chairman of the House Consumer &Human Resources Subcommittee by Speaker Beth Harwell.
2016
Lynn ran unopposed in the primary,then defeated the Democratic challenger,Trisha Farmer,with 69.2% of the vote. Reappointed Chairman of the House Consumer &Human Resources Subcommittee by Speaker Beth Harwell.
2018
In 2018,Lynn faced Aaron Shane in the Republican primary,whom she defeated with 65.7% of the Republican vote. She defeated Democrat Jordan Cole in the General Election,with 68.3% of the vote.
2020
For her tenth election season,Lynn was unopposed in the Republican primary,then won the General Election with 69.4% of the vote over independent candidate Tom Sottek.
2023
On April 19,2023;Lynn passed a bill to permit District Attorney Generals to prosecute book publishers who intentionally send sexually explicit books to schools for their library collections. In 2021,Lynn passed a bill to direct the removal of sexually explicit books from K-12 libraries.
Lynn is the Financial Controller for a real estate holding company in Mt. Juliet. She has a husband,Michael,and two children and six grandchildren. [3] She is a Southern Baptist. [3] Lynn and her husband own an insurance agency in Mt. Juliet.
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