Blount County is a county located in the East Tennessee Grand Division of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, its population was 135,280. The county seat is Maryville, which is also the county's largest city. Blount County is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee metropolitan statistical area.
Maryville is a city in and the county seat of Blount County, Tennessee, and is a suburb of Knoxville. Its population was 31,907 at the 2020 census.
William Grainger Blount was an American politician who represented Tennessee's 2nd district in the United States House of Representatives from 1815 to 1819. He is the son of Southwest Territory governor William Blount and nephew of Tennessee governor Willie Blount, serving under the latter as Tennessee Secretary of State from 1811 to 1815.
Maryville College is a private liberal arts college in Maryville, Tennessee. It was founded in 1819 by Presbyterian minister Isaac L. Anderson for the purpose of furthering education and enlightenment into the West. The college is one of the 50 oldest colleges in the United States and the 12th-oldest institution in the South. It is associated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and enrolls about 1,100 students. Maryville College's mascot is the Scots. The sports teams compete in NCAA Division III athletics in the Collegiate Conference of the South.
Pellissippi State Community College is a public community college based in Knox and Blount counties in Tennessee. It is operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents. The college's main campus is located in west Knox County. There are four satellite campuses in the surrounding area. Pellissippi State was named Pellissippi State Technical Community College until July 1, 2009. It is the successor to the former State Technical Institute at Knoxville ("STIK"), founded in 1974.
Joe McCord, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, is a Tennessee politician and formerly served in the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the 8th district, which is a part of Blount County and Sevier County. He was first elected to the 101st General Assembly and served as a member of the Republican Party. He was vice chair of the Wildlife Subcommittee and a member of the Commerce Committee, the Conservation and Environment Committee, the Ethics Committee, the Environment Subcommittee, and the Industrial Impact Subcommittee. During the 103rd General Assembly, he was a member of the Utilities and Banking Subcommittee. He also served as the Minority Caucus Vice-Chairman. In 2011, at the beginning of the 107th General Assembly, Speaker Beth Harwell appointed him Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives. He was reappointed to this post for the 108th General Assembly, which began in January 2013. He graduated from Maryville High School, received a B.A. from the University of Tennessee in 1991, and worked as a businessman.
Raymond A. Finney, Jr. is a former Republican member of the Tennessee Senate representing the 8th district, which encompasses Blount and Sevier counties.
Doug Overbey is an American lawyer and former politician who served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee from 2017 to 2021. Prior to becoming the U.S. Attorney, he represented District 2 in the Tennessee Senate as a Republican from 2009 to 2017. Overbey was chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee and vice-chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. He is a senior partner and co-founder of the Robertson Overbey law firm and has served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Tennessee College of Law. Prior to becoming a state senator, Overbey served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008. On February 8, 2021, he along with 55 other Trump-era attorneys were asked to resign.
Julia Cheyanne Hurley is an American politician, real estate agent, and businesswoman who served as the former member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the 32nd district from 2010 to 2012.
Arthur "Art" Morton Swann is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate, representing the 2nd district since December 1, 2017. Prior to being appointed to the state senate to replace Doug Overbey, Swann served in the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing the 8th District both Blount County and part of Sevier County in East Tennessee.
Robert "Bob" Ramsey is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for district 20, encompassing parts of Blount County, Tennessee.
Ryan Williams is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 42 since January 2011. In 2016, he was elected by his colleagues to serve as the Republican Caucus Chairman.
Jerome Moon is an American politician who serves as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. He represents part of Blount County in Maryville, TN, which is also known as Tennessee's District 8. Moon, the former chair of the Blount County Commission, was appointed the State House seat vacated by Art Swann on December 13, 2017.
London Lamar is an American politician. She is a member of the Democratic Party and a member of the Tennessee Senate representing district 33 since 2022. She was previously a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2018 to 2022 representing District 91. During her time there, she was the youngest Tennessee State Representative in office. She was appointed to the Tennessee Senate in March of 2022 by the Shelby County Commission after fellow Democrat Katrina Robinson was expelled due to her indictment on charges of wire fraud. Lamar was sworn in on March 8th, 2022, and effectively resigned her house seat.
Tennessee's 2nd Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Art Swann since his 2017 appointment to replace fellow Republican Doug Overbey.
Tennessee's 10th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Todd Gardenhire since 2012, succeeding Democrat Andy Berke.
Tennessee's 18th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Ferrell Haile, the current Senate president pro tempore, since 2012.
The Tennessee House of Representatives 21st district in the United States is one of 99 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly. It covers the northern and central portions of Monroe County, such as Vonore, Madisonville, and Sweetwater; and the southern and central portions of Loudon County, such as Greenback, Philadelphia, and Loudon. The district has been represented by Lowell Russell, since 2019.
The Tennessee House of Representatives 28th district in the United States is one of 99 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly. It covers the areas surrounding downtown Chattanooga, along with various outer parts of the city, such as East Chattanooga, Brainerd, and Alton Park. The district stretches far to the east, near Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport; to the north, near the Baylor School; and to the south, ending at the Tennessee-Georgia state line. The district has been represented by Yusuf Hakeem, since 2019.
