Tim Hicks | |
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Member of the TennesseeHouseofRepresentatives from the 6th district | |
Assumed office January 12, 2021 | |
Preceded by | James Van Huss |
Personal details | |
Born | August 29,1963 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Keri |
Children | 1 |
Tim Hicks (born August 29,1963) [1] is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 6th district. He assumed office on January 12,2021.
Hicks graduated from Daniel Boone High School in 1981. [1]
In 2023,the Tennessee House voted on motions to remove three sitting Democratic representatives — Gloria Johnson,Justin Jones,and Justin J. Pearson — for disrupting proceedings with a protest as citizens were at the capitol voicing their outrage over a mass shooting at a Nashville school that left six dead. [2] Hicks voted in favor of all three resolutions:HR 63,to remove Pearson; [3] HR 64,to remove Johnson; [4] and HR 65,to remove Jones. [5] Pearson and Jones were expelled,while Johnson was not. [6]
Outside of politics,Hicks owns Hicks Construction. He was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in November 2020 after defeating incumbent James Van Huss in the August 2020 Republican primary. [7] [8] [9]
He and his wife,Keri,have one child. [1]