Tim Rudd | |
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Member of the TennesseeHouseofRepresentatives from the 34th district | |
Assumed office January 2017 | |
Preceded by | Rick Womick |
Personal details | |
Born | November 30,1960 |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Middle Tennessee State University |
Website | www |
Tim Rudd (born November 30,1960 [1] ) is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 2016,representing District 34. [2]
In 2023,Rudd supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented. [3]
The results for the District 34 House election were:
Party | Candidate | Vote Count | Vote % |
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Republican | Tim Rudd | 19,962 | 66.76% |
Democrat | Laura Bohling | 9,939 | 33.24% |
Total | 29,901 | 100% |
Tim Rudd attended Smyrna High School and Middle Tennessee State University. [1] Rudd worked in the real estate business with Coldwell Banker Snow &Law beginning in 1998. [4] Rudd has lived in Rutherford County,Tennessee for 45 years. [5]
Rudd was the sponsor of HB-0836. [6] The measure permits adoption and foster care agencies funded by taxpayers to refuse service to LGBT people based upon "religious beliefs or moral convictions."
Rudd was a member of the Insurance and Banking and State Government Committees and the Insurance and Banking Subcommittee. [4] [ clarification needed ]
He is a member of the Insurance and Local Committees and the Property and Casualty Subcommittee. He chairs the Elections and Campaign Finance Subcommittee. [4]
Rudd has advocated for bills such as;the protection of the unborn,retaining traditional gender labels,better supervising child sexual predators,freedom of speech through signs on personal property,protection of the Second Amendment,National Guard education financial assistance,Middle College scholarships,reducing the size of government,worker's compensation reform and educator assistance bills. [7]
On June 9,2020,Rudd voted as a member of the House Naming,Designating,&Private Acts Committee against removal of a bust honoring Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest from the Tennessee State Capitol building. [8]
Rudd is a Baptist. He is a conservative. Rudd supports the rights of the unborn and is an opponent of abortion for any reason. He opposes same-sex marriage,claiming that traditional marriage forms the backbone for families,making stable society. [9]
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