Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee on its northeast border. As of the 2020 census,the population was 158,163. Its county seat is Blountville. Sullivan County is part of the Kingsport–Bristol TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area,which is a component of the Kingsport–Johnson City–Bristol,TN-VA Combined Statistical Area,commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region. Sullivan is Tennessee's second-oldest county;it was established in 1779 when the area was still part of North Carolina. From 1784 to 1788,it was part of the extra-legal State of Franklin.
The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee.
The Tennessee General Assembly (TNGA) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is a part-time bicameral legislature consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Speaker of the Senate carries the additional title and office of Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee. In addition to passing a budget for state government plus other legislation,the General Assembly appoints three state officers specified by the state constitution. It is also the initiating body in any process to amend the state's constitution.
Nathan Vaughn is a Tennessee politician. He was elected to the 103rd,104th,and 105th General Assemblies as the member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the 2nd district,which is a part of Sullivan County. He was narrowly defeated by Republican challenger Tony Shipley in 2008 by just 326 votes.
Jason Everett Mumpower currently serves as Tennessee's 35th Comptroller of the Treasury. He was first elected to the position by the Tennessee General Assembly on January 13,2021. He is responsible for leading the Office of the Comptroller of the Treasury,which comprises 12 divisions and more than 560 employees,and ensuring the Office fulfills its mission to make government work better.
David Lee Davis is an American Republican politician from Tennessee and one-term member (2007–2009) of the United States House of Representatives and Tennessee House of Representatives. He represented Tennessee's 1st congressional district,located in the northeastern portion of the state and centered on the Tri-Cities area,but was narrowly defeated in the 2008 primary by Johnson City Mayor Phil Roe.
Matthew Joseph Hill is an American talk show host,businessman,and politician who served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2005 to 2021. Hill briefly served as Deputy Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives under appointment by House Speaker Rep. Glen Casada.
Beth Halteman Harwell is a member of the board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority and the former Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives. She served as State Representative for Nashville and is a former chair of the Tennessee Republican Party. First elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1988,Harwell served as a Republican Minority Whip and Commerce Committee chair before being elected to the Speakership. She is the first woman to serve as Tennessee's Speaker of the House. In 2017,she announced her candidacy for governor of Tennessee in the 2018 election.
Kent Williams was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives,first elected in 2006 to the Tennessee House of Representative as a Republican from House District 4 (then entirely then Carter County in 2006 and reelected to the House in 2008.
Scotty Campbell is an American politician and professional wrestling promoter. He was a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 3rd district,encompassing Mountain City,Johnson County,and parts of Sullivan County.
Mike Turner is a Tennessee politician who sat in the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 51,which is composed of part of Davidson County and includes Old Hickory. He is a member of the Tennessee Democratic Party.
Sheila Keckler Butt is an American politician from Columbia,Tennessee,currently serving as the mayor of Maury County. Butt is the former Republican Majority Floor Leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives and she formerly represented House District 64,encompassing the cities of Columbia,Mount Pleasant,and Spring Hill in parts of Maury County,Tennessee. She retired from the House in 2018,and she was replaced by Republican Scott Cepicky in the subsequent election. On August 4,2022,Butt was elected Maury County Mayor,succeeding incumbent Andy Ogles,who instead ran for an open U.S. House of Representatives seat. Butt was sworn in as county mayor on August 30.
Ron Travis is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 31st district,encompassing parts of Bledsoe,Roane,Sequatchie and Rhea Counties. He was last elected November 6,2018 and he has been in office for 7 years. His term ends in 2020.
State Route 126 is a 24.6-mile-long (39.6 km) state highway that travels through Sullivan County in East Tennessee. It connects Kingsport and Bristol.
Timothy Aaron Hill is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives.
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.
James Craft "Lefty" Akard was an American politician in the state of Tennessee. Akard served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1981 to 1982. He was a former educator,having served as Superintendent of Sullivan County Schools from 1948 to 1971,and as Field Representative for the Tennessee Board of Education from 1971 to 1979. He was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1981 as a Democrat,representing the 1st district,encompassing Sullivan County. He did not run for reelection upon the expiration of his term,stating,"to be perfectly honest,I don't believe I can be an effective legislator because the role is not in keeping with my background and temperament".
Charles Nolan "Bud" Hulsey is an American politician. A Republican,he represents the 2nd District in Sullivan County in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
Tennessee's 4th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jon Lundberg since 2016,succeeding fellow Republican Ron Ramsey.
The Tennessee House of Representatives 2nd district in the United States is one of 99 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly. The district is located in Sullivan County and the Tri-Cities area,situated around the cities of Kingsport and Blountville. The district has been represented by Bud Hulsey,since 2015.
