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The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee.
Stephen Ira Cohen is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Tennessee's 9th congressional district since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes the western three-fourths of Memphis. Cohen is Tennessee's first Jewish congressman and since 2023 has been the only Democrat in the state's congressional delegation.
Jim Torrey is an American politician who served as mayor of Eugene from 1997 to 2004. Torrey was nominated in 2006 for an Oregon State Senate seat,but was defeated by incumbent Vicki Walker. He then served was elected to the Eugene School Board as Representative 5 in 2007,but was defeated by Shabram Martina in 2019. Torrey was first elected to public office at the age of 21,when he won a seat on the Waldport,Oregon,city council.
Henry Emerson Etheridge was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 9th congressional district from 1853 to 1857,and again from 1859 to 1861. He also served one term in the Tennessee House of Representatives (1845–1847) and one term in the Tennessee Senate (1869–1871). After Tennessee seceded in 1861,he was elected Clerk of the United States House of Representatives,serving until 1863.
Barbara Lee Cooper was an American politician and a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 86th District.
Lois Marie DeBerry was an American politician who was a member of Tennessee House of Representatives and former Speaker Pro Tempore of the Tennessee House. She was elected to represent the 91st district,part of Shelby County,as a Democrat. She was first elected to the Tennessee General Assembly in 1972 and was at the time of her death the longest serving member of the House.
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 the House District 4 (then entirely then Carter County in 2006 and subsequently reelected to the House in 2008.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate from the State of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander defeated Democrat Gordon Ball,and was re-elected to a third term in office with 61.9% of the vote against 31.9%.
Lee Ardrey Harris is an American politician who is currently the Mayor of Shelby County,previously serving as a member of the Tennessee Senate,representing the 29th district. Harris is also a law professor. Prior to his election to the state senate,Harris served on the Memphis City Council,representing District 7. He was born and raised in Memphis,and studied at Morehouse College,followed by Yale Law School.
Mark Edward Green is an American politician,physician,and retired U.S. Army major who has served as the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 7th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,Green has chaired the Committee on Homeland Security since 2023. Before his election to Congress,he served in the Tennessee Senate from 2013 to 2018,representing the 22nd district.
John J. DeBerry Jr. is an American pastor and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives,representing District 90 from 1995 to 2021. Unlike many national Democrats,DeBerry identifies as pro-life. Republican Governor Bill Lee appointed him to become his senior advisor in 2020.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee was held on November 8,2016,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Tennessee,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including President of the United States. The primaries were held on August 4.
David Frank Kustoff is an American politician and attorney serving as the United States representative from Tennessee's 8th congressional district. The district includes the bulk of West Tennessee,but most of its population is in the eastern part of the Memphis area,including the eastern fourth of Memphis itself. From 2006 to 2008,Kustoff served as a United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee. He is one of two Jewish Republicans in Congress,alongside Max Miller.
The 2022 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Lee was re-elected to a second term with 64.9% of the vote,defeating his Democratic challenger Jason Martin. Lee improved on his performance from 2018.
Katrina Robinson is an American former politician who served in the Tennessee Senate from the 33rd district from 2019 to 2022 as a member of the Democratic Party. She was the first sitting member of the state senate to be indicted since Operation Tennessee Waltz and later became the first person to ever be expelled from the state senate.
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 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 8,2022,and effectively resigned her house seat.
Eddie Mannis is an American former politician,who was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2020-2022. He represented the 18th House District as a member of the Tennessee Republican Party.
The 2020 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 3,2020,to elect 99 seats for the Tennessee House of Representatives. The elections coincided with the Presidential,U.S. Senate,U.S. House,and State Senate elections.
Tami Sawyer is an American politician and civil rights activist. She was elected in August 2018 as Shelby County Commissioner for District 7 and resides in Memphis,Tennessee. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She serves as chair of the Education and Legislative committees. She is chair of the Shelby County Commission Black Caucus.
The 2022 Tennessee House of Representatives election was held on November 8,2022,to elect 99 seats for the Tennessee House of Representatives. The elections coincided with the Governor,U.S. House,and State Senate elections.
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- ↑ "Torrey Harris becomes youngest state lawmaker to win US House District 90". WMC-TV, November 3, 2020.
- ↑ Hannah McDonald, "Harris, Mannis make history as first LGBTQ legislators elected to Tennessee House". WTVF, November 4, 2020.
- ↑ "Torrey Harris".
- ↑ Hardiman, Samuel & Melissa Brown. Memphis State Rep. Torrey Harris arrested in Nashville after domestic dispute, Memphis Commercial Appeal , July 19, 2022.
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