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District 1
Jon Lundberg
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2006
- Bio: Public Relations professional
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 2
Bruce Dotson
Ben Mallicote
Tony Shipley
District 3
Scotty Campbell — not seeking re-election
Timothy Hill
Leah R. Kirk
Karen Greene Morrell
Kevin Parsons
Thomas White
District 4
Thomas M. Gray III
Kent Williams
- Former Speaker of the House, 106th General Assembly
- Party: Officially listed as “Carter County Republican,” technically independent
- First elected: 2006
- Bio: Farmer/businessman
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 5
Duncan Cave
- Party: Republican
- Bio: Attorney
- Website:
- Social media:
David B. Hawk
Ted Hensley
- Party: Republican
- Bio: Real Estate
- Prior political experience: Greene County Commission
- Website:
- Social media:
Bradley Mercer
Eddie Yokley
District 6
Michael Clark
Dale Ford
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2006
- Bio: Farmer & Retired Major League Baseball Umpire
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
James (Micah) Van Huss
District 7
Nancy Fischman
Matthew Hill
District 8
Grady E. Caskey
Art Swann
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2010
- Bio: Forest Product Representative
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media: Facebook page | Twitter
District 9
Mike Harrison
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2002
- Bio: Healthcare professional
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 10
Tilman Goins Jr.
Don Miller
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2010
- Bio: Business Administrator
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 11
Jeremy Faison
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2010
- Bio: Small Business Owner
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
Phil Morgan Jr.
Marjorie Ramsey
District 12
Dale Carr
Richard Montgomery
District 13
Vanderbilt Brabson IV
Nick H. Cazana
Gloria Johnson
- Party: Democratic
- Bio: Teacher
- Past political experience: Ran for Senate District 6 seat in 2011
- Website:
- Social media:
Stephen Lampley
Gary Loe
- Party: Republican
- Bio: Reporter, Television Production executive
- Past political experience: Candidate for House District 18 seat, 2010
- Website:
- Social media:
District 14
Ryan Haynes
Jerome Q. Miller
District 15
Joe Armstrong
- Party: Democratic
- First elected: 1988
- Prior political experience: Knox County Commission, 1982-88
- Bio: Insurance manager
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
Pete Drew
Brian Stephens
District 16
Bill Dunn
District 17
Frank Nicely — running for Senate District 8
Larry Boggs
Mike Dockery
Andrew Farmer
Roger Griffith
- Party: Republican
- Bio: Mechanical engineer
- Past political experience: Jefferson County Commission
- Website: rogergriffith.com
- Social media: Facebook page | Twitter
District 18
Steve Hall
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2010
- Bio: Business owner
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
Anthony D. Hancock
District 19
Harry Brooks
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2002
- Bio: Retired law enforcement official
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 20
Tona Monroe
Bob Ramsey
District 21
Andrew F. Bennett III
Jimmy Matlock
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2006
- Bio: Business Owner
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 22
Jonathan Gladden
David L. Kimbro
Eric Watson
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2004
- Bio: Former sheriff’s deputy
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 23
John Forgety
Peggy Hall Wall
District 24
Kevin Brooks
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2006
- Bio: Public relations
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media: Twitter
Jack L. Epperson
Aaron Hyden
District 25
Flo Matheson
Cameron Sexton
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2010
- Bio: Sales & Marketing
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 26
W. Rodger Cooksey
Gerald McCormick
- House Majority Leader
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2004
- Bio: Commercial Real Estate Broker
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media: Facebook
Lawrence G. Miller
- Party: Democratic
- Bio: Retired higher education administrator
- Past political experience:
- Website:
- Social media:
District 27
Frank Eaton
Richard Floyd
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2006
- Bio: Retired, Chattanooga Coca-Cola
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
Basil Marceaux I
- Party: Republican
- Bio:
- Past political experience: 2010 candidate for Governor of Tennessee; has run for office frequently
- Website: basilmarceaux.uintu.com
- Social media: YouTube
District 28
Tommie Brown
- Party: Democratic
- First elected: 1992
- Bio: Retired educator
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
JoAnne Favors
- Party: Democratic
- First elected: 2004 (District 29)
- Bio: Nursing Administration
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
Johnny Horne
Basil Marceaux Jr.
District 29
Mike Carter
- Party: Republican
- Bio: Attorney
- Past political experience: Sessions Court Judge
- Website:
- Social media:
District 30
Brock Bennington
Vince Dean
- Party: Republican
- Prior political experience: East Ridge mayor
- Bio: Former law enforcement
- Website:
- Social media: Twitter
Larry Grohn — withdrew after Rep. Vince Dean decided to run for re-election
Brent Lambert — withdrew after Rep. Vince Dean decided to run for re-election
Sandy Norris Smith
Brian White
District 31
Jim Cobb
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2006
- Bio: Retired TVA manager
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
Ron Travis
District 32
Kent Calfee
Allen R. Cole
Julia Hurley
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2010
- Bio: Self-employed
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media: Facebook page | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube
Jack W. McNew
District 33
Jim Hackworth
John Ragan
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2010
- Bio: Business consultant
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 34
Luke E. Dickerson
Spencer Douglas
Rick Womick
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2010
- Bio: Airline pilot
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 35
Dennis Edward “Coach” Roach
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 1994
- Bio: Teacher, coach, farm owner
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 36
Virgil Kidwell
Dennis Powers
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2010
- Bio: Insurance agent
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 37
— now part of Rutherford County; the former 37th was absorbed into the 31st
Richard P. Garvin
Bob New
Dawn White
- Party: Republican
- Bio: Small business owner, former teacher
- Website: votedawn.com
- Social media:
District 38
Kelly Keisling
David R. Harper
District 39
David Alexander
Doug Clark
District 40
Wesley Duane Hodges
Sarah Marie Smith
Terri Lynn Weaver
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2008
- Bio: Singer/Songwriter/Small Business Owner
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 41
Bobby Stewart
John Mark Windle
District 42
Ryan Williams
Thomas D. Willoughby
District 43
Charles Curtiss
- Party: Democratic
- First elected: 1994
- Bio: Manufacturing
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
James Ryan Smith
Derrick Waggoner
District 44
Steven Glaser
William G. Lamberth
Mike McDonald — not running for re-election
District 45
Jeanette Jackson
Debra Maggart
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2004
- Bio:
- Websites: | Official
- Social media:
Courtney Rogers
District 46
Mark Pody
District 47
Judd Matheny
- House Speaker Pro Tempore
- Party: Republican
- First elected:
- Bio: Auctioneer
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
Scott Price
District 48
Joe Carr
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2008
- Bio: Farmer/businessman
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media: Facebook
Ryan T. Harring
District 49
Earl Lee Garvin
Mike Sparks
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2010
- Bio: Business Owner, Realtor, Business Consultant
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
Mike Williams
District 50
D J Farris
Dave Hall
Bo Mitchell
Gary W. Moore — not running for re-election
Charles Williamson
- Bio: Geologist, bison farmer
- Website: www.charleswilliamson.net
- Social media: Facebook | YouTube
District 51
Roy Dale
Mike Turner
District 52
Daniel Lewis
Mike Stewart
District 53
Nikki Goeser
Ben Claybaker
Tonya Miller
Jason Potts
- Party: Democratic
- Bio: General contractor
- Past political experience: Nashville-Davidson Metro Council
- Website:
- Social media:
Jason Powell
- Party: Democratic
- Bio: Real estate broker, nonprofit official
- Past political experience: Davidson County Democratic Party Executive Committee
- Website:
- Social media: Facebook page | Twitter
Shannon Stoner
Jacob Truax
District 54
Brenda Gilmore
- Party: Democratic
- First elected: 2006
- Bio: Retired Director at Vanderbilt University
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 55
Gary Odom
District 56
Beth Harwell
- Speaker of the House
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 1988
- Bio: Former Associate Professor, Belmont University
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 57
Linda Elam
Susan Lynn
District 58
Sharon Ford
Harold Love
Mary Pruitt
- Party: Democratic
- First elected: 1984
- Bio: Retired Educator
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
Steven Turner
District 59
Robert Duvall
- Party: Republican
- Bio:
- Past political experience: Nashville-Davidson Metro Council
- Website:
- Social media:
Sherry Jones
- Party: Democratic
- First elected: 1994
- Bio: Membership Director
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 60
Jim Gotto
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2010
- Prior political experience: Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
Darren Jernigan
- Party: Democratic
- Bio:
- Prior political experience: Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County
- Website: www.darrenjernigan.com
- Social media:
District 61
Rob Hathaway
Charles M. Sargent Jr.
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 1996
- Bio: Insurance agent
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 62
Pat Marsh
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2009
- Bio: Business Owner
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 63
Glen Casada
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2000
- Prior political experience: Williamson County Commission
- Bio: Sales
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 64
Brian Brewer
Sheila Butt
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2010
- Bio: Motivational speaker
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media: Facebook
District 65
Jeremy Durham
- Party: Republican
- Bio: Attorney
- Past political experience: former president, Tennessee Young Republicans
- Website: votejeremydurham.com
- Social media: Facebook Page
Dennis Kiser
Paul Sloan
Kenny Young
- Party: Republican
- Bio: Attorney
- Website: votekennyyoung.com
- Social media: Twitter
District 66
Joshua Evans
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2008
- Bio: Small business owner
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
Lee Harrell
District 67
Joe Pitts
District 68
Curtis Johnson
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2002
- Bio: Small Business Owner
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 69
Kenneth Buser
- Party: None (independent)
- Bio: Farmer
- Website: kennethbuser69thdistrict.webpaper.co
- Social media: Facebook | Twitter
David Shepard
- Party: Democratic
- First elected: 2000
- Prior political experience: Dickson City Council
- Bio: Pharmacist
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
Jon-Roy Sloan
Wayne White
District 70
Eddie Bass — not running for re-election
Adam Braeback
Barry Doss
John C. Johnson
Calvin Moore
Don Parr
District 71
John Crandall
Shirley Curry
Vance Dennis
District 72
Steve K. McDaniel
District 73
Corey Currie
Jimmy Eldridge
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2002
- Bio: Insurance Agent, Businessman, Farm Owner
- Past political experience:
- Website:
- Social media:
District 74
Lauri Day
Nick Steward
- Party: Republican
- Bio: Businessman
- Past political experience: Clarksville City Council (2011-present)
- Website:
- Social media:
John Tidwell
District 75
James Hart
Tim Wirgau
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2010
- Bio: Printing Business Owner
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
Steve Wright
District 76
Andy Holt
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2010
- Bio: Farmer/Businessman
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
Mark L. Maddox
District 77
Mark S. Oakes
Bill Sanderson
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2010
- Bio: Retailer, Farmer-Viticulturist
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 78
Gary Allen Binkley
Jane R. Crisp
John L. Haines
Linda Hayes
Donnie Kemp
Kirk Low
Mary Littleton
Lynn Ray
Rick Wilson
John-Paul Wood Jr.
District 79
Curtis Halford
District 80
Johnny Shaw
- Party: Democratic
- First elected: 2000
- Bio: Minister, Broadcast CEO
- Past political experience: Hardeman County Commission
- Website:
- Social media:
District 81
Conneye T. Albright
Rory Bricco
George Thomas Hill
Randal L. McKee
Debra Moody
Terry G. Mullins
Robert E. Sproles
District 82
Johnny Edwards
Craig Fitzhugh
- House Minority Leader
- Party: Democratic
- First elected: 1994
- Bio: Banker/Attorney
- Websites: Campaign | Official | Blog
- Social media: Pinterest
District 83
Mark White
District 84
Leon Dishmon Sr.
Hendrell Remus
Joe Towns Jr.
- Party: Democratic
- First elected: 1994
- Bio: Business Entrepreneur
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 85
Eddie Jones
Johnnie Turner
- Party: Democratic
- First elected: 2008
- Bio: Retired Educator, Civil Rights Advocate Administrator
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 86
Barbara Cooper
- Party: Democratic
- First elected: 1996
- Bio: Retired Teacher
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
George T. Edwards
G.A. Hardaway — filed in District 93
District 87
Karen Camper
- Party: Democratic
- First elected: 2006
- Bio: Business owner
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 88
Harry Barber
Larry J. Miller
District 89
(now in Knox County, no longer in Shelby County)
Shelley S. Breeding
Tim Hutchinson
Roger Kane
Joey McCulley
William G. “Bo” Pierce
District 90
John J. DeBerry Jr.
- Party: Democratic
- First elected: 1994
- Bio: Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations Executive
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
Ian L. Randolph
Jeanne Richardson
- Party: Democratic
- First elected: 2006 (in former District 89)
- Bio: Health and Human Services Program Developer
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 91
Lois M. DeBerry
G.A. Hardaway — filed in District 93
District 92
— no longer in Shelby County; includes all of Marshall County and parts of Lincoln, Franklin, and Marion Counties
Ann Bankston
Mary Rene Baxter
Vicki C. Cain
Travis Monroe
Billy Spivey
Larry C. Taft
Anita Tipton
District 93
G.A. Hardaway
- Party: Democratic
- First elected: 2006 (in former District 92, which has moved to Middle Tennessee)
- Bio: Real Estate Investor
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
Mike Kernell
District 94
John Bragorgos
Barrett Rich
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2008
- Bio: Insurance Agent
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 95
Robert E. Noziglia
Curry Todd
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 1998 (has served continuously since 2005)
- Bio: Administrator/Business Owner/Retired
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 96
Jim Harrell
Steve McManus
- Party: Republican
- First elected: 2008
- Bio: Investment Adviser
- Websites: Campaign | Official
- Social media:
District 97
Jim Coley
District 98
Antonio Parkinson
Artie Smith
Charles A. Thompson
District 99
Ron Lollar
Thomas D. Stephens
Primary Elections
August 2, 2012
General Election
November 6, 2012
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