111th Tennessee General Assembly
| 111th Tennessee Legislative Assembly | |||||
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 The legislature took place in the Tennessee State Capitol, seen here in 2022 | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Tennessee General Assembly | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Tennessee, United States | ||||
| Meeting place | Tennessee State Capitol | ||||
| Term | 2019 | ||||
| Tennessee State Senate | |||||
| Members | 33 Senators | ||||
| Senate President | Randy McNally (R) | ||||
| Majority Leader | Jack Johnson (R) | ||||
| Minority Leader | Jeff Yarbro (D) | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party of Tennessee | ||||
| Tennessee House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 99 Representatives | ||||
| Speaker of the House | Glen Casada (R) Bill Dunn (R) (as Speaker pro tempore) Cameron Sexton (R) | ||||
| Majority Leader | William Lamberth (R) | ||||
| Minority Leader | Karen Camper (D) | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party of Tennessee | ||||
The 111th Tennessee General Assembly was the gathering of the Tennessee General Assembly, consisting of the Tennessee Senate and Tennessee House of Representatives, meeting between January 2019 and January 2021.
History
[edit]Members of the 111th General Assembly were chosen during Tennessee's 2018 House and Senate elections.
Lawmakers met for two regular sessions. The 2019 session of the Assembly ran through May 2.[1] The 2020 session ran through June 19.[2]
Party summary
[edit]Senate party summary
[edit]| Affiliation | Members | |
| Democratic | 5 | |
| Republican | 27 | |
| Independent | 1 | |
| Total | 33 | |
House party summary
[edit]| Affiliation | Members | |
| Democratic | 26 | |
| Republican | 73 | |
| Total | 99 | |
Members
[edit]- ▌1. Steve Southerland (R)
- ▌2. Art Swann (R)
- ▌3. Rusty Crowe (R)
- ▌4. Jon Lundberg (R)
- ▌5. Randy McNally (R)
- ▌6. Becky Duncan Massey (R)
- ▌7. Richard Briggs (R)
- ▌8. Frank Niceley (R)
- ▌9. Mike Bell (R)
- ▌10. Todd Gardenhire (R)
- ▌11. Bo Watson (R)
- ▌12. Ken Yager (R)
- ▌13. Dawn White (R)
- ▌14. Shane Reeves (R)
- ▌15. Paul Bailey (R)
- ▌16. Janice Bowling (R)
- ▌17. Mark Pody (R)
- ▌18. Ferrell Haile (R)
- ▌19. Brenda Gilmore (D)
- ▌20. Steven Dickerson (R)
- ▌21. Jeff Yarbro (D)
- ▌22. Rosalind Kurita (I) (from January 18, 2019 to April 25, 2019)[a]
- ▌ Bill Powers (R) (from April 25, 2019)
- ▌23. Jack Johnson (R)
- ▌24. John Stevens (R)
- ▌25. Kerry Roberts (R)
- ▌26. Dolores Gresham (R)
- ▌27. Ed Jackson (R)
- ▌28. Joey Hensley (R)
- ▌29. Raumesh Akbari (D)
- ▌30. Sara Kyle (D)
- ▌31. Brian Kelsey (R)
- ▌32. Paul Rose (R)
- ▌33. Katrina Robinson (D)
- ▌1. John Crawford (R)
- ▌2. Bud Hulsey (R)
- ▌3. Timothy Hill (R)
- ▌4. John Holsclaw Jr. (R)
- ▌5. David Hawk (R)
- ▌6. Micah Van Huss (R)
- ▌7. Matthew Hill (R)
- ▌8. Jerome Moon (R)
- ▌9. Gary Hicks (R)
- ▌10. Rick Eldridge (R)
- ▌11. Jeremy Faison (R)
- ▌12. Dale Carr (R)
- ▌13. Gloria Johnson (D)
- ▌14. Jason Zachary (R)
- ▌15. Rick Staples (D)
- ▌16. Bill Dunn (R)
- ▌17. Andrew Farmer (R)
- ▌18. Martin Daniel (R)
- ▌19. Dave Wright (R)
- ▌20. Bob Ramsey (R)
- ▌21. Lowell Russell (R)
- ▌22. Dan Howell (R)
- ▌23. Mark Cochran (R)
- ▌24. Mark Hall (R)
- ▌25. Cameron Sexton (R)
- ▌26. Robin Smith (R)
- ▌27. Patsy Hazlewood (R)
- ▌28. Yusuf Hakeem (D)
- ▌29. Mike Carter (R)
- ▌30. Esther Helton-Haynes (R)
- ▌31. Ron Travis (R)
- ▌32. Kent Calfee (R)
- ▌33. John Ragan (R)
- ▌34. Tim Rudd (R)
- ▌35. Jerry Sexton (R)
- ▌36. Dennis Powers (R)
- ▌37. Charlie Baum (R)
- ▌38. Kelly Keisling (R)
- ▌39. Iris Rudder (R)
- ▌40. Terri Lynn Weaver (R)
- ▌41. John Windle (D)
- ▌42. Ryan Williams (R)
- ▌43. Paul Sherrell (R)
- ▌44. William Lamberth (R)
- ▌45. Johnny Garrett (R)
- ▌46. Clark Boyd (R)
- ▌47. Rush Bricken (R)
- ▌48. Bryan Terry (R)
- ▌49. Mike Sparks (R)
- ▌50. Bo Mitchell (D)
- ▌51. Bill Beck (D)
- ▌52. Mike Stewart (D)
- ▌53. Jason Powell (D)
- ▌54. Vincent Dixie (D)
- ▌55. John Ray Clemmons (D)
- ▌56. Bob Freeman (D)
- ▌57. Susan Lynn (R)
- ▌58. Harold Love Jr. (D)
- ▌59. Jason Potts (D)
- ▌60. Darren Jernigan (D)
- ▌61. Brandon Ogles (R)
- ▌62. Pat Marsh (R)
- ▌63. Glen Casada (R)
- ▌64. Scott Cepicky (R)
- ▌65. Sam Whitson (R)
- ▌66. Sabi Kumar (R)
- ▌67. Jason Hodges (D)
- ▌68. Curtis Johnson (R)
- ▌69. Michael Curcio (R)
- ▌70. Clay Doggett (R)
- ▌71. David Byrd (R)
- ▌72. Kirk Haston (R)
- ▌73. Chris Todd (R)
- ▌74. Jay Reedy (R)
- ▌75. Bruce Griffey (R)
- ▌76. Andy Holt (R)
- ▌77. Bill Sanderson (R) (until July 24, 2019)[b]
- ▌ Casey Hood (R) (from August 2019 to January 14, 2020)
- ▌ Rusty Grills (R) (from January 14, 2020)
- ▌78. Mary Littleton (R)
- ▌79. Curtis Halford (R)
- ▌80. Johnny Shaw (D)
- ▌81. Debra Moody (R)
- ▌82. Chris Hurt (R)
- ▌83. Mark White (R)
- ▌84. Joe Towns (D)
- ▌85. Jesse Chism (D)
- ▌86. Barbara Cooper (D)
- ▌87. Karen Camper (D)
- ▌88. Larry Miller (D)
- ▌89. Justin Lafferty (R)
- ▌▌90. John DeBerry (D, then I)[c]
- ▌91. London Lamar (D)
- ▌92. Rick Tillis (R)
- ▌93. G. A. Hardaway (D)
- ▌94. Ron Gant (R)
- ▌95. Kevin Vaughan (R)
- ▌96. Dwayne Thompson (D)
- ▌97. Jim Coley (R)
- ▌98. Antonio Parkinson (D)
- ▌99. Tom Leatherwood (R)
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ Former Democratic state senator Rosalind Kurita was appointed back to her old seat by the Montgomery County Commission after incumbent Mark Green resigned to take a seat in the United States House of Representatives. She was sworn in on January 18, 2019.[3] She would later be succeeded by Bill Powers, who won the special election to complete the term.[4]
- ↑ Bill Sanderson resigned on July 24, 2019, citing his desire to spend more time with his family and on his business.[5] Casey Hood was appointed to fill the seat until a special election.[6] Rusty Grills won the election and was sworn in on January 14, 2020.[7]
- ↑ Longtime representative John DeBerry was removed from the Democratic primary ballot by the Tennessee Democratic Party's State Executive Committee during his re-election bid. He later filed to run as an independent.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ Baigart, Laura (May 3, 2019). "An Unusual Day Marks the State Legislature's Adjournment from the 2019 Session of the 111th General Assembly". The Tennessee Star. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
- ↑ Penley, Erica Vick (June 23, 2020). "111th Tennessee General Assembly Adjourns Sine Die". JD Supra. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Newly-appointed Senator Rosalind Kurita accepts invitation to caucus with Republicans in Tennessee Senate". Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus. 2019-01-15. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Rosalind Kurita steps down from interim state Senate seat". The Leaf-Chronicle. April 24, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
- ↑ "State representative resigns after casting vote for speaker". Associated Press. Nashville. July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Obion County's Casey Hood a business owner, waterfowl guide". Paris Post-Intelligencer. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Republican Rusty Grills Wins Special State House Election". The Chattanoogan. December 20, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
- ↑ Allison, Natalie (April 13, 2020). "Rep. John DeBerry's ouster from the Tennessee Democratic Party questioned: Why him? Why now?". The Tennessean. Nashville. Retrieved July 6, 2026.