113th Tennessee General Assembly
| 113th 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 | 2023 | ||||
| Tennessee State Senate | |||||
| Members | 33 Senators | ||||
| Senate President | Randy McNally (R) | ||||
| Majority Leader | Jack Johnson (R) | ||||
| Minority Leader | Raumesh Akbari (D) | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party of Tennessee | ||||
| Tennessee House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 99 Representatives | ||||
| Speaker of the House | Cameron Sexton (R) | ||||
| Majority Leader | William Lamberth (R) | ||||
| Minority Leader | Karen Camper (D) | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party of Tennessee | ||||
The 113th Tennessee General Assembly was the gathering of the Tennessee General Assembly, consisting of the Tennessee Senate and Tennessee House of Representatives, meeting between January 2023 and January 2025.
History
[edit]Members of the 113th General Assembly were chosen during Tennessee's 2022 House and Senate elections. On January 11, 2023, lawmakers convened for their first regular session.[1] On April 26, 2024, they adjourned their second regular session.[2]
Party summary
[edit]Senate party summary
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Senate composition by district
Held by Democrats
Held by Republicans
| Affiliation | Members | |
| Democratic | 6 | |
| Republican | 27 | |
| Total | 33 | |
House party summary
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House composition by district
Held by Democrats
Held by Republicans
| Affiliation | Members | |
| Democratic | 24 | |
| Republican | 75 | |
| Total | 99 | |
Members
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- ▌1. Adam Lowe (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. Steve Southerland (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. Charlane Oliver (D)
- ▌20. Heidi Campbell (D)
- ▌21. Jeff Yarbro (D)
- ▌22. Bill Powers (R)
- ▌23. Kerry Roberts (R)
- ▌24. John Stevens (R)
- ▌25. Ed Jackson (R)
- ▌26. Page Walley (R)
- ▌27. Jack Johnson (R)
- ▌28. Joey Hensley (R)
- ▌29. Raumesh Akbari (D)
- ▌30. Sara Kyle (D)
- ▌31. Brent Taylor (R)
- ▌32. Paul Rose (R)
- ▌33. London Lamar (D)
- ▌1. John Crawford (R)
- ▌2. Bud Hulsey (R)
- ▌3. Scotty Campbell (R) (until April 20, 2023)[a]
- ▌ Timothy Hill (R) (from May 11, 2023)
- ▌4. John Holsclaw Jr. (R)
- ▌5. David Hawk (R)
- ▌6. Tim Hicks (R)
- ▌7. Rebecca Alexander (R)
- ▌8. Jerome Moon (R)
- ▌9. Gary Hicks (R)
- ▌10. Rick Eldridge (R)
- ▌11. Jeremy Faison (R)
- ▌12. Dale Carr (R)
- ▌13. Robert Stevens (R)
- ▌14. Jason Zachary (R)
- ▌15. Sam McKenzie (D)
- ▌16. Michele Carringer (R)
- ▌17. Andrew Farmer (R)
- ▌18. Elaine Davis (R)
- ▌19. Dave Wright (R)
- ▌20. Bryan Richey (R)
- ▌21. Lowell Russell (R)
- ▌22. Dan Howell (R)
- ▌23. Mark Cochran (R)
- ▌24. Kevin Raper (R)
- ▌25. Cameron Sexton (R)
- ▌26. Greg Martin (R)
- ▌27. Patsy Hazlewood (R)
- ▌28. Yusuf Hakeem (D)
- ▌29. Greg Vital (R)
- ▌30. Esther Helton-Haynes (R)
- ▌31. Ron Travis (R)
- ▌32. Monty Fritts (R)
- ▌33. John Ragan (R)
- ▌34. Tim Rudd (R)
- ▌35. William Slater (R)
- ▌36. Dennis Powers (R)
- ▌37. Charlie Baum (R)
- ▌38. Kelly Keisling (R)
- ▌39. Iris Rudder (R)
- ▌40. Michael Hale (R)
- ▌41. Ed Butler (R)
- ▌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) (until June 4, 2023)[b]
- ▌ Anthony Davis (D) (from June 20, 2023 to October 4, 2023)
- ▌ Aftyn Behn (D) (from October 4, 2023)
- ▌52. Justin Jones (D) (until April 6, 2023)[c]
- ▌ Justin Jones (D) (from April 10, 2023)
- ▌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. Caleb Hemmer (D)
- ▌60. Darren Jernigan (D)
- ▌61. Gino Bulso (R)
- ▌62. Pat Marsh (R)
- ▌63. Jake McCalmon (R)
- ▌64. Scott Cepicky (R)
- ▌65. Sam Whitson (R)
- ▌66. Sabi Kumar (R)
- ▌67. Ronnie Glynn (D)
- ▌68. Curtis Johnson (R)
- ▌69. Jody Barrett (R)
- ▌70. Clay Doggett (R)
- ▌71. Kip Capley (R)
- ▌72. Kirk Haston (R)
- ▌73. Chris Todd (R)
- ▌74. Jay Reedy (R)
- ▌75. Jeff Burkhart (R)
- ▌76. Tandy Darby (R)
- ▌77. Rusty Grills (R)
- ▌78. Mary Littleton (R)
- ▌79. Brock Martin (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. Justin Pearson (D) (from February 9, 2023 until April 6, 2023)[c][d]
- ▌ Justin Pearson (D) (from April 12, 2023)
- ▌87. Karen Camper (D)
- ▌88. Larry Miller (D)
- ▌89. Justin Lafferty (R)
- ▌90. Gloria Johnson (D)
- ▌91. Torrey Harris (D)
- ▌92. Todd Warner (R)
- ▌93. G. A. Hardaway (D)
- ▌94. Ron Gant (R)
- ▌95. Kevin Vaughan (R)
- ▌96. Dwayne Thompson (D)
- ▌97. John Gillespie (R)
- ▌98. Antonio Parkinson (D)
- ▌99. Tom Leatherwood (R)
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ Scotty Campbell resigned his seat on April 20, 2023, after a committee concluded he had violated the rules of the Tennessee General Assembly, including by sexually harassing an intern.[3] The Johnson County Commission appointed former representative Timothy Hill to the seat.[4]
- ↑ Bill Beck died on June 4, 2023.[5] The Metro Nashville Council appointed former councilor Anthony Davis to the seat on an interim basis.[6] Aftyn Behn was sworn in on October 4, 2023 after she won a special election to finish the remainder of the term.[7]
- 1 2 On April 6, 2023, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson were expelled from the Tennessee House of Representatives for violating the chamber's decorum rules;[8] each was reappointed to their previous seat within days by the Metro Nashville Council[9] and the Shelby County Board of Commissioners respectively.[10]
- ↑ The district's previous representative, Barbara Cooper had died on October 25, 2022, and won the regular election posthumously.[11] Justin Pearson won the special election to succeed her and was sworn into office on February 9, 2023.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "The 113th General Assembly Convenes". Tennessee Apartment Association. February 7, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
- ↑ "The 113th Tennessee General Assembly Adjourns Sine Die – Highlighted Overview". Baker Donelson. April 26, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
- ↑ Brown, Melissa (July 2, 2026). "Tennessee House Republican resigns after violating General Assembly discrimination, harassment policy". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 20, 2023..
- ↑ Jones, Vivian (July 2, 2026). "Former Rep. Timothy Hill appointed as interim to fill Scotty Campbell vacancy in House". The Tennessean. Gannett. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ↑ Rau, Nate (June 6, 2023). "Tennessee Rep. Bill Beck remembered as generous and selfless". Axios Nashville. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
- ↑ Rau, Nate (June 21, 2023). "Nashville council appoint Anthony Davis to state House". Axios Nashville. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
- ↑ Sauter, Danica (October 4, 2023). "Aftyn Behn, youngest woman elected to Tennessee House, sworn in". WSMV-TV. Archived from the original on January 6, 2026. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
- ↑ Kruesi, Kimberlee; Mattise, Jonathan (April 6, 2023). "Tennessee House expels 2 Democrats over gun control protest". AP News. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
- ↑ Halpert, Madeline (2023-04-10). "Justin Jones: Tennessee lawmaker reinstated three days after expulsion". BBC News. New York. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
- ↑ Cochrane, Emily (2023-04-12). "Second Expelled Democrat Is Sent Back to Tennessee House". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
- ↑ "TN State Representative Barbara Cooper dies at 93". WHBQ-TV. October 26, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
- ↑ Mann, Niko (February 14, 2023). "Tennessee State Rep. Justin J. Pearson Wears Dashiki During His Swearing-In Ceremony. Told to 'Consider a New Career' or Follow the Rules — Except There Are None". Atlanta Black Star. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2026.