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TML District 4 TML District 4 Cannon Liberty Livingston South Carthage District Director: Hoyt Jones, Sparta Alderman Auburntown Smithville Pickett Van Burren (931) 836-3248 Woodbury Fentress Byrdstown Spencer Secretary: Valerie Hale, City Clerk, Crossville, 931-456-5680 Clay Allardt Putnam Warren District Municipal Advocate: Kate Alsbrook, McMinnville Celina Jamestown Algood Centertown Alderwoman Cumberland Jackson Baxter McMinnville TML Staff Liaison: Carole Graves, (615) 425-3911 Crab Orchard Gainsboro Cookeville Morrison Crossville Morgan Monterey Viola Pleasant Hill Sunbright Smith White DeKalb Wartburg Carthage Doyle Alexandria Overton Gordonsville Sparta Senators Paul Bailey Janice Bowling Mark Pody Ken Yager (615) 741-3978 615-741-6694 (615) 741-2421 Phone (615) 741-1449 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Cities: Algood, Baxter, Cities: Centertown, McMinn- Cities: Alexandria, Auburntown, Cities: Allardt, Byrd- Cookeville, Crab Orchard, ville, Morrison, Spencer, Viola Carthage, Celina, Dowelltown, Gor- stown, Jamestown, Oak- Crossville, Doyle, Gainesboro, donsville, Liberty, Smithville, South dale, Sunbright, Wartburg Livingston, Monterey, Pleasant Committees: Gov. Ops (2nd Carthage, Woodbury Hill, Sparta Vice Chair; Transportation; Joint Committees: Finance; Education, Health & General Committees: Joint Commerce, La- State & Local Gov; Gov Committees: Commerce Welfare; Joint Commerce, Labor, bor, Transportation & Ag (Chair); Trans- Ops (Chair); Transportation Transportation & Ag; Energy, Ag portation (2nd Vice Chair); Energy, Ag. & Natural Resources & Natural Resources (2nd Vice Chair); Gov Ops; Joint Judiciary & Gov Representatives Clark Boyd Rush Bricken Kelly Keisling Cameron Sexton Paul Sherrell (615) 741-7086 (615) 741-7448 (615) 741-6852 (615) 741-2343 (615) 741-1963 rep.clark.boyd rep.rush.bricken rep.kelly.keisling rep.cameron.sexton rep.paul.sherrell @capitol.tn.gov @capitol.tn.gov @capitol.tn.gov @capitol.tn.gov @capitol.tn.gov Cities: Auburntown, Cities: McMinnville, Viola Cities: Allardt, Byrdstown, Cities: Allardt, Cities: Centertown, Woodbury Celina, Jamestown Byrdstown, Celina, Doyle, Sparta Committees: Com- Crossville, James- Committees: Business merce (Vice Chair); Bank- Committees: State Gov town, Pleasant Hill Committees: Health; & Utilities Sub (Chair); ing & Consumer Affairs (Chair); Calendar & Rules; Health Sub; Criminal Banking & Consumer Sub; Children & Families Corrections Sub; Depart & Justice; Naming & Desig- Affairs Sub; Commerce; Sub; Civil Justice; Depart nating Health; Health Sub; Agencies Sub; Public Service Transportation; Trans- & Agencies Sub; State Gov Sub; Transportation portation Sub Cities: Alexandria, Cities: Gainesboro, Cities: Algood, Carthage, Dowell- Livingston, Sunbright, Baxter, Cookeville town,Gordonsville, Wartburg Liberty, Smithville, Committees: Fi- South Carthage Committees: Naming, nance Appropriations Committees: & Designating (Chair); Sub (Chair); Elections Finance; Finance Sub; & Campaign Finance Education Instruction Calendar & Rules; Eth- Ryan Williams Sub; Finance; Finance Terri Weaver (Vice Chair); Educa- John Mark Windle (615) 741-1260 ics; Public Service Sub; (615) 741-1875 Sub; Health; Local (615) 741-2192 tion Instruction Sub; Gov rep.terri.weaver rep.john.windle Select Rules; State Gov rep.ryan.williams Naming & Designat- @capitol.tn.gov @capitol.tn.gov ing; Transportation @capitol.tn.gov.
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