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TML District 6 Legislators.Indd TML District 6 Bedford District Director: John Hickman, City Manager, Wayesboro, (931) 722-8882 Bell Buckle Alternate Director: Betsy Crossley, Commissioner, Brentwood, (615) 440-9460 Shelbyville Secretary: Christa Martin, Vice Mayor, Columbia, (931) 446-0338 Wartrace Legislative Advocacy Director: Coffee TML Staff Liaison: Carole Graves, (615) 425-3911 Manchester Tullahoma Senators Franklin Cowan Decherd Estill Springs Huntland Giles Ardmore Elkton Lynnville Janice Bowling Joey Hensley Jack Johnson Minor Hill 615-741-6694 615-741-3100 Phone (615) 741-2495 Hickman sen.janice.bowling sen.joey.hensley sen.jack.johnson Centerville @capitol.tn.gov @capitol.tn.gov @capitol.tn.gov Lawrence Ethridge Cities: Cowan, Decherd, Estill Cities: Ardmore, Clifton, Cities: Brentwood, Fairview, Iron City Springs, Huntland, Manchester, Collinwood, Columbia, Elkton, Franklin, Nolensville, Spring Lawrenceburg Tullahoma, and Winchester Ethridge, Hohenwald, Iron City Hill and Thompson’s Station Loretto Lawrenceburg, Linden, Lobel- Lewis Committees: Gov Ops (2nd ville, Loretto, Lynnville, Minor Committees: Calendar (1st Hohenwald Vice Chair); Judiciary; Transpor- Hill, Mount Pleasant, Pulaski, Vice-Chair); Commerce & La- Lincoln tation and Safety Spring Hill, St. Joseph, Summer- bor; Finance; Energy; Ag & Nat- Fayetteville town, and Waynesboro ural Resources Petersburg Marshall Committees: Finance (2nd Chapel Hill Vice Chair); Health & Welfare; Cornersville Education Lewisburg Maury Columbia Mount Pleasant Moore Lynchburg Perry Linden Lobelville Rutherford Eagleville Shane Reeves Kerry Roberts Dawn White La Vergne Phone (615) 741-1066 Phone (615) 741-4499 Phone (615) 741-6853 Williamson [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Brentwood Franklin Cities: Fayetteville, Lewisburg, Cities: Centerville Cities: Eagleville, La Vergne Nolensville Lynchburg, Normandy, Peters- Murfreesboro, Smyrna Spring Hill burg, Shelbyville, and Wartrace Committees: Gov Ops; Thompsons Station Judiciary Committees: Judiciary (2nd Wayne Committees: Health & Wel- Vice-Chair); Energy; State & Clifton fare (2nd Vice-Chair); Energy; Local Government Collinwood State & Local Government Waynesboro TML District 6 Representatives Rush Bricken Daivd Byrd Glen Casada Scott Cepicky Michael Curcio (615) 741-7448 (615) 741-2190 (615) 741-4389 (615) 741-3005 (615) 741-3513 rep.rush.bricken rep.david.byrd rep.glen.casada rep.scott.cepicky rep.michael.curcio @capitol.tn.gov @capitol.tn.gov @capitol.tn.gov @capitol.tn.gov @capitol.tn.gov Cities: Manchester, Cities: Clifton Cities: Brentwood Cities: Columbia, Mount Cities: Centerville Tullahoma Collinwood, Hohenwald Franklin, Nolensville Pleasant, Spring Hil Waynesboro Spring Hill, Thompson’s Committees: Judicia- Committees: Consum- Station Committees: Educa- ry (Chair): Civil Justice er and Human Resources Committees: Educa- tion; Education Admin (Sub); Criminal Justice (Vice-Chair); Employee tion; Education Admin (Sub); Insurance; Property (Sub); Children & Fami- Affairs (Sub); State Public (Sub)(Chair); Health; & Casualty (Sub) lies(Sub); Constitutional Service & Employees Facilities, Licensure & Protections (Sub); Nam- (Sub) Regs (Sub); ing, Designating, & Private Acts; Calendar & Rules Clay Doggett Kirk Haston Pat Marsh Tim Rudd Iris Rudder (615) 741-7476 (615) 741-0750 (615) 741-6824 (615) 741-2804 (615) 741- rep.clay.doggett rep.kirk.haston rep.pat.marsh rep.tim.rudd rep.iris.rudder @capitol.tn.gov @capitol.tn.gov @capitol.tn.gov @capitol.tn.gov @capitol.tn.gov Cities: Ardmore, Elkton Cities: Linden Cities: Bell Buckle, Cities: Eagleville Cities: Cowan Ethridge, Iron City, Law- Lobelville Fayetteville, Normandy, Murfreesboro, Smyrna Decherd Estill Springs renceburg, Loretto, Lyn- Petersburg, Shelbyville Huntland, Lynchburg nville, Minor Hill, Pulaski, Committees: Educa- Committees: Chair, Tullahoma, Winchester Saint Joseph tion; (Vice Chair); K-12 Committees: Utilities Elections & Campaign (Sub); Commerce; Bank- (Sub) (Chair); Ag & Nat- Finance (Sub) (Chair); Committees: Education; Committees: Com- ing & Investments (Sub) ural Resources; Com- Insurance; Property & K-12 (Sub); Judiciary; Chil- merce (Vice-Chair); merce; Joint Fiscal Review Casualty (Sub); Local dren & Families (Sub) Business (Sub); Judiciary: Criminal Justice (Sub) Mike Sparks Rick Tillis Sam Whitson (615) 741-6829 (615) 741-4170 (615) 741-1864 rep.mike.spraks rep.rick.tillis rep.sam.whitson @capitol.tn.gov @capitol.tn.gov @capitol.tn.gov Cities: La Vergne Cities: Chapel Hill Cities: Fairview Murfreesboro, Smyrna Cornersville, Lewisburg Committees: Infrastructure Committees: Consumer Committees: Judiciary; (Sub)(Chair); Health; Public (Sub)(Chair); Insurance Prop- Children & Family (Sub); Local; Health (Sub); Transportation erty & Casualty(Sub); Naming, Elections & Campaign Finance Designating, & Private Acts; (Sub); State Government; De- Consumer & Human Re- partment & Agencies (Sub) sources.
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