Bryan Richey (born April 1, 1980) is an American businessman, realtor, and politician from Tennessee. He currently serves as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, from Blount County's 20th district. A Republican, he assumed office on January 10, 2023.[1]
Brian Richey
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Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 20th district | |
Assumed office January 10, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Bob Ramsey |
Personal details | |
Born | Bryan Richey (1980-04-01) April 1, 1980 (age 44) Winter Garden, Florida |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Lake-Sumter State College |
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Branch/service | ![]() |
Years of service | 2004–2006 |
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Richey was born on April 1, 1980, in Winter Garden, Florida. He was raised in Apopka, Florida, where he graduated from Apopka High School, then onward to Lake Sumter State College in Leesburg, Florida. He later served in the United States Navy as an Mk-86 technician on the USS Gettysburg.[2][3]
Richey ran for the Tennessee House of Representatives in 2020 but lost the Republican primary.[3]
In 2022, he ran for a second time in the Republican primary and won 64.8% of the vote, defeating 14-year incumbent Bob Ramsey.[4] He ran unopposed in the general election.[5]
Richey assumed office as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives on January 10, 2023.
Richey is a supporter of term limits in the Tennessee General Assembly. On January 11, 2023, he filed a bill (HB-118), which would require each Tennessee county to include a referendum on the ballot in the 2024 general elections, on the question of whether or not elected officials in counties and municipalities should only be allowed to serve a maximum of 16 years, whether or not it is consecutive. A week later, on January 19, 2023, he filed a constitutional amendment (HJR-45), which would create an amendment on the ballot in 2026, in similarity to HB-118, only for state elected officials, such as state representatives and senators.[6][7][8]
In 2023, Richey supported a resolution to expel two of three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.[9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Ramsey | 4,879 | 68.2% | |
Republican | Bryan Richey | 2,275 | 31.8% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bryan Richey | 3,802 | 64.8% | |
Republican | Bob Ramsey | 2,061 | 35.2% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bryan Richey | 14,562 | 100.0% | |
Richey lives in Maryville, Tennessee. He is married with two children. He is a Baptist.
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