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Jay Reedy is an American politician, farmer, and locksmith from the state of Tennessee . A Republican , Reedy has represented the 74th district of the Tennessee House of Representatives , covering Houston , Humphreys , and Montgomery Counties , since 2015.[1] [2]
Career
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Prior to being elected to office, Reedy held a number of jobs, including cattle farmer, locksmith, army reserve officer, and Houston County election board commissioner.[3]
In 2014, Reedy ran for the 74th district of the Tennessee House of Representatives , challenging Democratic incumbent John Tidwell , who had held the seat since 1997. After handily winning the Republican primary, Reedy narrowly defeated Tidwell in the general election with 52% of the vote.[4]
Reedy won re-election in 2016 and 2018 with increasingly dominant margins, and faces no opposition whatsoever in 2020.[5] Glen Casada as Speaker of the House , but lost in an intra-caucus vote to fellow Republican Cameron Sexton .[6] [7]
In 2023, Reedy supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.[8]
Personal life
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Reedy lives in Erin with his wife Vickie; they have 3 children.[3]
References
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^ "Jay Reedy" . Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 29, 2020 .
^ a b "Meet Jay" . Jay Reedy for Tennessee. Retrieved July 29, 2020 .
^ Jay Reedy (November 12, 2014). "Payette High grad wins Tennessee election" . Independent-Enterprise . Retrieved July 29, 2020 .
^ "TN House of Representatives: Hodges, Johnson, and Reedy win seats" . Clarksville Now . November 6, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2020 .
^ Andy Sher (June 20, 2019). "Rep. Jay Reedy announces bid for Tennessee House speaker, warns against 'self indulgence and moral corruption' . Chattanooga Times Free Press . Retrieved July 29, 2020 .
^ Joel Ebert and Natalie Allison (July 24, 2019). "Tennessee House Republicans elect Rep. Cameron Sexton as nominee for next speaker" . The Tennessean . Retrieved July 29, 2020 .
^ Andone, Dakin; Young, Ryan; Simonson, Amy; Almasy, Steve. "Tennessee's Republican-led House expels 2 Democratic lawmakers over gun reform protest, fails in bid to oust a third" . CNN . Retrieved 2023-04-07 .
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