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style="display:inline" class="fn org">Tennessee General Assembly</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_General_Assembly_of_Tennessee.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Coat of arms or logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_the_General_Assembly_of_Tennessee.svg/220px-Flag_of_the_General_Assembly_of_Tennessee.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_the_General_Assembly_of_Tennessee.svg/330px-Flag_of_the_General_Assembly_of_Tennessee.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_the_General_Assembly_of_Tennessee.svg/440px-Flag_of_the_General_Assembly_of_Tennessee.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #E81B23; border-bottom: 2px solid #E81B23">Type</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.3em;"><div style="display:inline" class="category"><a href="/wiki/Bicameralism" title="Bicameralism">Bicameral</a></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Houses</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Senate" title="Tennessee Senate">Senate</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_House_of_Representatives" title="Tennessee House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Term limits</div></th><td class="infobox-data">None</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #E81B23; border-bottom: 2px solid #E81B23">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">June 1, 1796<span class="noprint">; 228 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1796-06-01</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">New session started</div></th><td class="infobox-data">January 14, 2025</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #E81B23; border-bottom: 2px solid #E81B23">Leadership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Tennessee" title="Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee">Senate Speaker</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Randy_McNally" title="Randy McNally">Randy McNally</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>) <br />since January 9, 2017 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_Tennessee_House_of_Representatives" title="List of speakers of the Tennessee House of Representatives">House Speaker</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Sexton" title="Cameron Sexton">Cameron Sexton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>) <br />since August 23, 2019 </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #E81B23; border-bottom: 2px solid #E81B23">Structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>132</b> voting members:<br />33 Senators<br />99 Representatives</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tennessee_Senate.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Tennessee_Senate.svg/250px-Tennessee_Senate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Tennessee_Senate.svg/375px-Tennessee_Senate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Tennessee_Senate.svg/500px-Tennessee_Senate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Senate political groups</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#E81B23; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Republican_Party" title="Tennessee Republican Party">Republican</a> (27) <br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#3333FF; color:white;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Democratic_Party" title="Tennessee Democratic Party">Democratic</a> (6)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tennessee_House.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Tennessee_House.svg/250px-Tennessee_House.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Tennessee_House.svg/375px-Tennessee_House.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Tennessee_House.svg/500px-Tennessee_House.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">House political groups</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#E81B23; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Republican_Party" title="Tennessee Republican Party">Republican</a> (75)<br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#3333FF; color:white;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Democratic_Party" title="Tennessee Democratic Party">Democratic</a> (24)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Length of term</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Senate" title="Tennessee Senate">Senate</a>: 4 years<br /><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_House_of_Representatives" title="Tennessee House of Representatives">House</a>: 2 years</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data">$24,316/year + <a href="/wiki/Per_diem" title="Per diem">per diem</a>, employee benefits, travel reimbursement<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #E81B23; border-bottom: 2px solid #E81B23">Elections</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Senate <a href="/wiki/Electoral_system" title="Electoral system">voting system</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting" title="First-past-the-post voting">First-past-the-post</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">House <a href="/wiki/Electoral_system" title="Electoral system">voting system</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting" title="First-past-the-post voting">First-past-the-post</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last Senate election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2022_Tennessee_Senate_election" title="2022 Tennessee Senate election">November 8, 2022</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last House election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2022_Tennessee_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2022 Tennessee House of Representatives election">November 8, 2022</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next Senate election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2024_Tennessee_Senate_election" title="2024 Tennessee Senate election">November 5, 2024</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next House election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2024_Tennessee_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2024 Tennessee House of Representatives election">November 5, 2024</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Redistricting</th><td class="infobox-data">Legislative Control</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #E81B23; border-bottom: 2px solid #E81B23">Meeting place</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Tennessee_State_Capitol_2022f.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Tennessee_State_Capitol_2022f.jpg/220px-Tennessee_State_Capitol_2022f.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Tennessee_State_Capitol_2022f.jpg/330px-Tennessee_State_Capitol_2022f.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Tennessee_State_Capitol_2022f.jpg/440px-Tennessee_State_Capitol_2022f.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6240" data-file-height="4160" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data label"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_State_Capitol" title="Tennessee State Capitol">Tennessee State Capitol</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #E81B23; border-bottom: 2px solid #E81B23">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.capitol.tn.gov/">Tennessee General Assembly</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #E81B23; border-bottom: 2px solid #E81B23">Constitution</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Tennessee" title="Constitution of Tennessee">Constitution of Tennessee</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Tennessee General Assembly</b> (TNGA) is the <a href="/wiki/State_legislature_(United_States)" title="State legislature (United States)">state legislature</a> of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a>. It is a part-time bicameral legislature consisting of a <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Senate" title="Tennessee Senate">Senate</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_House_of_Representatives" title="Tennessee House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a>. The Speaker of the Senate carries the additional title and office of Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee. In addition to passing a budget for state government plus other legislation, the General Assembly appoints three state officers specified by the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Tennessee" title="Constitution of Tennessee">state constitution</a>. It is also the initiating body in any process to amend the state's constitution. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tennessee_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Constitutional_structure">Constitutional structure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tennessee_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Constitutional structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_State_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Tennessee State Constitution">Tennessee State Constitution</a> of 1870, the General Assembly is a <a href="/wiki/Bicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicameral">bicameral</a> legislature and consists of a <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_State_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Tennessee State Senate">Senate</a> of thirty-three members and a <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_House_of_Representatives" title="Tennessee House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> of ninety-nine members. </p><p>The representatives are elected to two-year terms; according to a 1966 constitutional amendment the senators are elected to four-year terms which are staggered, with the districts with even numbers being elected in the year of <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">Presidential</a> elections and those in the districts with odd numbers being elected in the years of Tennessee gubernatorial elections. </p><p>According to the Tennessee Constitution each representative must be twenty-one years old, a citizen of the United States, have been a resident of the state for three years and also a resident of the county they represent a year prior to the election. The state constitution also states that each senator must be thirty years of age, a citizen of the United States, resided three years in Tennessee, and resided in the district one year prior to the election.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Part-time_legislature">Part-time legislature</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tennessee_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Part-time legislature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To keep the legislature a part-time body, it is limited to ninety "legislative days" per two-year term, plus up to fifteen days for organizational purposes at the start of each term. A legislative day is considered any day that the House or Senate formally meets in the chambers of each house. Legislators are paid a base salary of $24,316 along with a per diem expense of $284 per legislative day (2020).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If the legislature remains in session longer than ninety legislative days, lawmakers cease to draw their expense money. </p><p>Legislators also receive an "office allowance" of $1,000 per month, ostensibly for the maintenance of an office area devoted to their legislative work in their homes or elsewhere within their district. Traditionally, it has been easier, politically speaking, to raise the per diem and office allowance than the salary. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Speaker_(politics)" title="Speaker (politics)">speaker</a> of each house is entitled to a salary triple that of other members. Under a law enacted in 2004, legislators will receive a raise equal to that given to state employees the previous year, if any. </p><p>The governor may also call "extraordinary sessions", limited to the topic or topics outlined in the call, and limited to another twenty days. Two-thirds of each house may also initiate such a call by petitioning for it. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Joint_Committees">Joint Committees</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tennessee_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Joint Committees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each chamber sets up its own committee system; however, there are a number of committees which are composed of members of both the House and Senate. </p><p><b>Joint Fiscal Review Committee</b> </p><p>The Joint Fiscal Review Committee continuously reviews items such as revenue collections, the proposed budget and other budget requests, appropriations, state debt, and various state funds, among other items. It also prepares estimates of revenues from the Tennessee Education Lottery and oversees the financial operations of state departments and agencies. Further, it prepares the fiscal note attached to each bill presented in the General Assembly, describing the estimated cost of the bill's contents on state and local government.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was set up as a special continuing committee of the General Assembly in 1967 and is composed of six senators and nine representatives, each elected by their respective chambers. Additionally, <i>ex officio</i> members include the Speaker of each house and each house's chairman of the Finance, Ways, and Means committee. The current members are as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-:1_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Members of the Joint Fiscal Review Committee </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Chamber </th> <th>Note </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ron_Travis" title="Ron Travis">Ron Travis</a> (R) </td> <td>House </td> <td>Chair </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Todd_Gardenhire" title="Todd Gardenhire">Todd Gardenhire</a> (R) </td> <td>Senate </td> <td>Vice-Chair </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Bailey_(politician)" title="Paul Bailey (politician)">Paul Bailey</a> (R) </td> <td rowspan="6">Senate </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brenda_Gilmore" title="Brenda Gilmore">Brenda Gilmore</a> (D) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sara_Kyle" title="Sara Kyle">Sara Kyle</a> (D) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Southerland_(Tennessee_politician)" title="Steve Southerland (Tennessee politician)">Steve Southerland</a> (R) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bo_Watson" title="Bo Watson">Bo Watson</a> (R) </td> <td><i>ex officio</i> as chair of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ken_Yager" title="Ken Yager">Ken Yager</a> (R) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bill Beck (D) </td> <td rowspan="9">House </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Michael Curcio (R) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Martin Daniel (R) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Darren_Jernigan" title="Darren Jernigan">Darren Jernigan</a> (D) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Susan_Lynn" title="Susan Lynn">Susan Lynn</a> (R) </td> <td><i>ex officio</i> as chair of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_Marsh" title="Pat Marsh">Pat Marsh</a> (R) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Miller_(Tennessee_politician)" title="Larry Miller (Tennessee politician)">Larry J. Miller</a> (D) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_White_(Tennessee_politician)" title="Mark White (Tennessee politician)">Mark White</a> (R) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Williams_(American_politician)" title="Ryan Williams (American politician)">Ryan Williams</a> (R) </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Joint Government Operations Rule Review Committee</b> </p><p>The Joint Government Operations Rule Review Committee is composed of all members of the House and Senate Government Operations Committees. It reviews rules and regulations created by state departments and agencies.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It has three subcommittees. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Joint Government Operations Rule Review Subcommittees </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Subcommittee </th> <th>Chair </th> <th>Vice-Chair </th> <th>Members </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Commerce, Labor, Transportation, and Agriculture<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="2">Rep. Jay Reedy (R) </td> <td rowspan="2">Sen. Paul Rose (R) </td> <td>Senators: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Bell_(politician)" title="Mike Bell (politician)">Mike Bell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rusty_Crowe" title="Rusty Crowe">Rusty Crowe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ed_Jackson_(Tennessee_politician)" title="Ed Jackson (Tennessee politician)">Ed Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sara_Kyle" title="Sara Kyle">Sara Kyle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Pody" title="Mark Pody">Mark Pody</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Representatives: Martin Daniel, <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Halford" title="Curtis Halford">Curtis Halford</a>, <a href="/wiki/G._A._Hardaway" title="G. A. Hardaway">G.A. Hardaway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dan_Howell_(politician)" title="Dan Howell (politician)">Dan Howell</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_Lamberth" title="William Lamberth">William Lamberth</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Ragan" title="John Ragan">John Ragan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Education, Health, and General Welfare<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="2">Rep. <a href="/wiki/John_Ragan" title="John Ragan">John Ragan</a> (R) </td> <td rowspan="2">Sen. <a href="/wiki/Janice_Bowling" title="Janice Bowling">Janice Bowling</a> (R) </td> <td>Senators: <a href="/wiki/Rusty_Crowe" title="Rusty Crowe">Rusty Crowe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ed_Jackson_(Tennessee_politician)" title="Ed Jackson (Tennessee politician)">Ed Jackson</a>, Bill Powers, <a href="/wiki/Kerry_Roberts" title="Kerry Roberts">Kerry Roberts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sara_Kyle" title="Sara Kyle">Sara Kyle</a>, Paul Rose </td></tr> <tr> <td>Representatives: <a href="/wiki/Kent_Calfee" title="Kent Calfee">Kent Calfee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karen_Camper" title="Karen Camper">Karen Camper</a>, Martin Daniel, <a href="/wiki/Gloria_Johnson_(politician)" title="Gloria Johnson (politician)">Gloria Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_Lamberth" title="William Lamberth">William Lamberth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iris_Rudder" title="Iris Rudder">Iris Rudder</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Judiciary and Government<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="2">Sen. Mark Pody (R) </td> <td rowspan="2">Rep. Justin Lafferty (R) </td> <td>Senators: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Bell_(politician)" title="Mike Bell (politician)">Mike Bell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Janice_Bowling" title="Janice Bowling">Janice Bowling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sara_Kyle" title="Sara Kyle">Sara Kyle</a>, Bill Powers, <a href="/wiki/Kerry_Roberts" title="Kerry Roberts">Kerry Roberts</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Representatives: <a href="/wiki/Kent_Calfee" title="Kent Calfee">Kent Calfee</a>, Martin Daniel, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Dunn_(American_politician)" title="Bill Dunn (American politician)">Bill Dunn</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_Lamberth" title="William Lamberth">William Lamberth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mary_Littleton" title="Mary Littleton">Mary Littleton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Stewart_(politician)" title="Mike Stewart (politician)">Mike Stewart</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Joint Committee on Pensions and Insurance</b> </p><p>It is composed of the officers of the House and Senate Finance, Ways, and Means committees, three members appointed by each finance committee chair, and two members appointed by each speaker. Furthermore, the Comptroller of the Treasury, state treasurer, and commissioners of Human Resources and Finance and Administration, as well as the director of the state retirement system, are included on an <i>ex-officio</i> basis.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Members of the Joint Pensions and Insurance Committee<sup id="cite_ref-:2_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Member </th> <th>Office </th></tr> <tr> <td>Sen. Bo Watson (R) </td> <td>Chair and chair of Senate FYM Committee </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rep. Susan Lynn (R) </td> <td>Vice-chair and chair of House FYM Committee </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sen. <a href="/wiki/Paul_Bailey_(politician)" title="Paul Bailey (politician)">Paul Bailey</a> (R) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sen. <a href="/wiki/Todd_Gardenhire" title="Todd Gardenhire">Todd Gardenhire</a> (R) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sen. <a href="/wiki/Brenda_Gilmore" title="Brenda Gilmore">Brenda Gilmore</a> (D) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sen. <a href="/wiki/Joey_Hensley" title="Joey Hensley">Joey Hensley</a> (R) </td> <td>2nd Vice Chair of Senate FYM Committee </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sen. Jack Johnson (R) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sen. <a href="/wiki/John_Stevens_(Tennessee)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Stevens (Tennessee)">John Stevens</a> (R) </td> <td>1st Vice Chair of Senate FYM Committee </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rep. <a href="/wiki/Patsy_Hazlewood" title="Patsy Hazlewood">Patsy Hazelwood</a> (R) </td> <td>Vice-Chair of House FYM Committee </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rep. Gary Hicks (R) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rep. <a href="/wiki/Andy_Holt_(Tennessee_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Andy Holt (Tennessee politician)">Andy Holt</a> (R) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rep. <a href="/wiki/William_Lamberth" title="William Lamberth">William Lamberth</a> (R) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rep. Brandon Ogles (R) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rep. Rick Staples (D) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b><i>Ex officio</i> members</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_Mumpower" title="Jason Mumpower">Jason Mumpower</a> </td> <td>Comptroller of the Treasury </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Lillard" title="David Lillard">David Lillard</a> </td> <td>State Treasurer </td></tr> <tr> <td>Juan Williams </td> <td>Commissioner of Human Resources </td></tr> <tr> <td>Stuart McWhorter </td> <td>Commissioner of Finance and Administration </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jamie Wayman </td> <td>Director of Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>TACIR</b> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Advisory_Commission_on_Intergovernmental_Relations" title="Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations">Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations</a> is considered to be a joint committee of the legislature.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composition_of_the_113th_General_Assembly_(2023–2024)"><span id="Composition_of_the_113th_General_Assembly_.282023.E2.80.932024.29"></span>Composition of the 113th General Assembly (2023–2024)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tennessee_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Composition of the 113th General Assembly (2023–2024)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senate">Senate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tennessee_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <th rowspan="3">Affiliation </th> <th colspan="2">Party <div style="font-size:80%">(Shading indicates majority caucus)</div> </th> <th rowspan="3">Total </th> <th> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td style="background-color:#3333FF"> </td> <td style="background: black"> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Republican_Party" title="Tennessee Republican Party">Republican</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Democratic_Party" title="Tennessee Democratic Party">Democratic</a> </th> <th>Vacant </th></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">End of previous legislature </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">27 </td> <td>6 </td> <th><b>33</b> </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">Beginning of 113th GA </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">27 </td> <td>6 </td> <th><b>33</b> </th> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="House">House</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tennessee_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: House"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <th rowspan="3">Affiliation </th> <th colspan="2">Party <div style="font-size:80%">(Shading indicates majority caucus)</div> </th> <th rowspan="3">Total </th> <th> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td style="background-color:#3333FF"> </td> <td style="background-color:black"> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Republican_Party" title="Tennessee Republican Party">Republican</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Democratic_Party" title="Tennessee Democratic Party">Democratic</a> </th> <th>Vacant </th></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">End of previous legislature </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">73 </td> <td>25 </td> <th>99 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">Beginning of 113th General Assembly </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">75 </td> <td>24 </td> <th>99 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">April 6, 2023 </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">75 </td> <td>22 </td> <th>97 </th> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">April 10, 2023 </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">75 </td> <td>23 </td> <th>98 </th> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">April 12, 2023 </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">75 </td> <td>24 </td> <th>99 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">April 20, 2023 </th> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">74 </td> <td>24 </td> <th>98 </th> <td>1 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>See <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Senate" title="Tennessee Senate">Tennessee Senate</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_House_of_Representatives" title="Tennessee House of Representatives">Tennessee House of Representatives</a> for current member lists and further information. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Work_of_the_General_Assembly">Work of the General Assembly</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tennessee_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Work of the General Assembly"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Legislative_schedule">Legislative schedule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tennessee_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Legislative schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Legislative days are scheduled no more than three days a week during the session. Legislative sessions in both the House and Senate occur on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Tuesdays and the majority of Wednesdays are used primarily for committee meetings and hearings rather than actual sessions. Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the Tennessee Capitol also take on an eclectic flavor most weeks, as varied and diverse constituent groups set up display booths to inform lawmakers about their respective causes. </p><p>Sessions begin each year in January and usually end by May; during recent fiscal crises meetings have spilled over into July. The time limit on reimbursed working days and the fact that the Tennessee state government <a href="/wiki/Fiscal_year" title="Fiscal year">fiscal year</a> is on a July 1 – June 30 basis puts considerable time pressure on the General Assembly, especially with regard to the adoption of a budget. </p><p>Membership in the legislature is best regarded as being a full-time job during the session and a part-time job the rest of the year due to committee meetings and hearings (for which legislators are reimbursed their expenses and receive a mileage allowance). A few members are on enough committees to make something of a living from being legislators; most are independent businesspeople and <a href="/wiki/Lawyer" title="Lawyer">attorneys</a>, although the latter group is perhaps no longer the absolute majority of members that it at one time comprised. In keeping with Tennessee's agricultural roots, some senators and representatives are farmers. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Lobbyist" class="mw-redirect" title="Lobbyist">Lobbyists</a> are not allowed to share meals with legislators on an individual basis, but they are not forbidden from inviting the entire legislature or selected groups to events honoring them, which has become a primary means of lobbying. Members are also forbidden from holding campaign fundraising events for themselves during the time they are actually in session. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leadership">Leadership</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tennessee_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Leadership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each house sets its own rules and elects its own <a href="/wiki/Speaker_(politics)" title="Speaker (politics)">speaker</a>; the Speaker of the Senate carries the additional title and office of <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Tennessee" title="Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee">Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee</a>. For over three decades, both speakers were from <a href="/wiki/West_Tennessee" title="West Tennessee">West Tennessee</a>; this caused considerable resentment in the eastern two-thirds of the state. From 1971 until January 2007, Tennessee had the same lieutenant governor, <a href="/wiki/John_S._Wilder" class="mw-redirect" title="John S. Wilder">John S. Wilder</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a>. Wilder was re-elected to the position even after Tennessee Republicans re-took the state senate in the 2004 election. However, in January 2007, after Republicans gained additional seats in the 2006 General Assembly elections, the Senate elected <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Ramsey" title="Ron Ramsey">Ron Ramsey</a> (from <a href="/wiki/East_Tennessee" title="East Tennessee">East Tennessee</a>) to the office of lieutenant governor. The current lieutenant governor is Republican Randy McNally, who was elected in January 2017. The 111th General Assembly of Tennessee has 32 new legislators, with 28 of those legislators in the House. The 111th General Assembly also had a new Speaker of the House and majority leader in the Senate, respectively, and new lawmakers in leadership positions. The current speaker of the House is Cameron Sexton who was elected in 2019. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Layout_of_districts">Layout of districts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tennessee_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Layout of districts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The General Assembly districts of both houses are supposed to be reapportioned based on population as determined by the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">U.S.</a> <a href="/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Federal government of the United States">federal</a> <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a> on a decennial basis. This was not done between 1902 and 1962, resulting in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Supreme Court">United States Supreme Court</a> decision in <i><a href="/wiki/Baker_v._Carr" title="Baker v. Carr">Baker v. Carr</a></i> (369 U.S. 186), which required this action to be taken. Afterwards, there were other lawsuits, including one which resulted in an order for the body to create a <a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">black</a>-<a href="/wiki/Minority-majority_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Minority-majority district">majority district</a> in <a href="/wiki/West_Tennessee" title="West Tennessee">West Tennessee</a> for the House in the late 1990s. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Powers">Powers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tennessee_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Powers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Legislation">Legislation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tennessee_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Legislation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tennessee legislators' objectives are to enact, amend, and repeal Tennessee Laws. Powers specific to Tennessee legislators include appropriation of money, the levy and collection of taxes, and the right to authorize counties and towns to tax.<sup id="cite_ref-About_the_Tennessee_Legislature_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About_the_Tennessee_Legislature-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The General Assembly is recognized by the state constitution as the supreme legislative authority of the state. It is the General Assembly's responsibility to pass a budget for the functioning of the state government. Each year, the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tennessee" title="Governor of Tennessee">governor</a> outlines their budget priorities in the <a href="/wiki/State_of_the_State_address" title="State of the State address">State of the State address</a>. The Assembly, in a joint session, is present for the speech. Bills may originate in either the House or Senate, and can be either a general or local bill. A general bill affects the state, while a local bill affects a town or county. A local bill must be passed in the state legislature and ratified by the local area it affects.<sup id="cite_ref-About_the_Tennessee_Legislature_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About_the_Tennessee_Legislature-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Tennessee Constitution states that after a bill has been rejected by the General Assembly, no bill with the same substance can be passed into law during the same session. The Tennessee Constitution states that each bill must be passed on three separate days in both houses. In order for a new bill to pass it requires a constitutional majority. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Appointments">Appointments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tennessee_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Appointments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the state constitution, three positions in state government collectively referred to as the "Constitutional Officers" — the <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Secretary_of_State" title="Tennessee Secretary of State">secretary of state</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_State_Treasurer" class="mw-redirect" title="Tennessee State Treasurer">state treasurer</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Comptroller_of_the_Treasury" class="mw-redirect" title="Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury">Comptroller of the Treasury</a> — are selected by the General Assembly in <a href="/wiki/Joint_session" title="Joint session">joint session</a>, where each member of the General Assembly is afforded a single vote. Each office is awarded to the first candidate to receive a majority of the votes (67 of 132). </p><p>The General Assembly selects the seven members of the State Election Commission. It selects four members from the majority party (the one controlling the majority of the 132 total seats) and three members from the minority party. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gubernatorial_election_dispute">Gubernatorial election dispute</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tennessee_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Gubernatorial election dispute"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A contested gubernatorial election is supposed to be decided by a joint session of the General Assembly, according to <a href="/wiki/Statutory_law" class="mw-redirect" title="Statutory law">statutory law</a>. The General Assembly is also required to decide the result of the gubernatorial election by joint session according to the state constitution in the event of an exact tie in the popular vote, an extremely unlikely election result. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Amending_the_State_Constitution">Amending the State Constitution</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tennessee_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Amending the State Constitution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_State_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Tennessee State Constitution">Tennessee State Constitution</a></div> <p>The General Assembly can propose <a href="/wiki/Constitutional_amendment" title="Constitutional amendment">amendments</a> to the state constitution, but only through one of the two available time-consuming processes: </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Legislative_initiative">Legislative initiative</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tennessee_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Legislative initiative"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the legislature to propose amendments to the state constitution directly, an amendment must first be passed by an absolute majority of the membership of each house during one term of the Assembly. Then, during the next General Assembly term, each house must pass the amendment again, this time by a two-thirds majority. </p><p>The amendment must then be put on the statewide ballot, but only at a time when an election for governor is also being held. The amendment to be passed must receive over half of the total votes cast in the gubernatorial election in order to be <a href="/wiki/Ratification" title="Ratification">ratified</a> and come into effect. </p><p>The 1870 constitution of Tennessee had never been amended in this manner until 1998, when the "Victims' Rights Amendment" was added. A similar process was used in 2002 to enact the state <a href="/wiki/Lottery" title="Lottery">lottery</a>. </p><p>Two amendments proposed by the General Assembly were presented to voters on the 2006 ballot. In 2005 the "<a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Marriage_Protection_Amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Tennessee Marriage Protection Amendment">Tennessee Marriage Protection Amendment</a>," specifying that only marriages between a man and a woman could be legally recognized in the state, was approved for submission to the voters in 2006. The <a href="/wiki/ACLU" class="mw-redirect" title="ACLU">ACLU</a> had previously challenged the validity of the amendment by asserting that a constitutional obligation to publicly advertise the amendment had not been satisfied. However, on February 23, 2006, <a href="/wiki/Davidson_County,_Tennessee" title="Davidson County, Tennessee">Davidson County</a> <a href="/wiki/Court_of_Chancery" title="Court of Chancery">Chancellor</a> Ellen Hobbs Lyle ruled that the proposed amendment would be on the ballot in 2006. Both that amendment and an amendment authorizing exemption of <a href="/wiki/Senior_citizens" class="mw-redirect" title="Senior citizens">senior citizens</a> from <a href="/wiki/Property_tax" title="Property tax">property tax</a> increases were approved by voters in November 2006. </p><p>In 2010, voters approved an amendment providing a right to hunt and fish within state regulations. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Constitutional_convention">Constitutional convention</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tennessee_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Constitutional convention"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The other method of amending the state constitution, and the one used for all amendments prior to 1998, is for the General Assembly to put on the ballot the question of whether a limited constitutional convention should be called for the purpose of considering amendments to certain specified provisions of the constitution. </p><p>If the voters approve this in a statewide election they then, at the next statewide election, elect delegates to this convention. This body then meets (in the House chamber of the Tennessee State Capitol) and makes its recommendations. 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Governor and Speaker</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Randy_McNally" title="Randy McNally">Randy McNally</a> (R)</dd> <dt>Speaker <i>pro tempore</i></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ferrell_Haile" title="Ferrell Haile">Ferrell Haile</a> (R)</dd> <dt>Majority Leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jack_Johnson_(American_politician)" title="Jack Johnson (American politician)">Jack Johnson</a> (R)</dd> <dt>Minority Leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Raumesh_Akbari" title="Raumesh Akbari">Raumesh Akbari</a> (D)</dd></dl></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col numbered nowrap" style="column-width: 14em;"> <ol><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/J._Adam_Lowe" title="J. Adam Lowe">J. 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Representatives">Speaker of the House</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Sexton" title="Cameron Sexton">Cameron Sexton</a> (R)</dd> <dt>Speaker <i>pro tempore</i></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Pat_Marsh" title="Pat Marsh">Pat Marsh</a> (R)</dd> <dt>Deputy Speaker</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Johnson_(politician)" title="Curtis Johnson (politician)">Curtis Johnson</a> (R)</dd> <dt>Majority Leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/William_Lamberth" title="William Lamberth">William Lamberth</a> (R)</dd> <dt>Minority Leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Karen_Camper" title="Karen Camper">Karen Camper</a> (D)</dd></dl></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col numbered nowrap" style="column-width: 14em;"> <ol><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Crawford_(Tennessee_politician)" title="John Crawford (Tennessee politician)">John Crawford</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bud_Hulsey" title="Bud Hulsey">Bud Hulsey</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Timothy_Hill_(politician)" title="Timothy Hill (politician)">Timothy Hill</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Holsclaw_Jr." title="John Holsclaw Jr.">John Holsclaw Jr.</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_B._Hawk" title="David B. 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Hicks</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rick_Eldridge" title="Rick Eldridge">Rick Eldridge</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Faison" title="Jeremy Faison">Jeremy Faison</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dale_Carr_(politician)" title="Dale Carr (politician)">Dale Carr</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robert_Stevens_(Tennessee_politician)" title="Robert Stevens (Tennessee politician)">Robert Stevens</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jason_Zachary" title="Jason Zachary">Jason Zachary</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sam_McKenzie" title="Sam McKenzie">Sam McKenzie</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michele_Carringer" title="Michele Carringer">Michele Carringer</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Farmer_(politician)" title="Andrew Farmer (politician)">Andrew Farmer</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Elaine_Davis_(politician)" title="Elaine Davis (politician)">Elaine Davis</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dave_Wright_(politician)" title="Dave Wright (politician)">Dave Wright</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Richey" title="Bryan Richey">Bryan Richey</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lowell_Russell" title="Lowell Russell">Lowell Russell</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dan_Howell_(politician)" title="Dan Howell (politician)">Dan Howell</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mark_Cochran" title="Mark Cochran">Mark Cochran</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Raper" title="Kevin Raper">Kevin Raper</a> (R)</li> 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style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Ragan" title="John Ragan">John Ragan</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tim_Rudd" title="Tim Rudd">Tim Rudd</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/William_Slater_(Tennessee_politician)" title="William Slater (Tennessee politician)">William Slater</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Powers" title="Dennis Powers">Dennis Powers</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Baum" title="Charlie Baum">Charlie Baum</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kelly_Keisling" title="Kelly Keisling">Kelly Keisling</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Iris_Rudder" title="Iris Rudder">Iris Rudder</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_Hale" title="Michael Hale">Michael Hale</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ed_Butler_(politician)" title="Ed Butler (politician)">Ed Butler</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Williams_(American_politician)" title="Ryan Williams (American politician)">Ryan Williams</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Paul_Sherrell" title="Paul Sherrell">Paul Sherrell</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/William_Lamberth" title="William Lamberth">William Lamberth</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Garrett_(politician)" title="Johnny Garrett (politician)">Johnny Garrett</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Clark_Boyd_(politician)" title="Clark Boyd (politician)">Clark Boyd</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rush_Bricken" title="Rush Bricken">Rush Bricken</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a 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Love Jr.">Harold Love Jr.</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Caleb_Hemmer" title="Caleb Hemmer">Caleb Hemmer</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Darren_Jernigan" title="Darren Jernigan">Darren Jernigan</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gino_Bulso" title="Gino Bulso">Gino Bulso</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pat_Marsh" title="Pat Marsh">Pat Marsh</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jake_McCalmon" title="Jake McCalmon">Jake McCalmon</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Scott_Cepicky" title="Scott Cepicky">Scott Cepicky</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sam_Whitson" title="Sam Whitson">Sam Whitson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sabi_%22Doc%22_Kumar" title="Sabi "Doc" Kumar">Sabi Kumar</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Glynn" title="Ronnie Glynn">Ronnie Glynn</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Johnson_(politician)" title="Curtis Johnson (politician)">Curtis Johnson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jody_Barrett" title="Jody Barrett">Jody Barrett</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Clay_Doggett" title="Clay Doggett">Clay Doggett</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kip_Capley" title="Kip Capley">Kip Capley</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Haston" title="Kirk Haston">Kirk Haston</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chris_Todd_(politician)" title="Chris Todd (politician)">Chris Todd</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jay_Reedy" title="Jay Reedy">Jay Reedy</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burkhart" title="Jeff Burkhart">Jeff Burkhart</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tandy_Darby" title="Tandy Darby">Tandy Darby</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rusty_Grills" title="Rusty Grills">Rusty Grills</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mary_Littleton" title="Mary Littleton">Mary Littleton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brock_Martin" title="Brock Martin">Brock Martin</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Shaw" title="Johnny Shaw">Johnny Shaw</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Debra_Moody" title="Debra Moody">Debra Moody</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chris_Hurt" title="Chris Hurt">Chris Hurt</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mark_White_(Tennessee_politician)" title="Mark White (Tennessee politician)">Mark White</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Towns" title="Joe Towns">Joe Towns</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Chism" title="Jesse Chism">Jesse Chism</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Justin_J._Pearson" title="Justin J. 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Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_General_Assembly" title="Arkansas General Assembly">Arkansas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives" title="Arkansas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Senate" title="Arkansas Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/California_State_Legislature" title="California State Legislature">California</a> (<a href="/wiki/California_State_Assembly" title="California State Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/California_State_Senate" title="California State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Colorado_General_Assembly" title="Colorado General Assembly">Colorado</a> (<a href="/wiki/Colorado_House_of_Representatives" title="Colorado House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Senate" title="Colorado Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_General_Assembly" title="Connecticut General Assembly">Connecticut</a> (<a href="/wiki/Connecticut_House_of_Representatives" title="Connecticut House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_State_Senate" title="Connecticut State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Delaware_General_Assembly" title="Delaware General Assembly">Delaware</a> (<a href="/wiki/Delaware_House_of_Representatives" title="Delaware House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Delaware_Senate" title="Delaware Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Florida_Legislature" title="Florida Legislature">Florida</a> (<a href="/wiki/Florida_House_of_Representatives" title="Florida House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida_Senate" title="Florida Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_General_Assembly" title="Georgia General Assembly">Georgia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Georgia_House_of_Representatives" title="Georgia House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_State_Senate" title="Georgia State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_State_Legislature" title="Hawaii State Legislature">Hawaii</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hawaii_House_of_Representatives" title="Hawaii House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Senate" title="Hawaii Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Legislature" title="Idaho Legislature">Idaho</a> (<a href="/wiki/Idaho_House_of_Representatives" title="Idaho House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Idaho_Senate" title="Idaho Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_General_Assembly" title="Illinois General Assembly">Illinois</a> (<a href="/wiki/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Senate" title="Illinois Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_General_Assembly" title="Indiana General Assembly">Indiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Indiana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Senate" title="Indiana Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Iowa_General_Assembly" title="Iowa General Assembly">Iowa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Iowa_House_of_Representatives" title="Iowa House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate" title="Iowa Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Legislature" title="Kansas Legislature">Kansas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kansas_House_of_Representatives" title="Kansas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kansas_Senate" title="Kansas Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_General_Assembly" title="Kentucky General Assembly">Kentucky</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kentucky_House_of_Representatives" title="Kentucky House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Senate" title="Kentucky Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Legislature" title="Louisiana State Legislature">Louisiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maine_Legislature" title="Maine Legislature">Maine</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maine_House_of_Representatives" title="Maine House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maine_Senate" title="Maine Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_General_Assembly" title="Maryland General Assembly">Maryland</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Maryland House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Senate" title="Maryland Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_General_Court" title="Massachusetts General Court">Massachusetts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate" title="Massachusetts Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Legislature" title="Michigan Legislature">Michigan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Michigan_House_of_Representatives" title="Michigan House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Senate" title="Michigan Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Legislature" title="Minnesota Legislature">Minnesota</a> (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives" title="Minnesota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Senate" title="Minnesota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Legislature" title="Mississippi Legislature">Mississippi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives" title="Mississippi House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Senate" title="Mississippi State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Missouri_General_Assembly" title="Missouri General Assembly">Missouri</a> (<a href="/wiki/Missouri_House_of_Representatives" title="Missouri House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Senate" title="Missouri Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Montana_Legislature" title="Montana Legislature">Montana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Montana_House_of_Representatives" title="Montana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montana_Senate" title="Montana Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Legislature" title="Nebraska Legislature">Nebraska</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Legislature" title="Nevada Legislature">Nevada</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_Assembly" title="Nevada Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nevada_Senate" title="Nevada Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_General_Court" title="New Hampshire General Court">New Hampshire</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_House_of_Representatives" title="New Hampshire House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Senate" title="New Hampshire Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Legislature" title="New Jersey Legislature">New Jersey</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">GA</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Senate" title="New Jersey Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Legislature" title="New Mexico Legislature">New Mexico</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_House_of_Representatives" title="New Mexico House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Senate" title="New Mexico Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Legislature" title="New York State Legislature">New York</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Senate" title="New York State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly" title="North Carolina General Assembly">North Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="North Carolina House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Senate" title="North Carolina Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Legislative_Assembly" title="North Dakota Legislative Assembly">North Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="North Dakota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Senate" title="North Dakota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_General_Assembly" title="Ohio General Assembly">Ohio</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ohio_House_of_Representatives" title="Ohio House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Senate" title="Ohio Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Legislature" title="Oklahoma Legislature">Oklahoma</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives" title="Oklahoma House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Senate" title="Oklahoma Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Legislative_Assembly" title="Oregon Legislative Assembly">Oregon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oregon_House_of_Representatives" title="Oregon House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_Senate" title="Oregon State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_General_Assembly" title="Pennsylvania General Assembly">Pennsylvania</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Senate" title="Pennsylvania State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_General_Assembly" title="Rhode Island General Assembly">Rhode Island</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives" title="Rhode Island House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Senate" title="Rhode Island Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_General_Assembly" title="South Carolina General Assembly">South Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="South Carolina House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Senate" title="South Carolina Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Legislature" title="South Dakota Legislature">South Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="South Dakota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Senate" title="South Dakota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Tennessee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tennessee_House_of_Representatives" title="Tennessee House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Senate" title="Tennessee Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Legislature" title="Texas Legislature">Texas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Texas_House_of_Representatives" title="Texas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate" title="Texas Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Legislature" title="Utah State Legislature">Utah</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_House_of_Representatives" title="Utah House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Senate" title="Utah State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vermont_General_Assembly" title="Vermont General Assembly">Vermont</a> (<a href="/wiki/Vermont_House_of_Representatives" title="Vermont House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vermont_Senate" title="Vermont Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_General_Assembly" title="Virginia General Assembly">Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Senate" title="Virginia Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Legislature" title="Washington State Legislature">Washington</a> (<a href="/wiki/Washington_House_of_Representatives" title="Washington House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Senate" title="Washington State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Legislature" title="West Virginia Legislature">West Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="West Virginia House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Senate" title="West Virginia Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Legislature" title="Wisconsin Legislature">Wisconsin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_State_Assembly" title="Wisconsin State Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Senate" title="Wisconsin Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Legislature" title="Wyoming Legislature">Wyoming</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wyoming_House_of_Representatives" title="Wyoming House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Senate" title="Wyoming Senate">S</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_state_legislatures#Territorial_and_Federal_District_Legislatures" title="List of United States state legislatures">Other legislatures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Council of the District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Fono" title="American Samoa Fono">American Samoa</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_House_of_Representatives" title="American Samoa House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Senate" title="American Samoa Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_Guam" title="Legislature of Guam">Guam</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Commonwealth_Legislature" title="Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature">Northern Mariana Islands</a> (<a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_House_of_Representatives" title="Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Senate" title="Northern Mariana Islands Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> (<a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_Puerto_Rico" title="House of Representatives of Puerto Rico">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Senate of Puerto Rico">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="Legislature of the Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:State_legislature_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:State legislature elections in the United States">Legislative elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2000 United States state legislative elections">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2001 United States state legislative elections">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2002 United States state legislative elections">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2003 United States state legislative elections">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2004 United States state legislative elections">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2005 United States state legislative elections">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2006 United States state legislative elections">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2007 United States state legislative elections">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2008 United States state legislative elections">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2009 United States state legislative elections">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2010 United States state legislative elections">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2011 United States state legislative elections">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2012 United States state legislative elections">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2013 United States state legislative elections">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2014 United States state legislative elections">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2015 United States state legislative elections">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2016 United States state legislative elections">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2017 United States state legislative elections">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2018 United States state legislative elections">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2019 United States state legislative elections">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2020 United States state legislative elections">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2021 United States state legislative elections">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2022 United States state legislative elections">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2023 United States state legislative elections">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2024 United States state legislative elections">2024</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2025_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2025 United States state legislative elections">2025</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2026_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2026 United States state legislative elections">2026</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_legislators" title="List of U.S. state legislators">List of U.S. state legislators</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_United_States_state_legislative_sessions" class="mw-redirect" title="Lists of United States state legislative sessions">Lists of past U.S. state legislatures</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Officers_of_the_State_of_Tennessee99" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:TNStateOfficers" title="Template:TNStateOfficers"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:TNStateOfficers" title="Template talk:TNStateOfficers"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:TNStateOfficers" title="Special:EditPage/Template:TNStateOfficers"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Officers_of_the_State_of_Tennessee99" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Officers of the State of Tennessee</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Executive offices</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tennessee" title="Governor of Tennessee">Governor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Tennessee" title="Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee">Lieutenant Governor</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="3" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Tennessee.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tennessee Seal"><img alt="Tennessee Seal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Seal_of_Tennessee.svg/65px-Seal_of_Tennessee.svg.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="65" class="mw-file-element" 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class="mw-redirect" title="Tennessee State Treasurer">State Treasurer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comptroller_of_the_Treasury_of_Tennessee" title="Comptroller of the Treasury of Tennessee">State Comptroller</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Judicial offices</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Supreme_Court" title="Tennessee Supreme Court">Tennessee Supreme Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Attorney_General" title="Tennessee Attorney General">Attorney General</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="State_of_Tennessee599" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Tennessee" title="Template:Tennessee"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Tennessee" title="Template talk:Tennessee"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Tennessee" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Tennessee"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="State_of_Tennessee599" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville</a></b> (capital)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Tennessee" title="Category:Tennessee">Topics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_Tennessee" title="Abortion in Tennessee">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cannabis_in_Tennessee" title="Cannabis in Tennessee">Cannabis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_Tennessee" title="Climate change in Tennessee">Climate change</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Name_of_Tennessee" title="Name of Tennessee">Name</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Tennessee" title="History of Tennessee">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Tennessee" title="Outline of Tennessee">Outline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Tennessee" title="Geography of Tennessee">Geography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Tennessee" title="Gun laws in Tennessee">Gun laws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homelessness_in_Tennessee" class="mw-redirect" title="Homelessness in Tennessee">Homelessness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Tennessee" title="List of people from Tennessee">Tennesseans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Tennessee" title="African Americans in Tennessee">African Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Tennessee" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Tennessee">LGBT rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mass_media_in_Tennessee" title="Category:Mass media in Tennessee">Mass media</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_Tennessee" title="List of newspapers in Tennessee">newspapers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_Tennessee" title="List of radio stations in Tennessee">radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_Tennessee" title="List of television stations in Tennessee">TV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Tennessee" title="Constitution of Tennessee">Constitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Tennessee" title="Elections in Tennessee">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tennessee" title="Governor of Tennessee">Governor</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Tennessee" title="List of governors of Tennessee">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Tennessee" title="Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee">Lieutenant Governor</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">General Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Supreme_Court" title="Tennessee Supreme Court">Supreme Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Military_Department" title="Tennessee Military Department">Tennessee National Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_law_enforcement_agencies_in_Tennessee" title="List of law enforcement agencies in Tennessee">Law enforcement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_state_symbols" title="List of Tennessee state symbols">Symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tourist_attractions_in_Tennessee" title="Category:Tourist attractions in Tennessee">Tourist attractions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Tennessee" title="List of colleges and universities in Tennessee">Colleges and universities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Tennessee" title="Crime in Tennessee">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Tennessee" title="Demographics of Tennessee">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Tennessee" title="Economy of Tennessee">Economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Tennessee" title="Education in Tennessee">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Literature_of_Tennessee" class="mw-redirect" title="Literature of Tennessee">Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Tennessee" title="Music of Tennessee">Music</a></li> <li>Media <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_Tennessee" title="List of newspapers in Tennessee">newspapers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_Tennessee" title="List of radio stations in Tennessee">radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_Tennessee" title="List of television stations in Tennessee">TV</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Grand_Divisions_of_Tennessee" title="Grand Divisions of Tennessee">Grand Divisions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Tennessee" title="East Tennessee">East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middle_Tennessee" title="Middle Tennessee">Middle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Tennessee" title="West Tennessee">West</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Regions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Ridge_Mountains" title="Blue Ridge Mountains">Blue Ridge Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Mountains" title="Cumberland Mountains">Cumberland Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Plateau" title="Cumberland Plateau">Cumberland Plateau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Appalachian_Valley" title="Great Appalachian Valley">Great Appalachian Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highland_Rim" title="Highland Rim">Highland Rim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Alluvial_Plain" title="Mississippi Alluvial Plain">Mississippi Alluvial Plain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_embayment" title="Mississippi embayment">Mississippi embayment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nashville_Basin" title="Nashville Basin">Nashville Basin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ridge-and-Valley_Appalachians" title="Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians">Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Valley" title="Tennessee Valley">Tennessee Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tri-Cities,_Tennessee" title="Tri-Cities, Tennessee">Tri-Cities</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Tennessee" title="List of municipalities in Tennessee">Largest cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee" title="Knoxville, Tennessee">Knoxville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee" title="Chattanooga, Tennessee">Chattanooga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarksville,_Tennessee" title="Clarksville, Tennessee">Clarksville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murfreesboro,_Tennessee" title="Murfreesboro, Tennessee">Murfreesboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin,_Tennessee" title="Franklin, Tennessee">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_City,_Tennessee" title="Johnson City, Tennessee">Johnson City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Tennessee" title="Jackson, Tennessee">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hendersonville,_Tennessee" title="Hendersonville, Tennessee">Hendersonville</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_areas_of_Tennessee" 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Tennessee">Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedford_County,_Tennessee" title="Bedford County, Tennessee">Bedford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benton_County,_Tennessee" title="Benton County, Tennessee">Benton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bledsoe_County,_Tennessee" title="Bledsoe County, Tennessee">Bledsoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blount_County,_Tennessee" title="Blount County, Tennessee">Blount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bradley_County,_Tennessee" title="Bradley County, Tennessee">Bradley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Campbell_County,_Tennessee" title="Campbell County, Tennessee">Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cannon_County,_Tennessee" title="Cannon County, Tennessee">Cannon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carroll_County,_Tennessee" title="Carroll County, Tennessee">Carroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carter_County,_Tennessee" title="Carter County, Tennessee">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheatham_County,_Tennessee" title="Cheatham County, Tennessee">Cheatham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chester_County,_Tennessee" title="Chester County, Tennessee">Chester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claiborne_County,_Tennessee" title="Claiborne County, Tennessee">Claiborne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Tennessee" title="Clay County, Tennessee">Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cocke_County,_Tennessee" title="Cocke County, Tennessee">Cocke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coffee_County,_Tennessee" title="Coffee County, Tennessee">Coffee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crockett_County,_Tennessee" title="Crockett County, Tennessee">Crockett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_County,_Tennessee" title="Cumberland County, Tennessee">Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davidson_County,_Tennessee" title="Davidson County, Tennessee">Davidson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Decatur_County,_Tennessee" title="Decatur County, Tennessee">Decatur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeKalb_County,_Tennessee" title="DeKalb County, Tennessee">DeKalb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dickson_County,_Tennessee" title="Dickson County, Tennessee">Dickson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dyer_County,_Tennessee" title="Dyer County, Tennessee">Dyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayette_County,_Tennessee" title="Fayette County, Tennessee">Fayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fentress_County,_Tennessee" title="Fentress County, Tennessee">Fentress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Tennessee" title="Franklin County, Tennessee">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibson_County,_Tennessee" title="Gibson County, Tennessee">Gibson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giles_County,_Tennessee" title="Giles County, Tennessee">Giles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grainger_County,_Tennessee" title="Grainger County, Tennessee">Grainger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greene_County,_Tennessee" title="Greene County, Tennessee">Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grundy_County,_Tennessee" title="Grundy County, Tennessee">Grundy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamblen_County,_Tennessee" title="Hamblen County, Tennessee">Hamblen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_County,_Tennessee" title="Hamilton County, Tennessee">Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hancock_County,_Tennessee" title="Hancock County, Tennessee">Hancock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardeman_County,_Tennessee" title="Hardeman County, Tennessee">Hardeman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardin_County,_Tennessee" title="Hardin County, Tennessee">Hardin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawkins_County,_Tennessee" title="Hawkins County, Tennessee">Hawkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haywood_County,_Tennessee" title="Haywood County, Tennessee">Haywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henderson_County,_Tennessee" title="Henderson County, Tennessee">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_County,_Tennessee" title="Henry County, Tennessee">Henry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hickman_County,_Tennessee" title="Hickman County, Tennessee">Hickman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_County,_Tennessee" title="Houston County, 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<li><a href="/wiki/Loudon_County,_Tennessee" title="Loudon County, Tennessee">Loudon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macon_County,_Tennessee" title="Macon County, Tennessee">Macon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_Tennessee" title="Madison County, Tennessee">Madison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_County,_Tennessee" title="Marion County, Tennessee">Marion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_County,_Tennessee" title="Marshall County, Tennessee">Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maury_County,_Tennessee" title="Maury County, Tennessee">Maury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McMinn_County,_Tennessee" title="McMinn County, Tennessee">McMinn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McNairy_County,_Tennessee" title="McNairy County, Tennessee">McNairy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meigs_County,_Tennessee" title="Meigs County, Tennessee">Meigs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe_County,_Tennessee" title="Monroe County, Tennessee">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Tennessee" title="Montgomery County, Tennessee">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moore_County,_Tennessee" title="Moore County, Tennessee">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_County,_Tennessee" title="Morgan County, Tennessee">Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obion_County,_Tennessee" title="Obion County, Tennessee">Obion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overton_County,_Tennessee" title="Overton County, Tennessee">Overton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perry_County,_Tennessee" title="Perry County, Tennessee">Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pickett_County,_Tennessee" title="Pickett County, Tennessee">Pickett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polk_County,_Tennessee" title="Polk County, Tennessee">Polk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Putnam_County,_Tennessee" title="Putnam County, Tennessee">Putnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhea_County,_Tennessee" title="Rhea County, Tennessee">Rhea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roane_County,_Tennessee" title="Roane County, Tennessee">Roane</a></li> <li><a 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