Roll Call For House Teacher Tenure Vote
Votes Thursday as the House, on a 65-32 vote, passed Gov. Bill Haslam’s bill to make it more difficult for teachers to earn and maintain tenure status. Voting yes were 63 Republicans, one independent and one Democrat. Voting no were 32 Democrats.
REPUBLICANS VOTING YES:
David Alexander, Winchester
Harry Brooks, Knoxville
Kevin Brooks, Cleveland
Sheila Butt, Columbia
Scotty Campbell, Mountain City
Joe Carr, Lascassas
Glen Casada, Franklin
Jim Cobb, Spring City
Jim Coley, Bartlett
Vince Dean, East Ridge
Vance Dennis, Savannah
Bill Dunn, Knoxville
Linda Elam, Mt. Juliet
Jimmy Eldridge, Jackson
Joshua Evans, Greenbrier
Jeremy Faison, Cosby
Richard Floyd, Chattanooga
Dale Ford, Jonesborough
John Forgety, Athens
Jim Gotto, Nashville
Curtis Halford, Dyer
Steve Hall, Knoxville
Michael Harrison, Sneedville
Speaker Beth Harwell, Nashville
David Hawk, Greeneville
Ryan Haynes, Knoxville
Joey Hensley, Hohenwald
Andy Holt, Dresden
Julia Hurley, Lenoir City
Matthew Hill, Jonesborough
Curtis Johnson, Clarksville
Phillip Johnson, Pegram
Kelly Keisling, Byrdstown
Ron Lollar, Bartlett
Jon Lundberg, Bristol
Debra Maggart, Hendersonville
Pat Marsh, Shelbyville
Judd Matheny, Tullahoma
Jimmy Matlock, Lenoir City
Gerald McCormick, Chattanooga
Steve McDaniel, Parkers Crossroads
Steve McManus, Cordova
Don Miller, Morristown
Richard Montgomery, Sevierville
Frank Niceley, Strawberry Plains
Mark Pody, Lebanon
Dennis Powers, Jacksboro
John Ragan, Oak Ridge
Bob Ramsey, Maryville
Barrett Rich, Somerville
Dennis Roach, Rutledge
Bill Sanderson, Kenton
Charles Sargent, Franklin
Cameron Sexton, Crossville
Tony Shipley, Kingsport
Mike Sparks, Smyrna
Art Swann, Maryville
Eric Watson, Cleveland
Terri Lynn Weaver, Lancaster
Mark White, Memphis
Ryan Williams, Cookeville
Tim Wirgau, Paris
Rick Womick, Murfreesboro
INDEPENDENT VOTING YES:
Kent Williams, Elizabethton
DEMOCRAT VOTING YES:
John Deberry, Memphis
DEMOCRATS VOTING NO:
Eddie Bass, Prospect
Tommie Brown, Chattanooga
Karen Camper, Memphis
Barbara Cooper, Memphis
Charles Curtiss, Sparta
Lois DeBerry, Memphis
Joanne Favors, Chattanooga
Craig Fitzhugh, Ripley
Brenda Gilmore, Nashville
G. A. Hardaway, Memphis
Bill Harmon, Dunlap
Sherry Jones, Nashville
Mike Kernell, Memphis
Mike McDonald, Portland
Larry Miller, Memphis
Gary Moore, Joelton
Jimmy Naifeh, Covington
Gary Odom, Nashville
Antonio Parkinson, Memphis
Joe Pitts, Clarksville
Mary Pruitt, Nashville
Jeanne Richardson, Memphis
Johnny Shaw, Bolivar
David Shepard, Dickson
Janis Sontany, Nashville
Mike Stewart, Nashville
John Tidwell, New Johnsonville
Harry Tindell, Knoxville
Joe Towns, Memphis
Johnnie Turner, Memphis
Mike Turner, Nashville
John Mark Windle, Livingston
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ABSENT:
Curry Todd, Collierville
Joe Armstrong, Knoxville
