Jay Reedy

American politician
Jay Reedy
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 74th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 13, 2015
Preceded byJohn Tidwell
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
SpouseVickie
Children3
Residence(s)Erin, Tennessee
EducationAustin Peay State University (BS)
WebsiteOfficial website
Campaign website

Jay Reedy is an American politician, farmer, and locksmith from the state of Tennessee. A Republican, Reedy has represented the 74th district of the Tennessee House of Representatives, covering Houston, Humphreys, and Montgomery Counties, since 2015.[1][2]

Career

Prior to being elected to office, Reedy held a number of jobs, including cattle farmer, locksmith, army reserve officer, and Houston County election board commissioner.[3]

In 2014, Reedy ran for the 74th district of the Tennessee House of Representatives, challenging Democratic incumbent John Tidwell, who had held the seat since 1997. After handily winning the Republican primary, Reedy narrowly defeated Tidwell in the general election with 52% of the vote.[4]

Reedy won re-election in 2016 and 2018 with increasingly dominant margins, and faces no opposition whatsoever in 2020.[5] In 2019, Reedy vied to replace Glen Casada as Speaker of the House, but lost in an intra-caucus vote to fellow Republican Cameron Sexton.[6][7]

In 2023, Reedy supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.[8]

Personal life

Reedy lives in Erin with his wife Vickie; they have 3 children.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Representative Jay Reedy". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Jay Reedy". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Meet Jay". Jay Reedy for Tennessee. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  4. ^ Jay Reedy (November 12, 2014). "Payette High grad wins Tennessee election". Independent-Enterprise. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "TN House of Representatives: Hodges, Johnson, and Reedy win seats". Clarksville Now. November 6, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  6. ^ Andy Sher (June 20, 2019). "Rep. Jay Reedy announces bid for Tennessee House speaker, warns against 'self indulgence and moral corruption'". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  7. ^ Joel Ebert and Natalie Allison (July 24, 2019). "Tennessee House Republicans elect Rep. Cameron Sexton as nominee for next speaker". The Tennessean. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Andone, Dakin; Young, Ryan; Simonson, Amy; Almasy, Steve. "Tennessee's Republican-led House expels 2 Democratic lawmakers over gun reform protest, fails in bid to oust a third". CNN. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
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113th General Assembly (2023–2025)
Speaker of the House
Cameron Sexton (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Pat Marsh (R)
Deputy Speaker
Curtis Johnson (R)
Majority Leader
William Lamberth (R)
Minority Leader
Karen Camper (D)
  1. ▌John Crawford (R)
  2. ▌Bud Hulsey (R)
  3. ▌Timothy Hill (R)
  4. ▌John Holsclaw Jr. (R)
  5. ▌David Hawk (R)
  6. ▌Tim Hicks (R)
  7. ▌Rebecca Alexander (R)
  8. ▌Jerome Moon (R)
  9. ▌Gary W. Hicks (R)
  10. ▌Rick Eldridge (R)
  11. ▌Jeremy Faison (R)
  12. ▌Dale Carr (R)
  13. ▌Robert Stevens (R)
  14. ▌Jason Zachary (R)
  15. ▌Sam McKenzie (D)
  16. ▌Michele Carringer (R)
  17. ▌Andrew Farmer (R)
  18. ▌Elaine Davis (R)
  19. ▌Dave Wright (R)
  20. ▌Bryan Richey (R)
  21. ▌Lowell Russell (R)
  22. ▌Dan Howell (R)
  23. ▌Mark Cochran (R)
  24. ▌Kevin Raper (R)
  25. ▌Cameron Sexton (R)
  26. ▌Greg Martin (R)
  27. ▌Patsy Hazlewood (R)
  28. ▌Yusuf Hakeem (D)
  29. ▌Greg Vital (R)
  30. ▌Esther Helton (R)
  31. ▌Ron Travis (R)
  32. ▌Monty Fritts (R)
  33. ▌John Ragan (R)
  34. ▌Tim Rudd (R)
  35. ▌William Slater (R)
  36. ▌Dennis Powers (R)
  37. ▌Charlie Baum (R)
  38. ▌Kelly Keisling (R)
  39. ▌Iris Rudder (R)
  40. ▌Michael Hale (R)
  41. ▌Ed Butler (R)
  42. ▌Ryan Williams (R)
  43. ▌Paul Sherrell (R)
  44. ▌William Lamberth (R)
  45. ▌Johnny Garrett (R)
  46. ▌Clark Boyd (R)
  47. ▌Rush Bricken (R)
  48. ▌Bryan Terry (R)
  49. ▌Mike Sparks (R)
  50. ▌Bo Mitchell (D)
  51. ▌Aftyn Behn (D)
  52. ▌Justin Jones (D)
  53. ▌Jason Powell (D)
  54. ▌Vincent B. Dixie (D)
  55. ▌John Ray Clemmons (D)
  56. ▌Bob Freeman (D)
  57. ▌Susan Lynn (R)
  58. ▌Harold Love Jr. (D)
  59. ▌Caleb Hemmer (D)
  60. ▌Darren Jernigan (D)
  61. ▌Gino Bulso (R)
  62. ▌Pat Marsh (R)
  63. ▌Jake McCalmon (R)
  64. ▌Scott Cepicky (R)
  65. ▌Sam Whitson (R)
  66. ▌Sabi Kumar (R)
  67. ▌Ronnie Glynn (D)
  68. ▌Curtis Johnson (R)
  69. ▌Jody Barrett (R)
  70. ▌Clay Doggett (R)
  71. ▌Kip Capley (R)
  72. ▌Kirk Haston (R)
  73. ▌Chris Todd (R)
  74. ▌Jay Reedy (R)
  75. ▌Jeff Burkhart (R)
  76. ▌Tandy Darby (R)
  77. ▌Rusty Grills (R)
  78. ▌Mary Littleton (R)
  79. ▌Brock Martin (R)
  80. ▌Johnny Shaw (D)
  81. ▌Debra Moody (R)
  82. ▌Chris Hurt (R)
  83. ▌Mark White (R)
  84. ▌Joe Towns (D)
  85. ▌Jesse Chism (D)
  86. ▌Justin Pearson (D)
  87. ▌Karen Camper (D)
  88. ▌Larry Miller (D)
  89. ▌Justin Lafferty (R)
  90. ▌Gloria Johnson (D)
  91. ▌Torrey Harris (D)
  92. ▌Todd Warner (R)
  93. ▌G. A. Hardaway (D)
  94. ▌Ron Gant (R)
  95. ▌Kevin Vaughan (R)
  96. ▌Dwayne Thompson (D)
  97. ▌John Gillespie (R)
  98. ▌Antonio Parkinson (D)
  99. ▌Tom Leatherwood (R)


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