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Eric Stewart

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Eric Stewart
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Prior offices
Tennessee State Senate District 14

Personal
Profession
Owner, insurance agency
Contact

Eric Stewart was a Democratic member of the Tennessee State Senate. He was first elected to the Tennessee Senate in 2008.

Stewart ran for Congress in Tennessee's 3rd District.

Stewart graduated with his Bachelor's degree from Austin Peay University. Stewart is the owner of an insurance agency.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Stewart served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Stewart served on these committees: Stewart is a member of these committees:

District 14

Stewart represented Tennessee Senate District 14. District 14 included Franklin, Bledsoe, Coffee, Grundy, Sequatchie, Van Buren and Warren Counties.

Campaign themes

According to Stewart's website, his campaign themes included:

  • Economy: "It's time we started expanding opportunities for Americans to get jobs and stopped shrinking the middle class by shipping jobs overseas."
  • Social Security: "I do not believe that Wall Street has the best interest of those of us who are counting on Social Security to be there for us as promised almost 75 years ago."[1]

Elections

2012

See also: Tennessee's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012

Stewart was defeated by incumbent Scott DesJarlais.[2] Stewart ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 4th District. Stewart ran unopposed in the August 2 Democratic primary. He faced incumbent Scott DesJarlais (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[3][4]

U.S. House, Tennessee District 4 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Eric Stewart 44.2% 102,022
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngScott DesJarlais Incumbent 55.8% 128,568
Total Votes 230,590
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2008

On Nov. 4, 2008, Stewart won election to the 14th District Seat in the Tennessee State Senate, defeating opponent Mike Niederhauser (R).[5]

Stewart raised $237,531 for his campaign while Niederhauser raised $127,478.[6]

Tennessee State Senate, District 14 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Eric Stewart (D) 34,003
Mike Niederhauser (R) 29,586

DCCC

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee placed Stewart on the "Emerging Races" in 2012 list. The list highlighted candidates that were making their districts more competitive.[7]

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Personal

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Eric is married with two children and resides in Winchester, Tennessee.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Jerry Cooper
Tennessee Senate District 14
2009-2012
Succeeded by
Jim Tracy (D)


Current members of the Tennessee State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Randy McNally
Minority Leader:Raumesh Akbari
Senators
District 1
J. Lowe (R)
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
Bo Watson (R)
District 12
Ken Yager (R)
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
Mark Pody (R)
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
Sara Kyle (D)
District 31
District 32
Paul Rose (R)
District 33
Republican Party (27)
Democratic Party (6)