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Vince Dean
| Vince Dean | ||
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| Tennessee House Of Representatives District 30 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| April 2006 - present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| November 4, 2014 | ||
| Years in position | 7 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $19,009/year | |
| Per diem | $173/legislative day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Appointed | April 2006 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Mayor, City of East Ridge | ||
| Education | ||
| High school | Baylor High School | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | January 7, 1959 | |
| Profession | Retired | |
| Religion | Baptist | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Biography
Dean attended the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga and Cleveland State University. He served as a member of the East Ridge City Council. Dean has also served as Mayor of the City of East Ridge. He is a retired police officer.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Dean served on the following committees:
| Tennessee Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Calendar and Rules | ||||
| • Local Government | ||||
| • Transportation, Chair | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Dean served on these committees:
| Tennessee Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Ethics | ||||
| • State & Local Government | ||||
| • TACIR | ||||
| • Transportation, Vice-chair | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Dean served on these committees:
| Tennessee Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Health & Human Resources | ||||
| • Transportation, Vice-chair | ||||
Issues
Teachers' union bill
The Tennessee Tea Party emailed an alert about 20 House Republicans in March 2011 for refusing to take a strong public stand on a dominating issues: teachers’ union collective bargaining.
The Tennessee Tea Party's “action alert” encouraged Tennesseans sympathetic to their cause to pressure middle-of-the-road Republicans to get on board with conservative efforts to ban collective bargaining for public school teachers.
“I generally don’t take a firm stand on a bill until it’s completed, especially if there’s a great chance it’s going to be amended,” said Rep. Vince Dean.
Dean added that the legislation still has a long way to go before becoming law.
Rep. Scotty Campbell said he avoided taking a position because that’s what Gov. Bill Haslam had done.
“I was trying to follow his lead, and I think that was the commendable thing to do on this issue in particular,” said Campbell. “I didn’t campaign on it, it wasn’t part of my agenda and I think there are bigger matters facing us, like the economy, jobs, and the need to pass a balanced budget, which we of course have to do.”
Rep. Mark Pody said he’s in the process of informally polling teachers in his district to see whether or not they favor union collective bargaining.
When the Tennessee Report asked whether he thinks unions are a positive influence in * Education, Pody said, “That’s exactly why I am going to the schools — to see what is best for the students.”[1]
Elections
2012
Dean won re-election in the 2012 election for Tennessee House of Representatives, District 30. Dean ran unopposed in the August 2 primary election and defeated Sandy Norris Smith (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 30, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Vince Dean Incumbent |
65.8% | 17,241 | |
| Democratic | Sandy Norris Smith | 34.2% | 8,950 | |
| Total Votes | 26,191 | |||
2010
Dean was re-elected to the 30th District Seat in 2010. He faced no opposition in the general election on November 2, 2010. Dean was unopposed in the August 5 primary.[4][5]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 30 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Vince Dean (R)
|
13,555 | |||
2008
On Nov. 4, 2008, Dean won re-election to the 30th District Seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives. [6]
Dean raised $14,400 for his campaign. [7]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 30 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Vince Dean (R)
|
20,986 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Dean received $30,185 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[8]
| Tennessee House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Vince Dean's campaign in 2010 | |
| Outdoor Advertising Association Of Tennessee | $1,500 |
| Tennessee Medical Association | $1,500 |
| Tennessee Health Care Association | $1,000 |
| Wamp, Zach | $1,000 |
| Tennessee Highway Contractors | $1,000 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $30,185 |
2008
Dean raised $14,400 in the 2008 election cycle.
His major contributors are listed below. [9]
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Association of Realtors | $1,500 |
| Tennessee Highway Contractors | $1,000 |
| Tennessee Bankers Association | $1,000 |
| Comcast | $1,000 |
| Harold Coker | $600 |
| Tennessee First | $600 |
Personal
Dean and his wife have two children. They currently reside in East Ridge, Tennessee.
Recent news
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Vince Dean News Feed
- Music City Center's Big Reveal - Pollstar
- The grand opening celebrations for the Music City Center are underway. - WZTV
- Ms. Cheap: Music City Center opens Sunday with lots of (free) fanfare - The Tennessean
- Theater to See This Week, Including a Riveting Police Story - LA Weekly (blog)
- George Jones public funeral draws overnight campers, hundreds in line by 6 am - The Tennessean (blog)
- Irish Travel To St. John's For Critical BIG EAST Series - Notre Dame Official Athletic Site
- Tri-Bee News ? Rachel Harper - Morgan County Citizen
- A GIF Guide To Political Dance Moves - Huffington Post
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External links
- Tennessee Legislature - Representative Vince Dean
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006
- Tennessee Votes profile
- State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
References
- ↑ "GOP Moderates Mull Collective Bargaining Compromise, Tea Party Pressure," by Andrea Zelinski, Tennessee Report, March 22, 2011
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State - 2012 Primary Candidates
- ↑ Tennessee Department of State - Unofficial primary results
- ↑ Unofficial Republican state representative primary results from the TN Secretary of State, 2010
- ↑ Tennessee General election results
- ↑ Election Results, Tennessee House of Representatives, District 30
- ↑ District 30 Tennessee House Spending, 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 contributions
- ↑ Tennessee House donor numbers
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