Become part of the movement for unbiased, accessible election information. Donate today.
Andrew Holt
Andrew Holt (Republican Party) was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 76. He assumed office in 2010. He left office on November 3, 2020.
Holt (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 76. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Holt holds a B.S. in agricultural economics and business from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. He later received an MBA from the University of Tennessee-Martin. Holt has worked as a farmer and businessman.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Holt was assigned to the following committees:
- Pensions and Insurance Committee
- Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
- Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Agriculture and Natural Resources, Vice chair |
| • Education Instruction and Programs |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Holt served on the following committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Agriculture and Natural Resources, Vice chair |
| • Local Government |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Holt served on the following committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Agriculture and Natural Resources, Vice chair |
| • Local Government |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Holt served on these committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Agriculture |
| • Conservation & Environment |
Campaign themes
2016
Holt's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Economy
- Excerpt: "At a time when companies are fleeing America due to Obama’s reckless policies, Andy has helped to convince overseas companies to move to our District, which is no easy task given the current economic climate."
Education
- Excerpt: "Andy believes that our families and teachers know what’s best for our children, not federal bureaucrats and lobbyists."
Healthcare
- Excerpt: "Andy has fought to stop Obamacare in Tennessee by sponsoring legislation that utilizes anti-commandeering doctrine which has been handed down by 180 years of precedent."
Constitution
- Excerpt: "Andy fights each day in Nashville as our State Representative to ensure that the Tennessee State Constitution and the United States Constitution form the foundation of our government."
Values
- Excerpt: "Andy believes strongly in the right to life and traditional family values."
NSA surveillance
In January 2014, Holt and State Rep. Stacey Campfield introduced legislation pushing back against the National Security Agency and the federal government’s warrantless surveillance programs. The bills would ban state officials from providing material support to the NSA’s code-breaking facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.[2]
Presidential preference
2012
Andrew Holt endorsed Rick Santorum in the 2012 presidential election.
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2020
Andrew Holt did not file to run for re-election.[3]
2018
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 76
Incumbent Andrew Holt defeated Deane Arganbright in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 76 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andrew Holt (R) | 72.1 | 12,126 |
 | Deane Arganbright (D) | 27.9 | 4,691 | |
| Total votes: 16,817 | |||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 76
Deane Arganbright advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 76 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deane Arganbright | 100.0 | 2,259 |
| Total votes: 2,259 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 76
Incumbent Andrew Holt defeated Scott Fortner in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 76 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Holt | 79.5 | 6,540 |
| Scott Fortner | 20.5 | 1,685 | ||
| Total votes: 8,225 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
2016
Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016.
Incumbent Andrew H. Holt defeated Angela Callis and Bennie Castleman in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 76 general election.[4][5]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 76 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Andrew H. Holt Incumbent |
63.35% | 13,038 | |
| Democratic | Angela Callis | 21.03% | 4,327 | |
| Independent | Bennie Castleman | 15.62% | 3,215 | |
| Total Votes | 20,580 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State | ||||
Angela Callis ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 76 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 76 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Angela Callis (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Andrew H. Holt ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 76 Republican primary.[6][7]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 76 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Andrew H. Holt Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Joyce Washington was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Andy Holt was unopposed in the Republican primary. Holt defeated Washington in the general election.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andy Holt Incumbent |
69.5% | 8,959 | |
| Democratic | Joyce Washington | 30.5% | 3,933 | |
| Total Votes | 12,892 | |||
2012
Holt won re-election in the 2012 election for Tennessee House of Representatives, District 76. Holt ran unopposed in the August 2 primary election and defeated Mark L. Maddox (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andy Holt Incumbent |
54.3% | 11,121 | |
| Democratic | Mark Maddox | 45.7% | 9,356 | |
| Total Votes | 20,477 | |||
2010
Holt was unopposed in the August 5 primary.[12] He defeated Democrat Mark Maddox in the general election on November 2, 2010.[13]
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.
Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of Tennessee scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.
2020
In 2020, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 19.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Tennesseans for Student Success (Select year on the side pull-down menu.)
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2019
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2019, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2019, the Tennessee General Assembly was in session January 8 through May 2.
|
2018
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2018, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2018, the 110th Tennessee General Assembly, second session, was in session January 9 to April 27.
|
2017
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2017, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2017, the 110th Tennessee General Assembly, first session, was in session January 10 to May 10.
|
2016
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2016, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2016, the 109th Tennessee General Assembly, second year, was in session from January 12 through April 22
|
2015
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2015, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2015, the 109th Tennessee General Assembly, first year, was in session from January 13 through April 22.
|
2014
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2014, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2014, the 108th Tennessee General Assembly, second year, was in session from January 14 to April 18.
|
2013
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2013, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2013, the 108th Tennessee General Assembly, first year, was in session from January 8 to April 19.
|
2012
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2012, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2012, the 107th Tennessee General Assembly, second year, was in session from January 10 through May 1.
|
2011
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2011, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2011, the 107th Tennessee General Assembly, first year, was in session from January 11 to May 21.
|
Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Holt and his wife have two children. They currently reside in Dresden, Tennessee.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Andrew + Holt + Tennessee + House of Representatives"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Tennessee State Legislature
- Tennessee House of Representatives
- Tennessee House of Representatives Committees
- Tennessee Joint Committees
- Tennessee state legislative districts
External links
- Official campaign website
- Andy Holt on Facebook
- Andy Holt on Twitter
- Profile from Open States
- Andrew Holt's biography on Project Vote Smart
- Andrew Holt's biography on the University of Tennessee's government relations website
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ Andrew Holt for Tennessee, "Andy Holt on the issues," accessed July 8, 2016
- ↑ WatchDog.org, "Arizona, New Hampshire, Tennessee lawmakers target NSA," January 24, 2014
- ↑ The Tennessean, "Andy Holt not seeking re-election for state representative," March 18, 2020
- ↑ The New York Times, "Election 2016," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2016 general election results - Tennessee House of Representatives," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 8, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 11, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 4, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 4, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 7, 2014 Election Results," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Filed for State Senate and State House of Representatives," accessed April 5, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2012 List of Candidates," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Department of State, "Election Results," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Official Results," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2010 Tennessee General election results," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Bar Association, "Nashville Chamber Releases 2015 Legislative Scorecard," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ Tennessee Bar Association, "Nashville Chamber Releases 2015 Legislative Scorecard," accessed November 10, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mark Maddox |
Tennessee House of Representatives District 76 2010-2020 |
Succeeded by Tandy Darby |
