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Bill Ketron
Bill Ketron is a former Republican member of the Tennessee State Senate, representing District 13 from 2003 to 2018. He resigned effective August 31, 2018, to become the mayor of Rutherford County.[1]
In the 2013 session, Ketron served as Majority Caucus Chair. He previously served as the Deputy Speaker of the Senate.
Ketron was a county commissioner for Rutherford County from 1990 to 1998.
Ketron was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Tennessee. Ketron was one of 33 delegates from Tennessee bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[2] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Biography
Kreton graduated with his Bachelor's degree from Middle Tennessee State in 1976. At the time of his service in the state Senate, he was the owner of an insurance company.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Commerce and Labor |
| • Finance, Ways and Means |
| • State & Local Government |
| • Fiscal Review |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ketron served on the following committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Finance, Ways and Means |
| • State & Local Government |
| • Ethics, 1st Vice chair |
| • Fiscal Review, Vice chair |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Ketron served on the following committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Finance, Ways and Means |
| • State & Local Government |
| • Ethics, Vice chair |
| • Fiscal Review, Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Ketron served on these committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Ethics |
| • Finance, Ways and Means |
| • Fiscal Review |
| • State & Local Government |
| • Transportation |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Ketron served on these committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • State & Local Government, Chair |
| • Commerce, Labor and Agriculture |
| • Education |
| • Ethics |
| • Long Term Care Oversight |
Issues
Endorsements
2012
Bill Ketron endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[3]
Monorail
Ketron has been an outspoken advocate for a monorail project to transport passengers between Nashville and Murfreesboro.[4]
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
2014
- See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for 18 seats in the Tennessee State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. A general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Incumbent Bill Ketron was unopposed in the Republican primary. Ketron was unopposed in the general election.[5][6]
2010
- See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2010
Ketron was re-elected to the 13th District seat in 2010. He defeated Democrat Debbie Matthews in the general election on November 2, 2010. He was unopposed in the August 5 primary.[7][8]
| Tennessee State Senate, District 13, General Election 2010 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Bill Ketron (R)
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40,998 | |||
| Debbie Matthews (D) | 17,478 | |||
2006
- See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2006
On Nov. 7, 2006, Ketron won re-election to the 13th District Seat in the Tennessee State Senate, defeating opponent Vince Springer (D).[9]
Southerland raised $96,061 for his campaign while Williams raised $26,448.[10]
| Tennessee State Senate, District 13 (2006) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Bill Ketron (R)
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31,457 | |||
| Vince Springer (D) | 22,799 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the 110th Tennessee General Assembly, second session, was in session January 9 to April 27.
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2017
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In 2017, the 110th Tennessee General Assembly, first session, was in session January 10 to May 10.
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2016
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In 2016, the 109th Tennessee General Assembly, second year, was in session from January 12 through April 22
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2015
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In 2015, the 109th Tennessee General Assembly, first year, was in session from January 13 through April 22.
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2014
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In 2014, the 108th Tennessee General Assembly, second year, was in session from January 14 to April 18.
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2013
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In 2013, the 108th Tennessee General Assembly, first year, was in session from January 8 to April 19.
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2012
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In 2012, the 107th Tennessee General Assembly, second year, was in session from January 10 through May 1.
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2011
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In 2011, the 107th Tennessee General Assembly, first year, was in session from January 11 to May 21.
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Personal
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At the time of his service in the state Senate, Bill and his wife, Theresa, had one child. They resided in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Treatment for cancer
On December 18, 2014, Ketron announced he had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and would be undergoing chemotherapy. Because the treatment would only take what he described as a brief period, he said he wouldn't resign from his seat.[13]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Ketron was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Tennessee.
Delegate rules
Delegates from Tennessee to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected directly by voters in the state primary election in March and approved by the State Executive Committee of the Tennessee Republican Party in April. Delegates from Tennessee to the national convention were bound for up to four ballots. All Tennessee delegates were bound on the first two ballots. On the third ballot, a presidential candidate needed to receive at least 20 percent of the total vote for his or her delegates to remain bound on the fourth ballot. Delegates were to be unbound after the fourth ballot.
Tennessee primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Tennessee, 2016
| Tennessee Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Donald Trump |
38.9% | 332,823 | 33 | |
| Ted Cruz | 24.7% | 211,234 | 16 | |
| Marco Rubio | 21.2% | 181,059 | 9 | |
| Ben Carson | 7.6% | 64,855 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 5.3% | 45,258 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 1.1% | 9,548 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.3% | 2,418 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 2,349 | 0 | |
| Other | 0.2% | 1,849 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.1% | 1,254 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 717 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 713 | 0 | |
| Jim Gilmore | 0% | 269 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0% | 257 | 0 | |
| George Pataki | 0% | 189 | 0 | |
| Totals | 854,792 | 58 | ||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State and CNN | ||||
Delegate allocation
Tennessee had 58 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 27 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's nine congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the district vote in order to be eligible to receive any of a district's delegates. If a candidate won more than 66 percent of the vote in a district, he or she received all of the district's delegates. If the winning candidate in a district won between 20 and 66 percent of the district vote, he or she received two of the district's delegates; the second place finisher received the remaining delegate (if the second place finisher did not meet the 20 percent threshold, all three delegates were allocated to the first place finisher). If no candidate met the 20 percent threshold in a district, the top three finishers each received one of the district's delegates.[14][15]
Of the remaining 31 delegates, 28 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide primary vote in order to be eligible to receive any at-large delegates. If a candidate won more than 66 percent of the statewide primary vote, he or she received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[14][15]
See also
- Tennessee State Legislature
- Tennessee State Senate
- Tennessee State Senate Committees
- Tennessee Joint Committees
- Tennessee state legislative districts
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Sen. Ketron's website
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions via OpenSecrets
- Bill Ketron on State Surge
- Voting record from Tennessee Votes.org
- Bill Ketron on Facebook
- Bill Ketron on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ Murfreesboro Voice, "Bill Ketron resigns from State Senate, set to become county mayor Sept. 1," August 27, 2018
- ↑ TN GOP, "TNGOP Confirms Final Slate of 2016 Convention Delegates," April 2, 2016
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Additional Tennessee Legislative Endorsements," February 27, 2012
- ↑ Sam Stockard, thepost, "Sen. Ketron still pushing hard for monorail," April 6, 2015
- ↑ 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, "2010 Primary Election Official Results," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2010 Tennessee General election results," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2006 Tennessee General election results," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "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
- ↑ The Associated Press, Daily Journal, "Tennessee Senate Republican leader Ketron announces he has cancer, will undergo treatment," December 19, 2014
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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| Preceded by Gene Elsea |
Tennessee Senate District 13 2003-2018 |
Succeeded by Dawn White |
