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Bud Hulsey
2014 - Present
2026
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Bud Hulsey (Republican Party) is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 2. He assumed office on November 4, 2014. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.
Hulsey (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 2. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Hulsey's professional experience includes serving as a police officer.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Hulsey was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
- Calendar and Rules Committee
- Criminal Justice Committee, Chair
2021-2022
Hulsey was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Hulsey was assigned to the following committees:
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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| • Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| • State Government, Vice chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hulsey served on the following committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| • State Government |
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
2024
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Bud Hulsey won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bud Hulsey (R) | 100.0 | 26,619 |
| Total votes: 26,619 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Bud Hulsey advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 2 on August 1, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bud Hulsey | 100.0 | 7,290 |
| Total votes: 7,290 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hulsey in this election.
Pledges
Hulsey signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Bud Hulsey won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bud Hulsey (R) | 99.6 | 15,359 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 63 | ||
| Total votes: 15,422 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Bud Hulsey advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 2 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bud Hulsey | 100.0 | 2,986 |
| Total votes: 2,986 | |||
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2020
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Bud Hulsey defeated Arvil Love Jr. in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bud Hulsey (R) | 77.1 | 23,315 |
| Arvil Love Jr. (D) | 22.9 | 6,915 | ||
| Total votes: 30,230 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 2
Arvil Love Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 2 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Arvil Love Jr. | 100.0 | 1,248 | |
| Total votes: 1,248 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Bud Hulsey advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 2 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bud Hulsey | 100.0 | 8,668 |
| Total votes: 8,668 | |||
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2018
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Bud Hulsey defeated Arvil Love Jr. and Robert Ellis in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bud Hulsey (R) | 75.9 | 17,455 |
| Arvil Love Jr. (D) | 21.6 | 4,972 | ||
| Robert Ellis (Independent) | 2.5 | 574 | ||
| Total votes: 23,001 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 2
Arvil Love Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 2 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Arvil Love Jr. | 100.0 | 1,363 | |
| Total votes: 1,363 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Bud Hulsey advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 2 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bud Hulsey | 100.0 | 8,482 |
| Total votes: 8,482 | |||
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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 Bud Hulsey defeated J. S. Moore in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 2 general election.[2][3]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 2 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Bud Hulsey Incumbent |
80.45% | 20,334 | |
| Democratic | J. S. Moore | 19.55% | 4,940 | |
| Total Votes | 25,274 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State | ||||
J. S. Moore ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 2 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | J. S. Moore (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Bud Hulsey ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 2 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 2 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Bud Hulsey 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. Incumbent Tony Shipley was defeated by Bud Hulsey and in the Republican primary. Nicholas Castle (R) was removed from the candidate list before the primary. J.R. Enfield ran as an Independent. Hulsey defeated Enfield in the general election.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bud Hulsey |
84.2% | 12,249 | |
| Independent | J.R. Enfield | 15.8% | 2,302 | |
| Total Votes | 14,551 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Bud Hulsey |
59.8% | 5,046 |
| Tony Shipley Incumbent | 40.2% | 3,391 |
| Total Votes | 8,437 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Bud Hulsey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Bud Hulsey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Bud Hulsey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 25.
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2023
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In 2023, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 21.
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2022
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In 2022, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 28.
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2021
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In 2021, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 5.
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2020
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In 2020, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 19.
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2019
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In 2019, the Tennessee General Assembly was in session January 8 through May 2.
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2018
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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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Noteworthy events
Resolutions to expel representatives
On Monday, April 3, 2023, Rep. Bud Hulsey (R), Rep. Gino Bulso (R), and Rep. Andrew Farmer (R) introduced three resolutions to expel Rep. Gloria Johnson (D), Rep. Justin Jones (D), and Rep. Justin Pearson (D) from the Tennessee House of Representatives. The resolutions stated that Johnson, Jones, and Pearson had engaged in “disorderly behavior” and “did knowingly and intentionally bring disorder and dishonor to the House of Representatives” after they participated in protests on March 30, 2023 in support of gun control laws.[10]
On April 6, 2023, the Tennessee House of Representatives voted 72-25 and 69-26 on House resolutions 65 and 63 to expel Representatives Justin Jones (Tennessee state representative) (D) and Justin Pearson (D). House resolution 64 to expel Rep. Gloria Johnson (D) failed to pass at 65 ayes and 30 nays.
On April 10, 2023, the Metropolitan Nashville Council voted 36-0 to reinstate Jones. On April 12, the Shelby County Commission will voted to reinstate Pearson.[11][12][13]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Tennessee House of Representatives District 2 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Times News, "Locke to lead Hulsey campaign committee," May 29, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 8, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 11, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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 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 Tennessean, "Tennessee GOP begins expulsion process for 3 Democrats, House session devolves into chaos," accessed April 4, 2023
- ↑ The New York Times, "Nashville Council Votes to Return Expelled Lawmaker to House," April 10, 2023
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Nashville council votes to reinstate Black Tennessee lawmaker," April 10, 2023
- ↑ The Hill, "Justin Pearson reinstated to Tennessee state House after expulsion," accessed April 12, 2023
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Tennessee House of Representatives District 2 2014-Present |
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