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Mike Harrison
Michael "Mike" Harrison (b. September 9, 1958) is a former Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 9 from 2002 to December 2015. He resigned at the end of 2015 to become the Executive Director of the Association of County Mayors of Tennessee.[1]
Biography
Harrison attended both Walter State Community College and East Tennessee State University. He has served as a Sessions Judge and Executive of Hancock County. Harrison has worked in Operations, Healthcare, and as a Compliance Officer.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Harrison served on the following committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Finance, Ways, and Means |
| • Health |
| • Pensions and Insurance |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Harrison served on the following committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Finance, Ways, and Means |
| • Health |
| • Pensions and Insurance |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Harrison served on these committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Finance, Ways, and Means, Vice chair |
| • Health & Human Resources |
| • Pensions and Insurance |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Harrison served on these committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Finance, Ways, and Means |
| • Health & Human Resources |
| • TennCare Oversight |
Issues
Presidential preference
2012
Mike Harrison endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[2]
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
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 Mike Harrison was unopposed in the Republican primary. Harrison was unopposed in the general election.[3][4]
2012
Harrison ran in the 2012 election for Tennessee House of Representatives, District 9. Harrison ran unopposed in the August 2 primary election. He was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
2010
Harrison was re-elected to the 9th District seat in 2010. He faced no opposition in the general election on November 2, 2010. Harrison was unopposed in August 5 primary.[7][8]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 9 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Mike Harrison (R)
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10,172 | |||
2008
On Nov. 4, 2008, Harrison won re-election to the 9th District Seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives, defeating opponents Richard Gabriel (D) and Leonard Merritt (I).[9]
Harrison raised $40,112 for his campaign while Gabriel and Merritt each raised $0.[10]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 9 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Mike Harrison (R)
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14,657 | |||
| Richard Gabriel (D) | 5,140 | |||
| Leonard Merritt | 761 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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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.
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2015
In 2015, the 109th Tennessee General Assembly, first year, was in session from January 13 through April 22.
- Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee: 2015-2016 scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on fiscal legislation.
- Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce: 2015 Scorecard
- Legislators are scored by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce on "issues in the chamber’s four key policy baskets: Business-friendly environment, workforce development, quality of life and regional efforts to encourage economic prosperity."[11]
- Tennessee Conservation Voters: 2015 Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes related to conservation and environmental issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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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Harrison and his wife, Nikki, have two children. They currently live in Rogersville, Tennessee.
Recent news
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See also
- Tennessee State Legislature
- Tennessee House of Representatives
- Tennessee House of Representatives Committees
- Tennessee Joint Committees
- Tennessee state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions via Follow the Money
- Tennessee Votes profile
- State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
Footnotes
- ↑ WJHL.com, "TN State Rep. Mike Harrison to resign at end of 2015," accessed December 16, 2015
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Additional Endorsements in Tennessee," December 8, 2011
- ↑ 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 17, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Department of State, "Election Results," accessed April 17, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Official Results," accessed April 17, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Tennessee General election results," accessed April 17, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2008 Tennessee General election results," accessed April 17, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "General Election Results," accessed April 17, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Bar Association, "Nashville Chamber Releases 2015 Legislative Scorecard," accessed November 10, 2015
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Tennessee House of Representatives District 9 2003–December 2015 |
Succeeded by Gary Hicks (R) |
