Vince Dean
Vince Dean (b. January 7, 1959) is a former Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 30. He was first elected to the chamber during a special election in April 2006. He previously served as State House Majority Floor Leader. He resigned from his seat on August 31, 2014, as he was elected to be the Hamilton County Criminal Court Clerk.[1] He was replaced by Marc Gravitt.[2]
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.[3]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Dean served on the following committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Calendar and Rules |
| • Local Government |
| • Transportation, Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Dean served on these committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • 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 |
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| • 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 had a long way to go before becoming law.
Rep. Scotty Campbell said he avoided taking a position because that was 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 was 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.”[4]
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.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| 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.[7][8]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 30 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Vince Dean (R)
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13,555 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Dean won re-election to the 30th District Seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives.[9]
Dean raised $14,400 for his campaign.[10]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 30 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Vince Dean (R)
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20,986 | |||
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2014
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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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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Dean and his wife have two children.[3]
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
- Tennessee Legislature - Representative Vince Dean
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006
- Tennessee Votes profile
- State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
Footnotes
- ↑ Louie Brogdon, Timesfreepress.com, "Hamilton County Commission to vote on replacement for Rep. Vince Dean" September 3, 2014
- ↑ Timesfreepress.com, "Marc Gravitt sworn in as state representative of House District 30," October 1, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Project Vote Smart, "Vince Dean's Biography," accessed November 11, 2014
- ↑ TNReport, "GOP Moderates Mull Collective Bargaining Compromise, Tea Party Pressure," March 22, 2011
- ↑ 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 Secretary of State, "2008 Tennessee General election results," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "General Election Results," accessed April 18, 2014
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| Preceded by - |
Tennessee House of Representatives District 30 2006–2014 |
Succeeded by Marc Gravitt (R) |
