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Joey Hensley
Republican Party
Tennessee State Senate District 28
Tenure
2013 - Present
Term ends
2028
Years in position
13
Prior offices:
Tennessee House of Representatives District 70
Years in office: 2003 - 2013
Compensation
Base salary
$33,060/year
Per diem
$379.44/day. Legislators living within 50 miles of the Capitol receive a reduced amount of $86 per day.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
Associates
Columbia State Community College
Bachelor's
University of Memphis
M.D.
Memphis College of Medicine
Personal
Religion
Pentacostal
Profession
Doctor
Contact
Official website
Official Facebook
Personal Facebook

Joey Hensley (Republican Party) is a member of the Tennessee State Senate, representing District 28. He assumed office on January 15, 2013. His current term ends on November 7, 2028.

Hensley (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Tennessee State Senate to represent District 28. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Hensley earned his AS from Columbia State Community College. He went on to receive his B.S. from the University of Memphis. He then earned his MD from the University of Tennessee-Memphis College of Medicine. He is a physician and serves as the Lewis County Medical Examiner.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Hensley was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Hensley was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Hensley 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
• Education
• Finance, Ways and Means
• Health and Welfare, Vice chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hensley served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Hensley served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hensley served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hensley served on these committees:

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Joey Hensley endorsed Rick Santorum in the 2012 presidential election.

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 State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Tennessee State Senate District 28

Incumbent Joey Hensley defeated James Dallas in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 28 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joey Hensley
Joey Hensley (R)
 
74.8
 
74,286
Image of James Dallas
James Dallas (D) Candidate Connection
 
25.2
 
25,086

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 99,372
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 28

James Dallas advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 28 on August 1, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of James Dallas
James Dallas Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
3,874

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,874
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 28

Incumbent Joey Hensley advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 28 on August 1, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joey Hensley
Joey Hensley
 
100.0
 
16,642

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 16,642
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

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Pledges

Hensley signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2020

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Tennessee State Senate District 28

Incumbent Joey Hensley defeated James Gray in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 28 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joey Hensley
Joey Hensley (R)
 
78.4
 
65,050
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James Gray (Independent)
 
21.6
 
17,872
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
3

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 82,925
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 28

Incumbent Joey Hensley advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 28 on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joey Hensley
Joey Hensley
 
100.0
 
21,083

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 21,083
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2016

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Tennessee State Senate 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 Joey Hensley defeated Joey Norman in the Tennessee State Senate District 28 general election.[1][2]

Tennessee State Senate, District 28 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Joey Hensley Incumbent 74.59% 51,251
     Independent Joey Norman 25.41% 17,460
Total Votes 68,711
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State


Incumbent Joey Hensley ran unopposed in the Tennessee State Senate District 28 Republican primary.[3][4]

Tennessee State Senate, District 28 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Joey Hensley Incumbent (unopposed)

2012

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2012

Hensley won election in the 2012 election for Tennessee State Senate District 28. Hensley defeated Dean Dickey in the August 2 Republican primary and defeated Tyler Cobb (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5]

Tennessee State Senate, District 28, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJoey Hensley 55.2% 37,361
     Democratic Tyler Cobb 44.8% 30,375
Total Votes 67,736
Tennessee State Senate, District 28 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJoey Hensley 76.6% 12,589
Dean Dickey 23.4% 3,847
Total Votes 16,436

2010

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2010

Hensley ran for re-election to the 70th District seat in 2010. He was unopposed in the August 5 primary.[6] He defeated Democrat Calvin Moore in the general election on November 2, 2010.[7]

2008

On Nov. 4, 2008, Hensley won re-election to the 70th District Seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives, defeating opponent J.W. Hampton Sr. (D).[8]

Hensley raised $61,770 for his campaign while Hampton raised $3,590.[9]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 70 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Joey Hensley (R) 14,976
J.W. Hampton Sr. (D) 4,892

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Joey Hensley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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.

Joey Hensley campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Tennessee State Senate District 28Won general$163,278 $61,287
2020Tennessee State Senate District 28Won general$75,188 N/A**
2016Tennessee State Senate, District 28Won $203,877 N/A**
2012Tennessee State Senate, District 28/Tennessee State House, District 70*Won $522,215 N/A**
2010Tennessee State House, District 70Won $80,605 N/A**
2008Tennessee State House, District 70Won $61,770 N/A**
2006Tennessee State House, District 70Won $99,137 N/A**
2004Tennessee State House, District 70Won $98,278 N/A**
2002Tennessee State House, District 70Won $37,395 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in Tennessee

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Personal

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Hensley and his wife, Gina, have two children. They currently reside in Hohenwald, Tennessee.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The New York Times, "Election 2016," accessed November 11, 2016
    2. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2016 general election results - Tennessee State Senate," accessed January 19, 2017
    3. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 8, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 11, 2016
    4. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 4, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 4, 2016
    5. ↑ Tennessee Department of State - Elections, "List of 2012 Candidates," accessed July 5, 2012
    6. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Official Results," accessed April 18, 2014
    7. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2010 Tennessee General election results," accessed April 18, 2014
    8. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2008 Tennessee General election results," accessed April 18, 2014
    9. ↑ Follow the Money, "General Election Results," accessed April 18, 2014

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