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Dennis Powers' Biography

Office:

On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (TN) - District 36

Contact Information

425 John Lewis Way North
Suite 674 Cordell Hull Building
Nashville, TN 37243

139 Preston Circle
Jacksboro, TN 37757

Full Name:

Dennis H. Powers

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Tracy

Birth Date:

09/14/1953

Birth Place:

LaFollette, TN

Home City:

Jacksboro, TN

BS, Business Administration and Management, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 1988

Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 36, 2010-present

Former Majority Caucus Vice Chair, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Candidate, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 36, 2022

Candidate, Tennessee State Senate, District 36, 2020

Former Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Education Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Insurance and Banking Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Banking and Investments, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Business and Utilities, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Insurance and Banking, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Life & Health Insurance, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Insurance Agent, Nationwide Insurance, 1989-present

Former Employee, Jacksboro Middle School Coach

Committee Chair, Adopt-A-School Program

Member, American Cancer Society

Member, American Legislative Exchange Council

Committee Chair, Boy Scouts of America

Board Member, Campbell County Habitat for Humanity

Member, Campbell County Jaycees

President, Campbell County Young Republicans

Member, Chamber of Commerce

Committee Chair/Member, First Baptist Church of Jacksboro

Member, Friends of Cove Lake State Park

Committee Chair, Goodwill Industries

Member, Heritage Foundation

Volunteer, LaFollette Medical Center

Member, Leadership Campbell County

Member, National Conference of State Legislators

Member, National Federation of Independent Business

Member, National Rifle Association

Member, National Right to Life

Member, Relay for Life

Member, Senior League Baseball

Former President, South Campbell County Rotary Club

Member, Tennessee Energy Task Force

Member, Tennessee Farm Bureau

Member, Tennessee Opioid Task Force

Mentor, Tennessee Promise

Mentor Program, West LaFollette Elementary School

Member, Wounded Warrior Project

Favorite President and Why:

Ronald Reagan

Publications:

On The Right Track Column published in BackyardPolitics.com, Backporchpundits.com,OnTheRightTrack.blogspot.com and several other newspapers

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