On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (TN) - District 36
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
Member, Commerce Committee
Member, Finance Tax Committee of First Extraordinary Session
Member, State Government Committee
Chair, Subcommittee on Banking and Consumer Affairs
Member, Subcommittee on Public Service
Member, Transportation Committee
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