Andrew Farmer (politician)

Andrew Farmer
Andrew Farmer
Member of the Frank S. Niceley
Personal details
Born	Andrew Ellis Farmer
Profession	Attorney
Website	farmerforstaterep.com

Andrew Ellis Farmer (born December 14, 1979) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 17 since January 8, 2013.^[3]

Education

Farmer earned his

Thomas M. Cooley Law School.^[1]

Tenure

In 2023, Farmer supported motions to remove three sitting Democratic representatives —

school shooting in Nashville that left six dead.^[4]^[5]

The resolution to remove Jones, HR 65, was sponsored by Bud Hulsey and co-sponsored by Gino Bulso, Farmer, and Johnny Garrett; it passed with a vote of 72–25.^[6] He was also the sponsor of HR 63, the resolution to remove Pearson.^[7]

Elections

2012 Farmer challenged District 17 incumbent Representative
Frank S. Niceley in the three-way August 2, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 2,980 votes (52.1%),^[8] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 14,244 votes (76.1%) against Democratic nominee Mike Dockery,^[9]
who had run for the seat in 2010.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Rep. Andrew Farmer". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
^ "Board of Professional Responsibility". www.tbpr.org. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Representatives - TN General Assembly". wapp.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
^ "Tennessee GOP file resolutions to expel three Democrats who led gun reform chants on House floor". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
^ Jones, Vivian (6 April 2023). "Rep. Jones continues defense during rebuttal". The Tennessean.
^ "HR0065". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
^ "HR0063". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
^ "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 138 & 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-13. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
^ "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-13. Retrieved March 13, 2014.

External links

Official page at the Tennessee General Assembly
Campaign site
Profile at Vote Smart
Andrew Farmer at Ballotpedia
Andrew E. Farmer at OpenSecrets

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[TL-1] "Rep. Andrew Farmer". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved March 13, 2014.

[2] "Board of Professional Responsibility". www.tbpr.org. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[3] "Representatives - TN General Assembly". wapp.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-07.

[4] "Tennessee GOP file resolutions to expel three Democrats who led gun reform chants on House floor". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2023-04-04.

[tn-23-jones-5] Jones, Vivian (6 April 2023). "Rep. Jones continues defense during rebuttal". The Tennessean.

[tn-ga-hr-65-6] "HR0065". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

[tn-ga-hr-63-7] "HR0063". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

[8] "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 138 & 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-13. Retrieved March 13, 2014.

[9] "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-13. Retrieved March 13, 2014.

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