Jon Lundberg
Jon Lundberg | |
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Member of the Tennessee Senate from the 4th district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Ron Ramsey |
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 1st district | |
In office January 9, 2007 – January 2017 | |
Preceded by | Steve Godsey |
Succeeded by | John Crawford |
Personal details | |
Born | Public Relations[1] | June 26, 1961
Website | State Page |
Jon Lundberg (born June 26, 1961, in
Following the statement from then Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey that he would not seek reelection, Lundberg announced his bid for the Lt. Governor's Senate seat on March 18, 2016.[2] Lundberg won a four-way primary by more than 55% on August 4, 2016, and went on to win the general election November 8, 2016.
In 2020, Lundberg won re-election to the 4th Senate district in the general election by nearly 80%.
Education and career
Lundberg graduated from the
He is president of Corporate Image Inc., a public-relations firm headquartered in East Tennessee and chief executive officer of Corporate Marketing, an advertising agency also headquartered in East Tennessee. In 2010, his company purchased Griffin Specialty Products and rebranded it to become Corporate Specialty Group, where he served as president. Corporate Specialty was sold in 2012. Prior to this, he was a broadcast journalist, being a lead anchor or managing editor for TV and radio stations in Colorado Springs, Vail, and Aspen, Colorado, in addition to Reno, Nevada, Wichita, Kansas, Bristol, Virginia, and Bristol, Tennessee.[1]
On May 21, 2020, State Senator Rusty Crowe announced that Lundberg would be the co-chair of his campaign for election to the U.S. House of Representatives for the 1st District of Tennessee.[3]
Electoral history
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Republican | Jon Lundberg | 1,793 | 50.3 |
Republican | John Crawford | 1,771 | 49.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Republican | Jon Lundberg | 8,720 | 61.2 |
Democratic | Kevin B. Smith | 5,087 | 35.7 |
Independent | Jerry G. Dykes | 294 | 0.02 |
Independent | John Robert Harrison | 145 | 0.01 |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Republican | Jon Lundberg (Incumbent) | 12,986 | 65.6 |
Democratic | Michael Blain Surgenor | 6,803 | 34.4 |
2010
Jon Lundberg ran unopposed in the 2010 general election.
2012
Jon Lundberg ran unopposed in the 2012 general election.
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Republican | Jon Lundberg (incumbent) | 9,460 | 100 |
Independent | Harold Tucker (write-in) | 1 | 0 |
2016
Jon Lundberg launched his campaign to succeed Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey, who was vacating the district 4 seat; he defeated former state representative Tony Shipley and perennial candidate Neal Kerney.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Republican | Jon Lundberg | 7,019 | 55.21 |
Republican | Tony Shipley | 2,684 | 21.11 |
Republican | Neal Kerney | 2,629 | 20.68 |
Republican | John Paul Blevins | 381 | 3.00 |
Jon Lundberg ran unopposed in the 2016 general election.
2020
Jon Lundberg ran unopposed in the Republican primary election. In the general election, he defeated first-time candidate and Kingsport native Amber Riddle.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Republican | Jon Lundberg (incumbent) | 65,638 | 79.1 |
Democratic | Amber Riddle | 17,381 | 20.9 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h State Page
- ^ "Jon Lundberg Running For State Senate". WCYB. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- ^ "Crowe announces campaign chair and co-chair". www.elizabethton.com. 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2020-07-14.