Scott Cepicky
Scott Cepicky | |
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Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 64th district | |
Assumed office January 8, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Sheila Butt |
Personal details | |
Born | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | July 29, 1966
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Teresa Cepicky |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Culleoka, Tennessee |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison (B.A.) |
Profession | Banker |
Website | Legislative website |
Nickname(s) | The man with a plan for your lettuce and tomatoes |
American football career |
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Personal information | |
Born: | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | July 29, 1966
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Punter |
Undrafted: | 1989 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Scott Cepicky (born July 29, 1966)[1] is an American politician and former athlete who serves in the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing the 64th district. Cepicky is a member of the Republican Party.
Early life and athletic career
Born in
After the end of Cepicky's athletic career, he became a cattle rancher. He also worked as a salesman in the automotive industry.[2]
Political career
Before he ran for office, Cepicky was active in Maury County politics, serving as chair of the county Republican Party and the county Board of Commissioners.[2] Cepicky first ran for office in 2018, seeking to replace Sheila Butt, who was not seeking re-election.[5] Cepicky won a partisan primary against Michael Fulbright, a local realtor, with 53% of the vote. Cepicky advanced to face local photographer AJ Holmes in the general election, winning with 63% of the vote.[5] Cepicky ran unopposed in his primary for the 2020 election, and won against challenger James Campbell with 71% of the vote.[5]
Cepicky is a member of the Insurance & Banking and Education Committees of the Tennessee House of Representatives.[5]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Cepicky opposed efforts by the Tennessee health department to advertise COVID-19 vaccinations for teenagers.[6] Cepicky proposed that the Tennessee health department should be dissolved if it did not refuse to "peer pressure" teenagers to get vaccinated against COVID-19.[7] Following a mid-June hearing where Cepicky and other conservative lawmakers criticized the Tennessee health department for outreach to teenagers regarding vaccinations, the department stopped its outreach.[7]
In 2020, Cepicky introduced legislation that banned transgender boys and men from playing male sports.[8]
During a special session of the legislature in October 2021, Cepicky co-sponsored controversial legislation allowing partisan
In 2023, Cepicky supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.[13] During a subsequent meeting the next week with the Republican caucus, Cepicky criticized Representative Jody Barrett for voting against the resolution to expel Representative Gloria Johnson.[14]
In February 2024, he suggested that lettuce should be labeled as having
Personal life
Cepicky is married to Teresa Cepicky, and the couple have two children. He is a mortgage banker and also coaches football and baseball at Spring Hill High School in Columbia, Tennessee.[2]
References
- ^ "Representatives - TN General Assembly". www.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "What is Scott Cepicky all about?". cepicky. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ a b "17 Jul 1989, Page 123 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ "Scott Cepicky Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Scott Cepicky". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ a b Kelman, Brett. "Tennessee abandons vaccine outreach to minors — not just for COVID-19". The Tennessean. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ Kliegman, Julie. "Lawmakers Say Trans Athlete Bans Are About Protecting Women's Sports ..." Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ Gainey, Blaise (October 28, 2021). "Tennessee House Speaker pushing to make school board races partisan". WPLN-FM. Nashville. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- WZTV-TV. Nashville. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- ^ Atterbury, Andrew; Perez Jr., Juan (December 29, 2021). "Republicans eye new front in education wars: Making school board races partisan". Politico. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- ^ Styf, Jon (November 15, 2021). "Not all on board with new Tennessee law on partisan school board elections". The Center Square. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- ^ Andone, Dakin; Young, Ryan; Simonson, Amy; Almasy, Steve. "Tennessee's Republican-led House expels 2 Democratic lawmakers over gun reform protest, fails in bid to oust a third". CNN. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ Kanew, Justin. "LEAKED AUDIO: TN House GOP Caucus Infighting Over TN 3 Votes". TNHoller. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ Writer, Nick Mordowanec Staff (February 23, 2024). "Republican suggests vaccines may be getting injected into lettuce". Newsweek.
- ^ Smithson, Daniel (February 14, 2023). "Vaccines in food? Tennessee bill would require clear labeling". www.wsmv.com.
- ^ "Tennessee General Assembly Legislation". wapp.capitol.tn.gov.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)