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Bill Sanderson

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Bill Sanderson
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 77th[1] district
In office
January 11, 2011 – July 24, 2019
Preceded byJudy Barker
Succeeded byCasey Hood (interim)
Rusty Grills
Personal details
Born (1959-09-26) September 26, 1959 (age 65)
Union City, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceKenton, Tennessee
Alma materLambuth University
Websitevotebill.net

Charles W. "Bill" Sanderson III[2] (born September 26, 1959, in Union City, Tennessee) is an American who was a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 77 from January 2011 to July 2019.

Education and career

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Sanderson earned his Bachelor of Science degree in business from Lambuth University.[1]

He was elected to the Tennessee House in 2010.

On July 24, 2019, Sanderson resigned for what he said was to "spend more time with his family and business".[3] Sanderson owns and operates a three-generation family business, White Squirrel Winery in his West Tennessee hometown of Kenton.

Elections

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  • 2008: When District 77 Democratic Representative Phillip Pinion retired and left the seat open, Sanderson ran in the August 7, 2008 Republican primary, winning with 1,152 votes (65.0%),[4] but lost the November 4, 2008 general election to Democratic nominee Judy Barker.[5]
  • 2010: Sanderson and Representative Barker were both unopposed for their August 5, 2010 primaries,[6] setting up a rematch; Sanderson won the November 2, 2010 general election with 8,225 votes (50.9%) against Representative Barker.[7]
  • 2012: Sanderson was unopposed for the August 2, 2012 Republican primary, winning with 3,809 votes,[8] and won the November 6, 2012 general election with 14,379 votes (66.2%) against Democratic nominee Mark Oakes.[9]
  • 2014: Sanderson was unopposed in the 2014 election,[citation needed] which nationally had been a landslide win for the Republicans.
  • 2016: Sanderson won 81% of the vote in the general election, against 19% for an independent candidate,[10] Tom Reasons, by a vote of 16,326 to 3,809; there was no Democratic party candidate on the ballot that November.[11] Donald J. Trump, Sr. lead the ticket nationally in the 2016 United States elections, winning over 60% of the vote in Tennessee that year.[10]
  • 2018: Sanderson was unopposed in both the 2018 primary and general elections.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Representative Bill Sanderson". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Bill Sanderson's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  3. ^ "State representative resigns after casting vote for speaker". Associated Press. July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "State of Tennessee August 7, 2008 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-13. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  5. ^ "State of Tennessee November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-13. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-14. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  7. ^ "State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 63. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-13. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  8. ^ "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-13. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  9. ^ "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 82. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-13. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  10. ^ a b "Tennessee Election results". The New York Times. November 14, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  11. ^ "State of Tennessee, November 8, 2016, State General" (PDF). Amazon News. December 13, 2016. p. 12. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
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