Cameron Sexton

Cameron Sexton
Cameron Sexton
	Sexton in 2019
83rd Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; August 23, 2019
Preceded by	Bill Dunn (Acting)
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives; from the 25th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 11, 2011
Preceded by	Eric Swafford
Personal details
Born	November 11, 1970 (age 50)
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Lacey
Children	3
Education	University of Tennessee, Knoxville (BA)

Cameron Sexton (born November 11, 1970) is a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 25th district. He is the 83rd and current Speaker of the House in the Tennessee House of Representatives. Sexton served as Majority Caucus Chairman prior to becoming speaker.^[1]^[2]

Biography[]

Cameron Sexton was born on November 11, 1970.^[1] He is an 8th generation Tennessean.^{[citation needed]} He received a B.A. in Public Administration from the University of Tennessee in 1994.^[1]^[2]^[3] He then served as a community liaison for former Congressman Van Hilleary.^[2]^[3]

Sexton was elected as House Majority Whip in the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 108th General Assembly,^[4] served as the Majority Caucus Chairman for the 111th general assembly^[5] and became speaker of the house in 2019.^[6]

He is a member of the Crossville Rotary Club, Friends of the Cumberland Mountain State Park, and Relay for Life.^[1]^[3] and serves on the Board of the Good Samaritan Society

Education[]

Sexton is a 1989 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. He received a BA degree from the University of Tennessee in 1994.^[7]^[8]

Religion[]

Cameron is a member of Central Baptist Church.^{[citation needed]}

Family[]

Sexton is married to Lacey McRae Sexton, a pharmacist, and he has two children from a previous marriage.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Political Experience[]

Sexton has served as a representative, in the Tennessee State House of Representatives since 2010.^[8] He has served as a member of the House Calendar and Rules Committee, the House Commerce Committee and the House Health and Human Resources Committee. He was named the House Freshmen Republican Legislator of the year by the Knoxville-News Sentinel for the 107th General Assembly^{[citation needed]}. He has sponsored legislation focused on Tennessee's seniors, veterans and business owners. He passed legislation which increased the exemption levels on the Halls Income Tax. He passed a bill requiring that the Tennessee flag at the State Capitol and the flag at the courthouse in the soldier’s home town, be flown at half-mast. In 2013, he sponsored legislation allowing businesses to file forms electronically instead of through the mail for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit.^[9] In August 2019, Sexton was sworn in as speaker of the Tennessee house.^[6]

Professional experience[]

Sexton worked for a pharmaceutical company as a representative before becoming a Tennessee State Representative. While not in session, he works for Cumberland County Bank in Business Development.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e House of Representatives webpage
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d University of Tennessee, Office of Government Relations
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Official website^{[self-published source]}
^ "Gerald McCormick Unanimously Re-Elected House Majority Leader; Casada Is GOP House Caucus Leader". www.chattanoogan.com. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
^ "Tennessee Legislature picks its leaders, kicks off session". WREG.com. 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Allison, Natalie; Ebert, Joel. "House Speaker Cameron Sexton officially sworn in, succeeding ousted Speaker Glen Casada". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
^ "Speaker Cameron Sexton". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Representative Cameron Sexton Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
^ "NFIB-Supported Work Opportunity Tax Credit Could Help Your Small Business". NFIB. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2019-11-11.

Political offices
Preceded by Bill Dunn Acting	Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives 2019–present	Incumbent

[capitol-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e House of Representatives webpage

[ut-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d University of Tennessee, Office of Government Relations

[official-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Official website^{[self-published source]}

[4] "Gerald McCormick Unanimously Re-Elected House Majority Leader; Casada Is GOP House Caucus Leader". www.chattanoogan.com. Retrieved 2019-11-11.

[5] "Tennessee Legislature picks its leaders, kicks off session". WREG.com. 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2019-11-11.

[:0-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b Allison, Natalie; Ebert, Joel. "House Speaker Cameron Sexton officially sworn in, succeeding ousted Speaker Glen Casada". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2019-11-11.

[7] "Speaker Cameron Sexton". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

[Sexton-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Representative Cameron Sexton Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 22 September 2012.

[9] "NFIB-Supported Work Opportunity Tax Credit Could Help Your Small Business". NFIB. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2019-11-11.

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