Kevin Vaughan
Kevin Vaughan | |
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Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 95th district | |
Assumed office June 15, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Mark Lovell |
Personal details | |
Born | April 30, 1962 |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Collierville, Tennessee |
Education | Memphis State University (BS) |
Website | Official website Campaign website |
Kevin Vaughan (born April 30, 1962) is an American real estate broker and politician from the state of Tennessee. A Republican, Vaughan has represented the 95th district of the Tennessee House of Representatives, based in Collierville in the suburbs of Memphis, since 2017.[1][2]
Career[]
In February 2017, Mark Lovell resigned from the 95th district of the Tennessee House of Representatives due to allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct, and a special election was called to replace him. Vaughan narrowly won the seven-way April Republican primary with 27% of the vote to his nearest opponent's 26%; he went on to easily win the June general election over Democrat Julie Byrd Ashworth with 62% of the vote.[3][4] Vaughan was overwhelmingly elected to his first full term in 2018 against Democrat Sanjeev Memula.[5]
Personal life[]
Vaughan lives in Collierville with his wife, Johnna, with whom he has two children.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Representative Kevin Vaughan". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Kevin Vaughan". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ Linda A. Moore (April 27, 2017). "Kevin Vaughan wins TN House Dist. 95 Republican primary". Memphis Commercial Appeal. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ Linda A. Moore (June 15, 2017). "Kevin Vaughan wins Tennessee House District 95 race". Memphis Commercial Appeal. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ Jennifer Pignolet (November 6, 2018). "Incumbents hold off challengers in West Tennessee state House races". Memphis Commercial Appeal. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Get to Know Kevin". Kevin Vaughan, Tennessee State Representative. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
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- Tennessee Republicans
- Members of the Tennessee House of Representatives
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- 1962 births
- University of Memphis alumni
- People from Collierville, Tennessee
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