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The Tennessee House of Representatives requires a two-thirds majority of the total membership to expel another representative. [7] Since the Civil War , ten representatives have been expelled. [ 8 ] Six representatives were expelled in 1866 for attempting to prevent passage of the 14th Amendment , which granted citizenship to former slaves . [ 9 ]
The Tennessee State Capitol, located in Nashville, Tennessee, is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Tennessee.It serves as the home of both houses of the Tennessee General Assembly–the Tennessee House of Representatives and the Tennessee Senate–and also contains the governor's office.
The speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the lower chamber of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. The speaker is elected by other members of the House for a two-year term. The current Speaker is Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville).
The Tennessee General Assembly (TNGA) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is a part-time bicameral legislature consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Speaker of the Senate carries the additional title and office of Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee.
In our region around Knoxville and East Tennessee, one primary race is heating up: State House of Representatives District 15 Democrats. We talked to incumbent state Rep. Sam McKenzie and his ...
The Tennessee House is warning lawmakers and the crowds watching legislative floor sessions that they could be booted from the room if their behavior is deemed out of line. For lawmakers, after ...
Tennessee State Rep. Justin Pearson speaks to a crowd of supporters outside of the Vasco A. Smith Jr. County Administration Building, Wednesday, April 12, 2023 in Memphis, Tenn. Hundreds of ...
In Tennessee's 2024 State House elections, held alongside the presidential race, Democrats successfully held District 67 in Clarksville, a seat where Donald Trump won by 1.8%. Meanwhile, Republicans successfully held District 97 in Memphis , where Kamala Harris won with a 4.9% margin.