Jeremy Faison
Jeremy Faison | |
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| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 11th district | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Eddie Yokley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 14, 1976 Monroe, Georgia, U.S. |
Jeremy Faison is a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the Eleventh District[1] and is the Chairman of the House Republican Caucus. He represents all of Cocke County and part of Hamblen and Jefferson counties.[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Jeremy Faison was born on September 14, 1976, in Monroe, Georgia.[1] He received his high school diploma from Victory Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida) in 1995, prior to his attending Clearwater College.[2][3]
Faison is married with five children.[4] They reside in Cosby, Tennessee.[1] He is a worship leader at Crossroads Community Church.[3][1] He plays several musical instruments.[4] Faison and his wife own a pest and wildlife control business in Newport, Tennessee.[5][self-published source] He is a past president of the Cocke County Republican Party and member of the Cocke County Chamber of Commerce.[1]
In 2010, he defeated Eddie Yokley to become Tennessee State Representative for the Eleventh District.[6] He has been given an "A" grade by the NRA Political Victory Fund, the NRA's political lobbying arm which supports 2nd Amendment rights.[7]
On February 1, 2019, Faison was severely injured in a car crash in Smith County, Tennessee. Faison survived and was taken to the hospital, with a broken nose and cracked ribs; he also received stitches in his head. He acknowledged that he was not wearing a safety belt at the time of the incident.[8]
On January 4, 2022, Faison attended a high school basketball game in which his son was involved in; when a confrontation between the teams occurred during the match, Faison walked onto the court, shouted at a referee, and tried to pull the referee's pants down.[9][10] The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association reported that before pulling the referee's pants, Faison told the referee: "You can't tell me to leave the floor, this was your fault".[10][11] The referee asked that police be called to respond, but no call was made.[10] Faison was made to leave the venue.[11] Later that day, Faison wrote on social media that he "acted the fool tonight and lost my temper", explaining that he wanted the referee to "fight" him; Faison also wrote that he wished to ask for "forgiveness" from the referee.[11]
In 2023, Faison supported a resolution to expel Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.[12]
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