Pat Marsh

Pat Marsh
Speaker pro tempore of the Tennessee House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 12, 2021
Preceded byBill Dunn
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 62nd district
Assumed office
October 13, 2009
Preceded byCurt Cobb
Personal details
Born (1949-01-06) January 6, 1949 (age 75)
Fayetteville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Tennessee (BA)
WebsiteCampaign website

Pat Marsh[1] (born January 6, 1949, in Fayetteville, Tennessee) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 62 since winning the special election on October 13, 2009, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative Curt Cobb.[2]

In 2023, Marsh supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.[3]

Education

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Marsh earned his BS in business and transportation from the University of Tennessee.

Elections

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  • 2012 Marsh was unopposed for both the August 2, 2012, Republican Primary, winning with 3,008 votes,[4] and the November 6, 2012, General election, winning with 15,423 votes.[5]
  • 2009 In the District 62 special election to succeed Democratic Representative Curt Cobb, March ran in the four-way August 27, 2009, Republican Primary, winning with 1,826 votes (69.7%),[6] and won the three-way October 13, 2009, General election with 4,931 votes (55.7%) against Democratic nominee Ty Cobb and Independent candidate Christopher Brown.[7]
  • 2010 Marsh was challenged in the August 5, 2010, Republican Primary, winning with 6,087 votes (87.3%),[8] and won the November 2, 2010, General election with 11,931 votes (74.8%) against Democratic nominee Jenny Hunt.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Pat Marsh's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "Rep. Pat Marsh". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  3. ^ Andone, Dakin; Young, Ryan; Simonson, Amy; Almasy, Steve. "Tennessee's Republican-led House expels 2 Democratic lawmakers over gun reform protest, fails in bid to oust a third". CNN. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  4. ^ "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 175. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  5. ^ "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 65. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "State of Tennessee August 27, 2009 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  7. ^ "State of Tennessee October 13, 2009 General Special Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  8. ^ "State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  9. ^ "State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
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Tennessee House of Representatives
Preceded by Speaker pro tempore of the Tennessee House of Representatives
2021–present
Incumbent