William K. Dunn is an American politician, a

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, and the former Acting-Speaker of the

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. Rep. Dunn announced on September 12, 2019 that he would not seek re-election to his post.

Early life and education

Bill Dunn was born July 3, 1961 in the

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to Paul and Mary Dunn. Dunn and his wife Stacy have five children and are members of Holy Ghost Catholic Church of

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.http://www.billdunn.org/About_Bill.php About Bill. Dunn first earned a

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degree in

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during 1983 and later completed a

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degree in Extension Education from the

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during 1985. Dunn worked as a federal employee for the U.S. Agricultural Extension Service as a

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agent in Grainger County, Tennessee, for approximately eight years. Dunn reportedly received several awards for his work in 4-H youth development. Dunn is a certified

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and General Manager of Cortese Tree Specialists of Knoxville. Dunn is now employed by QualPro.

Tennessee House of Representatives

Dunn has served as a state representative following his moving back to Knox County as to buy his parents' home during 1993 and later being elected to the 99th

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during 1994. Dunn represents the 16th district of the Fountain City, Halls Crossroads, and Powell areas of

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, part of Knox County. Prior to December 2006, Dunn served as the House Republican Leader. Afterward, he was appointed by his successor as Republican Leader to be the freshman coordinator for the House Republican Caucus. Currently, Bill Dunn is the Vice Chair of the House Public Transportation and Highways Subcommittee. He is a member of the House Agriculture Committee, the House Finance Ways and Means Committee, the House Government Operations Committee, the House Calendar and Rules Committee, the House Public Transportation and Highways Subcommittee, and the House Environment Subcommittee.¹ On June 9, 2020, Dunn voted as a member of the House Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee against removal of a bust honoring

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Grand Wizard

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from the Tennessee State Capitol building

Tennessee Right to Life, Inc.

Dunn's wife, Stacy Dunn, currently receives annual compensation of $23,400 as a vice president of Tennessee Right to Life, Inc.http://www2.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2012/621/009/2012-621009171-09da1505-9O.pdf 2012 IRS Form 990, Tennessee Right to Life, Inc. p.7 and his father Paul Dunn was a former presidenthttp://www.christiangallery.com/UTSabotage.htm ''Tennessee Right To Life, Inc. Attempts To Sabotage Horsley Speaking Engagement At the University of Tennessee''. and manager of the Knoxville affiliate chapter of Tennessee Right to Life, Inc. Paul Dunn once allegedly extended an offer for the "Knoxville Right to Life" (''sic''; Knox County affiliate of Tennessee Right to Life) to pick up the hotel bill for

Neal Horsley Otis O'Neal Horsley, Jr. (April 15, 1944 – April 13, 2015) was a militant anti-abortion activist and Christian Reconstructionist who produced a website called the Nuremberg Files, which provided the home addresses of abortion providers in the U ...

to speak on a March 13, 2003 event then sponsored by the University of Tennessee Pro-Life Collegians at the University Center auditorium on the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville.

References

External links

Official site
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