Eddie Bass (born 1957) is an American politician.
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for the 65th district.Tom Humphrey
Rep. Eddie Bass Won't Seek Reelection
, ''

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'', March 5, 2012Clint Confehr
Eddie Bass stepping aside
, '' Marshall County Tribune'', March 7, 2012Gun bill sponsor Eddie Bass still unsure of party-switching
, '' Chattanooga Times Free Press'', February 18th, 2012

Early life

Eddie Bass was born on November 3, 1957, in

Giles County, Tennessee Giles County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,346. Its county seat is Pulaski. History Giles County is named after William Branch Giles, a Senator from Virginia who sponsored the ...

. He graduated from

Giles County High School Giles County High School is a public high school in Pulaski, Tennessee Pulaski is a city in and the county seat of Giles County, which is located on the central-southern border of Tennessee, United States. The population was 8,397 at the 2020 c ...

in Pulaski, Tennessee, the Tennessee Law Enforcement Academy and the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy Criminal Investigation School.

Career

Bass served as a

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for Giles County. From 2006 to 2012, Bass served as a state representative for the sixty-fifth district of Tennessee. He was a member of the House Agriculture Committee, the House Judiciary Committee, and the House General Sub-committee of Judiciary. He proposed a bill drafted by the National Rifle Association of America that would have forced businesses to allow employees to store firearms in vehicles parked on company lots. He considered running for reelection as a Republican in 2012, but renounced after he had angered GOP bosses by proposing the gun bill as a Democrat before them.Erik Schelzig
GOP cool to possibility of Rep. Bass party switch
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'', February 14, 2012

Personal life

Bass is a member of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bass, Eddie Living people 1957 births People from Giles County, Tennessee Tennessee sheriffs Democratic Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives