Eric Stewart (born December 6, 1971) is an American politician from

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, who represented the 14th district as State Senator from 2008 to 2012. His district included all or parts of Bledsoe,

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, Grundy, Sequatchie, Van Buren and

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counties.

Political career

Prior to his election to the State Senate, Stewart served as a Franklin County commissioner. After redistricting in 2012, his district was renumbered District 16 and lost Bledsoe County but added

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. He opted to not run for re-election in 2012 in the newly drawn district and instead mounted an unsuccessful run in , which includes almost all of his state senate district. He lost to

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incumbent

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. Stewart founded his own insurance agency, Eric Stewart Insurance, in Fayetteville in 1999. The agency currently operates as The Stewart Insurance Agency in

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2012 Congressional campaign

On November 17, 2011, Stewart announced his candidacy for

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seat in the

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. He won the Democratic primary election and lost to incumbent Republican

in the general election.

References

External links

Senator Eric Stewart - District 14
''official State Senate website''
Eric Stewart for U.S. House of Representatives
''official campaign website'' *
Campaign finance
at

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'' County commissioners in Tennessee Democratic Party Tennessee state senators 1971 births Living people Austin Peay State University alumni People from Franklin County, Tennessee {{Tennessee-politician-stub