Ferrell Haile
is an American politician and a
Republican
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Political ideology
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** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
member of the
Tennessee Senate
The Tennessee Senate is the upper house of the U.S. state of Tennessee's state legislature, which is known formally as the Tennessee General Assembly.
The Tennessee Senate has the power to pass resolutions concerning essentially any issue rega ...
representing
District 18
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since January 8, 2013.
Haile previously served from his appointment November 22, 2010, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator
Diane Black
Diane Lynn Black (née Warren; January 16, 1951) is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative for from January 3, 2011, to January 3, 2019. The district includes several suburban and rural areas east of Nashville. A Republican, ...
until March 8, 2011.
Education
Haile earned his
BS in
pharmacy from the
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee (officially The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; or UT Knoxville; UTK; or UT) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th state ...
.
Elections
*2012 With District 18 incumbent Republican Senator Kerry Roberts redistricted to District 25 and leaving the seat open, Haile ran in the four-way August 2, 2012, Republican Primary, winning with 8,627 votes (48.2%), and won the November 6, 2012, General election with 49,472 votes (69.2%) against
Democratic nominee Maria Brewer.
*2000 To challenge District 18 incumbent Democratic Senator
Joann Graves, Haile was unopposed for the August 3, 2000, Republican Primary, winning with 5,216 votes, but lost the three-way November 7, 2000, General election to Senator Graves.
References
External links
Official pageat the
Tennessee General Assembly
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OpenSecrets
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21st-century American politicians
Living people
Republican Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives
People from Gallatin, Tennessee
Place of birth missing (living people)
Republican Party Tennessee state senators
University of Tennessee alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
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