Jeremy Faison is a

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member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the Eleventh District and is the Chairman of the House Republican Caucus. He represents all of Cocke County and part of Hamblen and

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Biography

Jeremy Faison was born on September 14, 1976, in

Monroe, Georgia Monroe is a city in Walton County, Georgia, United States, serving as the county seat. It is located both one hour east of Atlanta via US 78 and GA 138 to I-20 and east of Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport and is one of the exurban c ...

. He was homeschooled elementary through high school grade levels and was issued a high school diploma from Victory Christian Academy (

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) in 1995, prior to his attending Clearwater College. Faison and his wife also homeschool all of their own children. Faison is married with five children. They reside in

Cosby, Tennessee Cosby is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Cocke County, Tennessee, Cocke County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population of the Cosby CDP according to the 2020 census was 807. The community has given its name t ...

. He is a worship leader at Crossroads Community Church. He plays several musical instruments. Faison and his wife own a pest and wildlife control business in

Newport, Tennessee Newport is a city in and the county seat of Cocke County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,945 at the 2010 census, down from 7,242 at the 2000 census. The estimated population in 2018 was 6,801. It is located along the Pigeon Ri ...

. He is a past president of the Cocke County Republican Party and member of the Cocke County Chamber of Commerce. In 2010, he defeated Eddie Yokley to become Tennessee State Representative for the Eleventh District. He is a member of the National Rifle Association and the Tennessee Hunters Association. He has been given a grade of "A" by the

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, the NRA's political lobbying arm which supports 2nd Amendment rights in the American political process. On February 1, 2019, Faison was severely injured in a car crash in

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. Faison survived and was taken to the hospital, with a broken nose and cracked ribs; he also received stitches in his head. He acknowledged that he was not wearing a safety belt at the time of the incident. On January 4, 2022, Faison attended a high school basketball match in which his son was involved in; when a confrontation between the teams occurred during the match, Faison walked onto the court, shouted at a referee, and tried to pull the referee's pants down. The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association reported that before pulling the referee's pants, Faison told the referee: "You can't tell me to leave the floor, this was your fault". The referee asked that police be called to respond, but no call was made. Faison was made to leave the venue. Later that day, Faison wrote on social media that he "acted the fool tonight and lost my temper", explaining that he wanted the referee to "fight" him; Faison also wrote that he wished to ask for "forgiveness" from the referee. In 2023, Faison supported a resolution to expel Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.

References

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