Jody Barrett (born November 8, 1973) is an American attorney and politician in

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. He is a

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and represents District 69 in the Tennessee House of Representatives. He is a Baptist. Barrett graduated from Dickson County Senior High in 1992, then earned a

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in history from

Lincoln Memorial University Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) is a private university in Harrogate, Tennessee. LMU's campus borders on Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. As of fall 2019, it had 1,975 undergraduate and 2,892 graduate and professional students. LMU ...

in 1996 and a Juris Doctor from the

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in 1999. He voted to expel two colleagues after their protest on the House floor.

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1973 births Living people Lincoln Memorial University alumni University of Mississippi alumni {{Tennessee-politician-stub