Michael Harrison (born September 9, 1958) is an American politician who served as a member of the

Tennessee House of Representatives The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Constitutional requirements According to the state constitution of 1870, this body is to consis ...

for the 9th district from 2003 to 2015.

Early life and education

Harrison was born on September 9, 1958. He attended

Walters State Community College Walters State Community College (abbreviated as WSCC, and commonly known as Walters State) is a public community college based in Morristown, Tennessee. It was founded in 1970 and is operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents. The college was ...

and

East Tennessee State University East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is a public research university in Johnson City, Tennessee. Although it is part of the State University and Community College System of Tennessee, the university is governed by an institutional Board of Tr ...

Career

A member of the

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, he was elected to the 103rd and 104th

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. During his tenure, he served on the Finance, Ways and Means, Health and Human Resource, Health Care Facilities, Budget, and Joint TennCare Oversight Committees. Prior to his career in politics, Harrison worked in the healthcare industry. In addition to serving in the

, Harrison served as a sessions judge and Executive of

Hancock County, Tennessee Hancock County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,662, making it the fourth-least populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Sneedville. History Hanco ...

. Harrison resigned from the House in 2015 to become the Executive Director of the Association of County Mayors of Tennessee. He was succeeded by computer programmer Gary Hicks.

References

1958 births Republican Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives Walters State Community College alumni East Tennessee State University alumni Living people {{tennessee-politician-stub