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Michael K. Locke (October 3, 1952 – June 23, 2014) was an American politician. From
Kingsport, Tennessee Kingsport is a city in Sullivan and Hawkins counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, its population was 55,442. Lying along the Holston River, Kingsport is commonly included in what is known as the Mountain Empire, w ...
, Locke was a veteran and went to
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 ...
. He owned Hot Dog Hut in Kingsport, Tennessee. He served in 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 ...
briefly, in 2002, as a
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succeeding Keith Westmoreland who died in office. Locke was killed in a hit and run accident in
Colonial Heights, Tennessee Colonial Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. It is surrounded by the city of Kingsport. The population was 3,055 at the 2020 census down from 6,934 at the 2010 census, due to annexation by the ...
.'Kingsport businessman Michael K. Locke killed in hit-and-run accident,' Kingsport Times-News, Wes Bunch, June 24, 2014


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