Vince Dean (born January 7, 1959) is an American politician and a
Republican
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Political ideology
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member of the
Tennessee House of Representatives for the 30th district, which encompasses part of
Hamilton County.
He previously served as State House Majority Floor Leader. He resigned from his seat on August 31, 2014, as he was elected to be the Hamilton County Criminal Court Clerk. He was replaced by
Marc Gravitt.
Education and career
Vince Dean was first elected as a state representative to the 104th
Tennessee General Assembly (2005–2006) and was re-elected to the 105th General Assembly. He serves on the House State and Local Government Committee, the House Transportation Committee, the House State Government Subcommittee, and the House Public Transportation & Highways Subcommittee.
Previously, he has served as a three-term city council member in
East Ridge, Tennessee
East Ridge is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 22,167. East Ridge is bordered by Chattanooga to the west, north, and east, and the Georgia state line to the south. It is part ...
, as Chair of the Tennessee Municipal League, and as a Tennessee Municipal League Board member. Vince Dean is a retired police officer and a retired mayor of East Ridge. He graduated from Baylor High School and attended the
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UT-Chattanooga, UTC, or Chattanooga) is a public university in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1886 and is one of four universities and two other affiliated institutions in the ...
and
Cleveland State University.
References
Republican Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga alumni
Cleveland State University alumni
1959 births
Living people
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