Timothy Aaron Hill (born November 9, 1981) is an American politician and a
Republican
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member of the
Tennessee House of Representatives
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.
Hill was selected by the Republican Caucus as the House Majority Whip of the Tennessee House of Representatives in February 2016, following the resignation of Republican Representative
Jeremy Durham
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.
Early life and family background
Timothy Hill was born on November 9, 1981, in
Blountville, Tennessee
Blountville is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,074 at the 2010 census. It is the only Tennessee county seat not to be an incorporated city or town.
Blo ...
. His father, Kenneth C. Hill, was appointed as a
Tennessee Regulatory Authority
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History
The Tennes ...
Ron Ramsey
Ronald Lynn Ramsey (; born November 20, 1955) is an American auctioneer, politician, and lobbyist, who served as the 49th lieutenant governor of Tennessee and speaker of the State Senate from 2007 to 2017. A Republican from Blountville in East ...
. His brother,
Matthew Hill
Matthew Joseph Hill (born December 4, 1978) is an American talk show host, businessman, and politician who served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2005 to 2021.AS from
Northeast State Community College
Northeast State Community College is a public community college based in Blountville, Tennessee. It offers technical education and college transfer programs in Blountville and at teaching sites in Elizabethton, Gray, Johnson City, and Kingspo ...
and his B.B.S. degree from
East Tennessee State University
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.
Career
Before first campaigning for election to the Tennessee House of Representatives, Hill was employed as a talk show host by the 501(c)(3) Appalachian Educational Communication Corporation (AECC) that was managed by his parents and other family members. Hill would later drop his employment with the non-profit AECC and was subsequently employed as a radio talk show host by the for-profit Information Communications Corporation (d.b.a. WPWT 870 AM et al) owned by both his father,
Tennessee Regulatory Authority
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The Tennes ...
Director Kenneth Hill and the non-profit AECC.
Hill later served the one-term former U.S. Representative David Davis as a congressional press secretary and communications director in Washington, D.C., and resigned after it was widely reported he used a government computer at the
U.S. House of Representatives
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King Pharmaceuticals
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and one of the pharmaceutical company's founders and chief executive officer, John M. Gregory from Wikipedia biographical articles pertaining Gregory's ties to both Davis and his brother, Tennessee State Representative Matthew Hill. Gregory was a major campaign contributor to Republican candidates and conservative causes in Tennessee and donates the rental of office and studio space within his Lietner Pharmaceuticals building in Bristol to Appalachian Educational Communication Corporation controlled by Hill's family members.
Hill is a co-owner since 2009 of the Right Way Marketing, LLC a telemarketing firm with his brother, Rep. Matthew Hill, and was, at one time, the sole owner of the Bonzo's Fireworks stand in
Johnson County, Tennessee
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, Hill also reportedly owned a "boutique" public relations company, Sterling Strategies, that he started up while he was attending ETSU. His brother, Rep. Matthew Hill was among the few customers that Sterling Strategies received any revenue, "$34,430.47 for a variety of campaign services including advertising, professional services, fans, fundraising and radio advertising" from 2008 through 2012.
Hill registered Regional Restaurant Partners, Inc. (d.b.a. Big Bobs Pizza) of Bluff City with the Tennessee Secretary of State on April 28, 2015. Big Bob's Pizza initially had two stores in northeast Tennessee (one location in Piney Flats, Tennessee and the other in Bristol, Tennessee), however, the closing of Big Bob's Pizza store in Bristol was announced on the company's Facebook page on June 30, 2016.
In 2023, after representative
Scotty Campbell
Scotty Campbell is the Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 3rd district, encompassing Mountain City, Johnson County, and parts of Sullivan County.
Campbell first served from January 2011 until November 2012 ...
resigned over being found guilty by an ethics subcommittee of sexually harassing at least one of his interns, the Johnson County Commission appointed Hill to represent the 3rd district, until the special election for the district on August 3, 2023.
Elections
2020
*On March 24, 2020, Hill declared his entry into the race for the United States House of Representatives seat being vacated by incumbent Phil Roe in District 1 in Tennessee.
2012
*2012 When District 3 incumbent Republican Representative
Scotty Campbell
Scotty Campbell is the Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 3rd district, encompassing Mountain City, Johnson County, and parts of Sullivan County.
Campbell first served from January 2011 until November 2012 ...
left the Legislature, Hill ran in the four-way August 2, 2012, Republican Primary, winning with 2,852 votes (53.2%) and won the November 6, 2012, General election, winning with 16,010 votes (75.3%) against Democratic nominee Leah Kirk and Green candidate Suzanne Parker.
2010
*2010 When Representative
Jason Mumpower
Jason Everett Mumpower (born September 22, 1973) currently serves as Tennessee's 35th Comptroller of the Treasury. He was first elected to the position by the Tennessee General Assembly on January 13, 2021. He is responsible for leading the Off ...
retired and left the seat open, Hill ran in the seven-way August 5, 2010, Republican Primary but lost to Scotty Campbell, who went on to win the November 2, 2010, General election.
Personal life
Hill lives in Blountville and has two sons with his wife Charity Hill. Charity died in 2023 from a lengthy health issue.
Tennessee General Assembly
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