Billy Spivey (born January 18, 1969) is an American politician
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who was a Republican member of the

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for the 92nd district from 2012 to November 2016 Spivey elected to state House
, '' Marshall County Tribune'', November 07, 2012

Biography

Early life

He was born on January 18, 1969. He received an A.A.S. from

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. He was in the

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during the 1990-1991

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with the 1st Cavalry Division. He also graduated from the Leadership Marshall County.

Career

In 2012, he worked as a maintenance superintendent at Walker Die Casting. He is the former chairman of the Marshall County Republican Party and a former member of the Tennessee Technology Center advisory board. He first ran against Democratic congressman Eddie Bass in 2010, and lost. He ran again in 2012, and won the November 2012, and became the state congressman for the 92nd district of Tennessee. He won the election against Vicki Cain, who was chair of the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce. In the Tennessee House, he was a member of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, the House State Government Committee and the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee. He is also a past chairman of the Marshall County Commission. He expressed his concern about handing the Nickajack Reservoir over to the state of

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. During his time in the Tennessee House, he played a pivotal role in phasing out the

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. He was also a central figure in replacing Common Core in Tennessee with an alternative crafted by Tennessee-based educators and experts. He lost the 2018 Republican primary for the 92nd District Representative seat to the Tennessee house of Representatives to

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, receiving 43% of the vote. Spivey is a member of the

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Personal life

He married Kim Spivey, a school teacher, and they raised six daughters. He is a

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Electoral History

References

Living people 1969 births United States Army personnel of the Gulf War Republican Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Tennessee General Assembly {{Tennessee-politician-stub