Curtis Halford (March 27, 1943 – January 24, 2025) was an American politician who 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 ...

from 2009 to 2023, representing the 79th district as a member of the Republican Party. Prior to his tenure in the state house, he served on the county commission in

Gibson County, Tennessee Gibson County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 50,429. Its county seat is Trenton, Tennessee, Trenton. The county was formed in 182 ...

Background

Curtis Halford was born on March 27, 1943. He graduated from Kenton High School in 1961, and graduated from Draughons Practical Business College with a degree in accounting. He served as a reserve member of the

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. Halford died on January 24, 2025, at the age of 81.

Career

Local politics

Halford served on the county commission in

, for six years from position one in the 19th district. Kenny Flowers was appointed by the commission to fill the vacancy created after Halford left the commission to serve in the

Tennessee House of Representatives

Elections

On March 7, 2008, Halford announced that he would seek the Republican nomination for a seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 79th district to succeed Representative Chris Crider who was retiring after being elected as mayor of

Milan, Tennessee Milan ( ) is the largest city in Gibson County, Tennessee. It is home to the Milan Army Ammunition Plant, the West Tennessee Agricultural Museum and several historical sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Gibson Co ...

. He defeated Mark Renfroe in the Republican primary and defeated Democratic nominee Jim Ryal in the general election. During the campaign he had raised over $35,899 against Ryal's $18,970. Halford won reelection in the 2010 election against Joe M. Shepard, the former mayor of Gibson County. Halford won reelection without opposition in 2012, 2016, and 2020. He defeated Democratic nominee Bobby Barnett, a member of the

Humboldt, Tennessee Humboldt is a city in Gibson and Madison counties, Tennessee. The population was 8,452 at the 2010 census, a decline of 1,015 from 2000. It is the principal city of and is included in the Humboldt, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area, whic ...

city council, in the 2014 election. He defeated Democratic nominee Gregory Frye in the 2018 election.

Tenure

Speaker

Cameron Sexton Cameron Allen Sexton (born November 11, 1970) is an American politician from Tennessee. A Republican, he has been a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 25th District since 2011, and has been the Speaker of the state House s ...

appointed Halford to serve in the

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. During his tenure he served as secretary of the Agricultural committee, vice-chair of the Bill Review committee, and on the Health and Human Resources, and Ethics committees.

Electoral history

References

External links

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Curtis Halford campaign website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Halford, Curtis 1943 births 2025 deaths Republican Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives People from Kenton, Tennessee Place of birth missing 21st-century members of the Tennessee General Assembly