Kevin Vaughan (born April 30, 1962) is an American real estate broker and politician from the state of

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. A Republican, Vaughan has represented the 95th district of the

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, based in Collierville in the suburbs of

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, since 2017.

Career

In February 2017, Mark Lovell resigned from the 95th district of the

due to allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct, and a special election was called to replace him. Vaughan narrowly won the seven-way April Republican primary with 27% of the vote to his nearest opponent's 26%; he went on to easily win the June general election over

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Julie Byrd Ashworth with 62% of the vote. Vaughan was overwhelmingly elected to his first full term in 2018 against Democrat Sanjeev Memula. In 2023, Vaughan supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules.

Personal life

Vaughan lives in Collierville with his wife, Johnna, with whom he has two children.

References

Living people Republican Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives 1962 births University of Memphis alumni People from Collierville, Tennessee 21st-century members of the Tennessee General Assembly {{Tennessee-politician-stub