Tandy Darby (born October 11, 1973) is an American politician serving as a member of 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 the 76th district. He assumed office on November 3, 2020.

Education

After graduating from the Greenfield School in

Greenfield, Tennessee Greenfield is a city in Weakley County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,182 at the 2010 census and 2,078 in 2018. Geography Greenfield is located at (36.156875, -88.801290). According to the United States Census Bureau, the cit ...

, Darby earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural business from the

University of Tennessee at Martin The University of Tennessee at Martin (UT Martin or UTM) is a public university in Martin, Tennessee, United States. It is one of the five campuses of the University of Tennessee system. UTM is the only public university in West Tennessee outsi ...

Career

Since 1997, Darby has worked as a salesman for Akin & Porter Produce Inc. In 2008, he co-founded Greenfield Laser Industries, a fabrication business. Darby was elected to the

on November 3, 2020. In February 2021, Darby was selected as one of seven deputy whips of the Tennessee House. In 2023, Darby supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Darby, Tandy 1973 births Living people People from Weakley County, Tennessee University of Tennessee at Martin alumni Republican Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Tennessee General Assembly