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Iris Rudder
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 39th district
Assumed office
November 6, 2018
Preceded byDavid Alexander
Personal details
BornNovember 11, 1950 (1950-11-11) (age 73)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMichael T Rudder
ChildrenEmily & Graham Rudder
OccupationPolitician

Iris Rudder (born November 11, 1960) is an American politician. A Republican, she represents District 39, accompanies Moore County along with parts of Franklin and Marion Counties, in the Tennessee House of Representatives the 39th District.[1] She was last elected November 6, 2018 and has been in office since then.

Political career

Rudder was a past chairman of the Franklin County Republican Party from 2011 to 2015. She is still currently the President of the Franklin County Republican Ladies since she was given the job in 2016. She is also a founder of the Southern Tennessee Ladies Society.

In 2018, Rudder then began her campaign to become a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. She won the Republic Primary Election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39 on August 2, 2018. She would later go on to win the election and become a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives by defeating Sharon Adams in the general election on November 6, 2018.

She also is a co-host of the Right Way Radio Show.

In 2023, Rudder supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.[2]

2018 Election

Republic Primary election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39

Rudder won the Republic Primary election on August 2, 2018.

Candidate % Votes
Iris Rudder 40.3 3,464
Sloan Andrew Stewart 35.9 3,081
Richard Helton 23.8 2,042

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39

Rudder won the election on November 6, 2018.[3]

Candidate % Votes
Iris Rudder (R) 69.5 13,682
Sharon Adams (D) 30.5 6,018

Biography

Rudder is married with two children. Her home city is in Winchester, Tennessee. Rudder is a Christian.

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Representatives - TN General Assembly". www.capitol.tn.gov.
  2. ^ Andone, Dakin; Young, Ryan; Simonson, Amy; Almasy, Steve. "Tennessee's Republican-led House expels 2 Democratic lawmakers over gun reform protest, fails in bid to oust a third". CNN. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  3. ^ "Iris Rudder". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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