Kent Calfee
Calfee in 2018
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 32nd[1] district
In office
January 8, 2013 – January 10, 2023
Preceded byJulia Hurley
Succeeded byMonty Fritts
Personal details
Born (1949-05-15) May 15, 1949 (age 74)
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceKingston, Tennessee
Alma materEast Tennessee State University

Kent Calfee[2] (born May 15, 1949) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 32 since January 8, 2013. A picture of him drinking water out of a Hershey's Syrup bottle went viral in 2020. When asked about it, he said he wasn't going to pay for a water bottle that he would probably end up losing.[3]

Education

Calfee attended East Tennessee State University.

Elections

2012 Calfee challenged District 32 Representative Julia Hurley in the August 2, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 4,611 votes (55.4%),[4] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 16,447 votes (69.5%) against Democratic nominee Jack McNew and Independent candidate Allen Cole.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Rep. Kent Calfee". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee General Assembly. Archived from the original on January 13, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  2. ^ "Kent Calfee's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "This Photo of a Tennessee Lawmaker Seemingly Chugging Chocolate Syrup Went Viral". Time. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  4. ^ "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 151. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  5. ^ "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.

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