Chris Hurt

American politician

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Chris Hurt
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 82nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
2019 (2019)
Personal details
Born
(1972-07-05) July 5, 1972 (age 51)
Political partyRepublican
Alma materLambuth University (BS)
OccupationReal estate broker

Chris Hurt (born July 5, 1972)[1] is an American politician. A Republican, he represents District 82, which contains parts of Lauderdale, Haywood, and Crockett counties, in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Biography

Chris Hurt attended Halls High School in Halls, Tennessee, and received a Bachelor of Science from Lambuth University. He was a teacher and the head football coach at Halls High School from 2000 to 2014.[2] He is also a real estate broker.[1]

Hurt was first elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 2018. He serves on the Commerce Committee, Business Subcommittee, Education Committee, Higher Education Subcommittee, Transportation Committee, and Infrastructure Subcommittee.[1]

In 2023, Hurt supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.[3][failed verification]

Political positions

Hurt self-identifies as a conservative Republican. He self identifies as "100% pro-life". He opposes same-sex marriage, and supports gun rights. He opposes illegal immigration and sanctuary cities.[4]

In February 2022, Hurt introduced a bill, HB 254, that would designate "a person who has been issued an enhanced handgun carry permit" as a member of law enforcement. A similar bill, SB 2523, was introduced in the state senate by Joey Hensley. A Hensley spokesperson said the bill would only allow someone to carry a gun where the police can. The Tennessee State Lodge for the Fraternal Order of Police said that it is "adamantly opposed" to the bill.[5]

Personal life

Hurt is married to Dawn Hurt, and they have five children. He attends First Baptist Church in Halls.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Representative Chris Hurt". capitol.tn.gov. Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Meet Chris". chris-hurt.com. Chris Hurt for State Representative. 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  3. ^ 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 April 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "The Issues". chris-hurt.com. Chris Hurt for State Representative. 2018. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  5. ^ Pereira, ByIvan (February 17, 2022). "Tennessee bill would designate some gun owners as law enforcement". ABC News. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
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113th General Assembly (2023–2025)
Speaker of the House
Cameron Sexton (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Pat Marsh (R)
Deputy Speaker
Curtis Johnson (R)
Majority Leader
William Lamberth (R)
Minority Leader
Karen Camper (D)
  1. ▌John Crawford (R)
  2. ▌Bud Hulsey (R)
  3. ▌Timothy Hill (R)
  4. ▌John Holsclaw Jr. (R)
  5. ▌David Hawk (R)
  6. ▌Tim Hicks (R)
  7. ▌Rebecca Alexander (R)
  8. ▌Jerome Moon (R)
  9. ▌Gary W. Hicks (R)
  10. ▌Rick Eldridge (R)
  11. ▌Jeremy Faison (R)
  12. ▌Dale Carr (R)
  13. ▌Robert Stevens (R)
  14. ▌Jason Zachary (R)
  15. ▌Sam McKenzie (D)
  16. ▌Michele Carringer (R)
  17. ▌Andrew Farmer (R)
  18. ▌Elaine Davis (R)
  19. ▌Dave Wright (R)
  20. ▌Bryan Richey (R)
  21. ▌Lowell Russell (R)
  22. ▌Dan Howell (R)
  23. ▌Mark Cochran (R)
  24. ▌Kevin Raper (R)
  25. ▌Cameron Sexton (R)
  26. ▌Greg Martin (R)
  27. ▌Patsy Hazlewood (R)
  28. ▌Yusuf Hakeem (D)
  29. ▌Greg Vital (R)
  30. ▌Esther Helton (R)
  31. ▌Ron Travis (R)
  32. ▌Monty Fritts (R)
  33. ▌John Ragan (R)
  34. ▌Tim Rudd (R)
  35. ▌William Slater (R)
  36. ▌Dennis Powers (R)
  37. ▌Charlie Baum (R)
  38. ▌Kelly Keisling (R)
  39. ▌Iris Rudder (R)
  40. ▌Michael Hale (R)
  41. ▌Ed Butler (R)
  42. ▌Ryan Williams (R)
  43. ▌Paul Sherrell (R)
  44. ▌William Lamberth (R)
  45. ▌Johnny Garrett (R)
  46. ▌Clark Boyd (R)
  47. ▌Rush Bricken (R)
  48. ▌Bryan Terry (R)
  49. ▌Mike Sparks (R)
  50. ▌Bo Mitchell (D)
  51. ▌Aftyn Behn (D)
  52. ▌Justin Jones (D)
  53. ▌Jason Powell (D)
  54. ▌Vincent B. Dixie (D)
  55. ▌John Ray Clemmons (D)
  56. ▌Bob Freeman (D)
  57. ▌Susan Lynn (R)
  58. ▌Harold Love Jr. (D)
  59. ▌Caleb Hemmer (D)
  60. ▌Darren Jernigan (D)
  61. ▌Gino Bulso (R)
  62. ▌Pat Marsh (R)
  63. ▌Jake McCalmon (R)
  64. ▌Scott Cepicky (R)
  65. ▌Sam Whitson (R)
  66. ▌Sabi Kumar (R)
  67. ▌Ronnie Glynn (D)
  68. ▌Curtis Johnson (R)
  69. ▌Jody Barrett (R)
  70. ▌Clay Doggett (R)
  71. ▌Kip Capley (R)
  72. ▌Kirk Haston (R)
  73. ▌Chris Todd (R)
  74. ▌Jay Reedy (R)
  75. ▌Jeff Burkhart (R)
  76. ▌Tandy Darby (R)
  77. ▌Rusty Grills (R)
  78. ▌Mary Littleton (R)
  79. ▌Brock Martin (R)
  80. ▌Johnny Shaw (D)
  81. ▌Debra Moody (R)
  82. ▌Chris Hurt (R)
  83. ▌Mark White (R)
  84. ▌Joe Towns (D)
  85. ▌Jesse Chism (D)
  86. ▌Justin Pearson (D)
  87. ▌Karen Camper (D)
  88. ▌Larry Miller (D)
  89. ▌Justin Lafferty (R)
  90. ▌Gloria Johnson (D)
  91. ▌Torrey Harris (D)
  92. ▌Todd Warner (R)
  93. ▌G. A. Hardaway (D)
  94. ▌Ron Gant (R)
  95. ▌Kevin Vaughan (R)
  96. ▌Dwayne Thompson (D)
  97. ▌John Gillespie (R)
  98. ▌Antonio Parkinson (D)
  99. ▌Tom Leatherwood (R)


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