Bryan Richey

Brian Richey
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 20th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 10, 2023
Preceded byBob Ramsey
Personal details
Born
Bryan Richey

(1980-04-01) April 1, 1980 (age 44)
Winter Garden, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationLake-Sumter State College
Military service
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service2004–2006

Bryan Richey (born April 1, 1980) is an American businessman, realtor, and politician from Tennessee. He currently serves as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, from Blount County's 20th district. A Republican, he assumed office on January 10, 2023.[1]

Early life, education, and business

Richey was born on April 1, 1980, in Winter Garden, Florida. He was raised in Apopka, Florida, where he graduated from Apopka High School, then onward to Lake Sumter State College in Leesburg, Florida. He later served in the United States Navy as an Mk-86 technician on the USS Gettysburg.[2][3]

Political career

2020 election

Richey ran for the Tennessee House of Representatives in 2020 but lost the Republican primary.[3]

2022 election

In 2022, he ran for a second time in the Republican primary and won 64.8% of the vote, defeating 14-year incumbent Bob Ramsey.[4] He ran unopposed in the general election.[5]

Tenure as state representative

Richey assumed office as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives on January 10, 2023.

Richey is a supporter of term limits in the Tennessee General Assembly. On January 11, 2023, he filed a bill (HB-118), which would require each Tennessee county to include a referendum on the ballot in the 2024 general elections, on the question of whether or not elected officials in counties and municipalities should only be allowed to serve a maximum of 16 years, whether or not it is consecutive. A week later, on January 19, 2023, he filed a constitutional amendment (HJR-45), which would create an amendment on the ballot in 2026, in similarity to HB-118, only for state elected officials, such as state representatives and senators.[6][7][8]

In 2023, Richey supported a resolution to expel two of three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.[9]

Electoral history

2020 Republican primary: Tennessee House of Representatives 20th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Ramsey 4,879 68.2%
Republican Bryan Richey 2,275 31.8%
2022 Republican primary: Tennessee House of Representatives 20th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bryan Richey 3,802 64.8%
Republican Bob Ramsey 2,061 35.2%
2022 general election: Tennessee House of Representatives 20th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bryan Richey 14,562 100.0%

Personal life

Richey lives in Maryville, Tennessee. He is married with two children. He is a Baptist.

References

  1. ^ "Representatives – TN General Assembly". wapp.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  2. ^ www.zillow.com https://www.zillow.com/captchaPerimeterX/?url=%2fprofile%2fbryanricheygroup%2f&uuid=3496a54c-bafe-11ed-b82c-516369574750&vid=. Retrieved March 5, 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ a b "Bryan Richey". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  4. ^ [email protected], Mariah Franklin (August 4, 2022). "Challenger Bryan Richey unseats Bob Ramsey in race for Tennessee state house". The Daily Times. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  5. ^ 20221108TotalResults.pdf (tnsosgovfiles.com)
  6. ^ "Opinion: Richey wants to make Tennessee 17th state in the country with term limits for state legislators | Chattanooga Times Free Press". www.timesfreepress.com. February 13, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  7. ^ HB0118.pdf (tn.gov)
  8. ^ "Tennessee General Assembly Legislation". wapp.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  9. ^ 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.