Eddie Mannis

Eddie Mannis is an American politician, who was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 2020.[1] He represents the 18th House District as a member of the Tennessee Republican Party.[1]

Eddie Mannis
Member-elect of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 18th district
Assuming office
January 12, 2021
SucceedingMartin Daniel
Personal details
ResidenceKnoxville, Tennessee

Mannis, a businessman from Knoxville, previously ran for mayor of the city in the 2019 Knoxville mayoral election, winning the first round but losing the runoff to Indya Kincannon.[2] His victory in the 2020 Republican state house primaries was initially challenged by candidate Gina Oster on the grounds that Mannis had voted in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, but was upheld after Mannis affirmed that he is a moderate Republican and voted crossover solely to prevent Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren from becoming the Democratic nominee.[3]

Alongside Torrey Harris, Mannis is of the first two openly LGBT state representatives elected in Tennessee.[4]

References
  1. "Mannis wins race for Tennessee State House District 18". WVLT-TV, November 3, 2020.
  2. Tyler Whetstone and Monica Kast, "Indya Kincannon defeats Eddie Mannis to become next Knoxville mayor". Knoxville News Sentinel, November 5, 2019.
  3. Tyler Whetstone, "GOP sticks with Eddie Mannis after fellow candidate questioned his status as a Republican". Knoxville News Sentinel, September 3, 2020.
  4. Hannah McDonald, "Harris, Mannis make history as first LGBTQ legislators elected to Tennessee House". WTVF, November 4, 2020.


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