Jason Zachary

Jason Zachary is a Republican member of the Tennessee State House of Representatives representing District 14 of Knox County.[1]

Jason Zachary
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 14th district
Personal details
Born (1977-06-29) June 29, 1977
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Holly Zachary
Children1

Background

Jason Zachary was born on June 29, 1977.[1] He obtained an associate degree from Pellissippi State Community College, attended the University of Tennessee.[1] Zachary is married to Holly, and together they have one child.

Zachary has been the Vice President of Agent Sales at Americomm since 1999,[2] and is also on the Board of Directors for International Sports Consulting.[1]

Zachary is Christian. He became a partner of the Center for Christian Statesmanship on Capitol Hill in 2014.[2] He is also a member on the board of Western Heights Baptist Center, and a member at First Baptist Concord.[2]

Political career

Zachary was first elected to the Tennessee State House of Representatives on August 12, 2015.[2] He is a House member of the 109th through 111th General Assemblies.[1]

Controversies

Zachary is an opponent of LGBTQ rights,[3] specifically sponsoring HB 563 which would protect businesses that discriminate against LGBTQ people.[4]

He has supported defunding public education in favor of private schools.[5]

In September 2020, Zachary and Knoxville Mayor Glenn Jacobs created a video describing the Knoxville Board of Health as part of the "sinister forces within" the United States attacking American values. Board members watching the video felt "threatened," "disturbed," and "disheartened".[6]

References
  1. "Representatives - TN General Assembly". www.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  2. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  3. https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/3/22/tennessee-advances-anti-lgbtq-license-discriminate-bill
  4. https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/05/us/tennessee-lgbt-bills-trnd/index.html
  5. https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/fox13-investigates/tennessee-house-approves-program-to-use-public-money-to-fund-private-school-education/943246677/
  6. https://www.wbir.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/i-apologize-if-that-was-divisive-mayor-glenn-jacobs-defends-controversial-video/51-d66762c0-d95f-4214-8e5f-2ff1edb13c54
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