Scotty Campbell

Scotty Campbell is the Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 3rd district, encompassing Mountain City, Johnson County, and parts of Sullivan County. He originally served from January 2011 until November 2012. He was elected back to his old seat in November of 2020.[1]

Scotty Campbell
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 3rd district
Assumed office
November 3, 2020
Preceded byTimothy Hill
In office
November 2010 – January 2012
Succeeded byTimothy Hill
Personal details
Born (1984-02-21) February 21, 1984
Johnson County, Tennessee
Political partyRepublican

Biography

Scotty Campbell was born on February 21, 1984 in Johnson County.[1][2] He earned a Bachelor of Science from Cumberland University, and studied Public Policy at Tennessee State University.[1] He worked as a 911 Police/Fire/EMS Dispatcher.[1][2] He was also a radio personality in Tennessee.[2] He was the host of the SuperTalk Morning Show on SuperTalk 92.9 WFHG. SuperTalk 92.9 is a news/talk radio station in the Tri-Cities, TN/VA region. www.supertalkwfhg.com He was a member of the Chambers of Commerce of Bristol and Johnson County.[1]

In 2001, at age seventeen, he interned for Democratic politician Bob Clement.[3] He was a legislative staffer for Republicans Diane Black, Brian Kelsey, Debra Maggart, and to Kent Williams when he was Speaker of the Tennessee House.[4] He received anonymous threats during his campaign for the 3rd district.[2] He became state Representative in January 2011.[5] He is a Baptist.[1]

Current Legislative committees

Scotty Campbell has been a member of the following committees:

  • Finance, Ways and Means, Member
  • Health and Human Resources, Member[6]

Professional experience

Scotty Campbell has had the following professional experience:

  • Dispatcher, 911 Police/Fire/Emergency Medical Systems, former[6]

Political experience

Scotty Campbell has had the following political experience:

  • Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, 2010–2012[6]

Organizations

Campbell has been a member of the following organizations:

  • Bristol Chamber of Commerce
  • Johnson County Chamber of Commerce
  • Neva Volunteer Fire Department[6]

Personal life

On the June 24th, 2013 edition of Monday Night Raw, Campbell made an appearance with the WWE tag team Tons of Funk, participating in their lively dancing antics as the winning bidder for a Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund fundraising auction the wrestling promotion held in connection with the recent Wrestlemania event.

References
  1. House webpage
  2. Official website Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Tom Humphrey, 'On Scotty Campbell's Win Despite Anonymous Attacks', on Knoxnews.com "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Roger Brown, 'Scotty Campbell wins Republican primary for the 3rd District Tennessee House seat', on TriCities.com, August 05, 2010
  5. Taking oath
  6. "Representative Scotty Campbell's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
Political offices
Preceded by
Jason Mumpower		 Tennessee Representative for the 3rd district
2010–2012		 Succeeded by
Timothy Hill
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