Tim Burchett

Tim Burchett (2019)

Timothy Floyd "Tim" Burchett (* 25. August 1964 in Knoxville , Tennessee ) is an American politician of the Republican Party . Since January 3, 2019, he has represented the 2nd congressional electoral district of the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Family, education and work

Burchett was born in Knoxville. There he attended West Hills Elementary School , Bearden Junio ​​High School and Bearden High School . After graduating from high school in 1982, he enrolled at the University of Tennessee . He completed his studies in teaching with a Bachelor of Science . He then worked in the private sector.

In June 2008 he married Allison. The wedding ceremony was performed by the then governor of Tennessee, Phil Bredesen . The divorce was filed in April 2012 and was officially consummated a year later.

Burchett has been married to Kelly Kimball for the second time since 2014. She brought three children from her first marriage into the marriage. Both have no children together.

Political career

In 1994, Burchett successfully ran for a seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives . He took up his mandate in 1995. He was re-elected twice. 1998 then applied for a seat in the Senate of Tennessee , again this time successfully. In 1999 he moved from the House of Representatives to the Senate of his home state. He was re-elected twice, so that he remained a member of the Senate until 2010.

In 2010 he ran for Mayor of Knox County . He prevailed in the Republican primary against Sheriff Tim Hutchison and also won the main election against Democrat Ezra Maize. He was sworn in on September 1, 2010, and resigned from office on September 1, 2018 due to term restrictions. He was succeeded by Glenn Jacobs .

After Jimmy Duncan announced that he would not run again for the seat of the 2nd Congressional constituency of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 election, Burchett declared his candidacy in July 2017. In the primary elections, he was able to prevail against six competitors. He won the main election with 65.9% of the votes cast against the Democrat Renee Hoyos. Burchett's victory came as no surprise given that Tennessee's second congressional electoral district is one of the most Republican boroughs in the entire United States. In addition, the Republicans have been elected representatives in this district without interruption since 1866. Since January 3, 2019, he has been representing this district in the federal capital.

Web links

• Tim Burchett in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Official congress website (English)