Bill Sanderson
American politician
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Charles W. "Bill" Sanderson III[2] (born September 26, 1959, in Union City, Tennessee) is an American who was a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 77 from January 2011 to July 2019.
Bill Sanderson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 77th[1] district | |
| In office January 11, 2011 – July 24, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Judy Barker |
| Succeeded by | Casey Hood (interim) Rusty Grills |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 26, 1959 |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Lambuth University |
| Website | votebill |
Education and career
Sanderson earned his Bachelor of Science degree in business from Lambuth University.[1]
He was elected to the Tennessee House in 2010.
On July 24, 2019, Sanderson resigned for what he said was to "spend more time with his family and business".[3] Sanderson owns and operates a three-generation family business, White Squirrel Winery in his West Tennessee hometown of Kenton.
Elections
- 2008: When District 77 Democratic Representative Phillip Pinion retired and left the seat open, Sanderson ran in the August 7, 2008 Republican primary, winning with 1,152 votes (65.0%),[4] but lost the November 4, 2008 general election to Democratic nominee Judy Barker.[5]
- 2010: Sanderson and Representative Barker were both unopposed for their August 5, 2010 primaries,[6] setting up a rematch; Sanderson won the November 2, 2010 general election with 8,225 votes (50.9%) against Representative Barker.[7]
- 2012: Sanderson was unopposed for the August 2, 2012 Republican primary, winning with 3,809 votes,[8] and won the November 6, 2012 general election with 14,379 votes (66.2%) against Democratic nominee Mark Oakes.[9]
- 2014: Sanderson was unopposed in the 2014 election,[citation needed] which nationally had been a landslide win for the Republicans.
- 2016: Sanderson won 81% of the vote in the general election, against 19% for an independent candidate,[10] Tom Reasons, by a vote of 16,326 to 3,809; there was no Democratic party candidate on the ballot that November.[11] Donald J. Trump, Sr. lead the ticket nationally in the 2016 United States elections, winning over 60% of the vote in Tennessee that year.[10]
- 2018: Sanderson was unopposed in both the 2018 primary and general elections.[citation needed]
