Jake McCalmon
American politician
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Jake McCalmon (born April 6, 1986) is an American politician from Tennessee. He is a Republican and represents District 63 in the Tennessee House of Representatives.[1]
Jake McCalmon | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 63rd district | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Glen Casada |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 6, 1986 |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Rachelle McCalmon |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Willis Johnson (grandfather) |
| Education | Brandman University (BS) |
McCalmon attended Brandman University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. His first campaign for the State House was in 2022, when he ran to succeed Glen Casada as the representative for the 63rd district.[2] McCalmon won the Republican primary and went on to defeat Democrat Kisha Davis in the general election.[3]
McCalmon lives in Williamson County with his wife, Rachelle, and their three daughters.[4] He is also a practitioner of the martial arts, specifically Kajukenbo in which he has a seventh degree black belt.
In 2023, McCalmon supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.[5]
