Mike Stewart (politician)
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Michael G. Stewart | |
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| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 52nd district | |
| In office January 13, 2009 – January 10, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Rob Briley |
| Succeeded by | Justin Jones |
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| Born | January 30, 1965 Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Ruth |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania University of Tennessee College of Law |
| Occupation | Attorney |
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Mike Stewart is an American politician from the state of Tennessee. He was a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing the 52nd district. Stewart was the chair of the Tennessee House Democratic Caucus.
Before his election to the House, Stewart served in the Army, first in Korea, where he was awarded the Eighth Army Distinguished Leader Award, and later in Operation Desert Storm.[1] Following Desert Storm, Stewart attended the University of Tennessee Law School, where he graduated cum laude in 1994. Stewart and his wife Ruth then moved to the East Nashville neighborhood of Lockeland Springs in order for Stewart to begin his legal career; he later practiced law at the Nashville law firm Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP before pursuing a career in politics.[2] Stewart was elected President of the Lockeland Springs Neighborhood Association in 1998.[3][self-published source]
