Rob Briley
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Rob Briley | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 52nd district | |
| In office 1999–2008 | |
| Succeeded by | Michael G. Stewart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1, 1966 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Colorado Vanderbilt Law School |
Rob Briley (born October 15, 1966, in Nashville, Tennessee, United States) is an American politician and a Democratic former member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 52nd district, which is part of Davidson County.[1] He is the brother of Nashville politician David Briley and the grandson of Beverly Briley, Metro-Nashville's first mayor.[2]
Briley graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from the University of Colorado in 1991, and obtained his J.D. and from Vanderbilt Law School in 1997.
Briley was elected as a Tennessee state representative beginning with the 101st Tennessee General Assembly (1999–2000). During his 5 term tenure was a member of the House Ethics, Finance, Ways and Means Committee, Rules, Calendar and Rules, and Joint Workers Compensation Committees, and of the House Civil Practice and Procedure, and Criminal Practice and Procedure Subcommittees. He was chair of the Judiciary Committee at the time of his resigning his position as a representative in 2008.[1]
Briley currently works as an attorney.[when?][where?][citation needed] His wife filed for divorce due to his infidelity.[3]
Legislative positions
Briley voted against a bill that would have allowed Tennesseans with gun carrying permits to take their firearms into recreational facilities like state and local parks and playgrounds.[4] He stated that a House bill that would have allowed citizens to carry guns in establishments that serve alcohol was a ploy by Republicans to get Democrats to vote against gun rights. He also stated that the bill shouldn't have been allowed to have been brought up because it was voted down in the same committee the previous year.[5]
Briley came out against a bill that makes it easier for men to end child support payments for children if paternity tests prove the children do not belong to the men.[6] In the floor debate, Briley said "Yet you want to punish a child as the result of an adulterous situation," said Briley. "You put the child in the position of bearing the burden of a parent's conduct."[7]