Todd Gardenhire
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Randall Todd Gardenhire | |
|---|---|
 Gardenhire in 2019 | |
| Member of the Tennessee Senate from the 10th[1] district | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Andy Berke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 7, 1948 |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Sylvia née Gowen Gardenhire |
| Education | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (BS) |
Randall Todd Gardenhire[2] (born May 7, 1948)[1] is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate representing District 10 since January 8, 2013.
Gardenhire became the first Republican to represent District 10 in four decades.[3]
Gardenhire earned his B.S. in business administration from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1972.[1]
Elections
- 2012 With District 10 incumbent Democratic Senator Andy Berke running for mayor of Chattanooga and leaving the seat open, Gardenhire ran in the August 2, 2012, Republican Primary, winning by 40 votes with 8,022 votes (50.1%),[4] and won the November 6, 2012, General election with 49,472 votes (69.2%) against Democratic nominee Andraé McGary.[5]
- 2016 won re-election
- 2020 won re-election
- 2024 won re-election
