Eddie Bass
Eddie Bass (born 1957) is an American politician.[1] He served as a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 65th district.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
Early life
He was born on November 3, 1957 in Giles County, Tennessee.[1] He graduated from Giles County High School in Pulaski, Tennessee, the Tennessee Law Enforcement Academy and the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy Criminal Investigation School.[1]
Career
He served as a sheriff for Giles County.[2][3]
From 2006 to 2012, he served as a state congressman for the sixty-fifth district of Tennessee.[2][3][4] He was a member of the House Agriculture Committee, the House Judiciary Committee, and the House General Sub-committee of Judiciary.[1] He proposed a bill supported by the National Rifle Association that would have forced businesses to allow employees to store firearms in vehicles parked on company lots.[2][4][5] He considered running for reelection as a Republican in 2012, but renounced after he had angered GOP bosses by proposing the gun bill as a Democrat before them.[2][3][4][6]
Personal life
He is a member of the Churches of Christ.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tennessee House of Representatives archives
- 1 2 3 4 5 Tom Humphrey, Rep. Eddie Bass Won't Seek Reelection, Knoxville News Sentinel, March 5, 2012
- 1 2 3 4 Clint Confehr, Eddie Bass stepping aside, Marshall County Tribune, March 7, 2012
- 1 2 3 4 Gun bill sponsor Eddie Bass still unsure of party-switching, Chattanooga Times Free Press, February 18th, 2012
- ↑ Andy Sher, Democrat Eddie Bass intends to press for guns-in-parking lots bill today, Chattanooga Times Free Press, April 24th, 2012
- ↑ Erik Schelzig, GOP cool to possibility of Rep. Bass party switch, Deseret News, February 14, 2012