Bill Powers

Bill Powers (born March 10, 1957) is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate since being elected in April 2019. He represents the 22nd Senate district which includes most of Montgomery County.

Early life, family, and education He was born in Clarksville, Tennessee and continues to live there to this day. He is the husband of Fran Powers, and they are parents of three children: Spence, Louise, and Henry. He graduated with honors from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Arts, English/History.

Political career

Local politics He was elected two terms on the Clarksville City Council. Throughout his two terms, Powers served as Chairman of Clarksville Gas & Water; Clarksville Department of Electricity/ Lightband Board of Directors; Parks & Recreation; and Board of Zoning Appeals for the city. On March 7, Powers won the Republican primary with 39.1% of the vote. On April 23, Powers won the general election with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Democrat Juanita Charles and Independent candidates Doyle Clark and David Cutting. Powers was sworn in on April 25, on the same day he voted in favor of governor Bill Lee's education savings account legislation.

On February 14, 2020, Powers co-sponsored Senate Joint Resolution 723, which called for the Tennessee Valley Authority, United States Army Corps of Engineers, and other federal authorities to join Tennessee in "aggressively addressing the Asian carp invasion in Tennessee waterways." On May 11, Powers announced that the Tennessee Department of Health had received $118,309 to expand COVID-19 testing into Stewart County, to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Positions and committees He is a member of multiple Senate committees and subcommittees which include: The results of the special election are shown in the table below.

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2024