Doug Overbey is a State Senator

State Senator

A state senator is a member of a state's Senate, the upper house in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a legislator in Nebraska's one house State Legislature.There are typically fewer state senators than there are members of a state's lower house...

 in Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

 representing District 8. Senator Overbey and wife, Kay currently reside in Maryville, Tennessee

Maryville, Tennessee

Maryville is the county seat of Blount County, Tennessee, in the Southeastern United States. The city is located south of Knoxville. Maryville's population was 27,258 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Knoxville Metropolitan Area. Maryville has received a number of accolades for its...

. They have three daughters: Kathleen and husband, Ryan Thomas, live in Brentwood

Brentwood, Tennessee

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 23,445 people, 7,693 households, and 6,808 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 7,889 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.63% European American, 1.89% African American,...

; Elizabeth lives in Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

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; and, Hannah is a senior at East Tennessee State University

East Tennessee State University

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.

Education and career

He graduated magna cum laude from Carson-Newman College

Carson-Newman College

Carson–Newman College is a historically Baptist liberal arts college located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, United States. Enrollment as of 2006-2007 was about 2,050. The college's students come from 44 U.S. states and 30 other countries. Studies are offered in approximately 90 different academic...

 in 1976 with a B.A. degree and first in his class from the University of Tennessee College of Law

University of Tennessee College of Law

The University of Tennessee College of Law is the law school of the University of Tennessee located in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1890, the school is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and is a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools.-The Law Center and the...

, in 1979, where he was named to the Order of the Coif

Order of the Coif

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 and the Phi Delta Phi

Phi Delta Phi

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, Roosevelt Inn, Graduate of the Year. Sen. Overbey is in his thirtieth year of the practice of law

Law

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 and is a co-founder of the firm of Robertson, Overbey, Wilson & Beeler. He is a member of the American

American Bar Association

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, Tennessee, Knoxville and Blount County Bar Associations, has served as a member of the House of Delegates of the Tennessee Bar Association, and has been a presenter at many CLE

Continuing Legal Education

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 seminar

Seminar

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s, including annual legislative updates for the Knoxville and Blount County Bar Associations.

Community involvement

He has been active in the Blount County

Blount County, Tennessee

Blount County is a U.S. county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Its population was 123,010 at the United States Census, 2010. The county seat is at Maryville, which is also the county's largest city....

 community, having served two terms on the Blount County Commission, and as President of Maryville Kiwanis, President of the United Way of Blount County, Chairman of the Maryville-Alcoa College Community Orchestra, Chairman of the Johnson Girls Group Home, and board member of the Blount County Chamber of Commerce and Knoxville Museum of Art

Knoxville Museum of Art

The Knoxville Museum of Art is a contemporary art museum located at 1050 World's Fair Park in Knoxville, Tennessee. The KMA is committed to developing exhibitions by emerging artists of national and international reputation.- History :...

. He has also served on the Maryville College Board of Church Visitors and on the board of Success by Six. He is a graduate of the 2004 Class of Leadership Blount.

He currently serves on the Boards of New Hope – Blount County Children’s Advocacy Center, A Secret Safe Place for Newborns of Tennessee, Presbyterian Homes of Tennessee, and SunTrust Bank

SunTrust Banks

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 of East Tennessee, and is an Advisory Member of the Board of Directors of the Great Smoky Mountain Council, Boy Scouts of America

Boy Scouts of America

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. He was recently named as a member of the Board of the East Tennessee Development District. He is a member of the Sevier County

Sevier County, Tennessee

Sevier County is a county of the state of Tennessee, United States. Its population was 71,170 at the 2000 United States Census. It is included in the Sevierville, Tennessee, Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN Combined Statistical Area. The...

 Ruritan Club and a member of the Class of 2009 of Leadership Sevier. Sen. Overbey also holds the rank of Captain in the Tennessee Civil Air Patrol.

He is an active member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church

-Alabama:* St. Andrew's Episcopal Church , listed on the NRHP* St. Andrew's Episcopal Church , National Historic Landmark and listed on the NRHP-Arkansas:...

 and served ten years as Chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee

Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee

The Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee is the diocese of the Episcopal Church that geographically coincides with the political region known as the Grand Division of East Tennessee. The geographic range of the Diocese of East Tennessee was originally part of the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee,...

. He is the only lay person to serve as President of the Standing Committee of the Diocese of East Tennessee.

Politics

On January 13, 2009, Doug Overbey was sworn in as State Senator for the Eighth District, representing Blount and Sevier Counties. As a member of the 106th Tennessee General Assembly

Tennessee General Assembly

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, he has been appointed to serve on the Finance, Ways & Means Committee, Secretary of the Judiciary Committee, and a member of the Health & General Welfare Committee.

Sen. Overbey previously represented the 20th House district in the 102nd, 103rd, 104th, and 105th General Assemblies, where he served on the Finance, Ways & Means Committee, Health & Human Resources Committee, Calendar & Rules Committee, Select Committee on Ethics, and Joint Select Committee on Children and Youth. He was Chairman of the House Health Care Facilities Subcommittee for six years and a member of the Budget Subcommittee for four years. He also served as Secretary of the Special Joint Committee to Study the Development and Implementation of a Long-Term Care Services Plan and on the Tennessee Court Information System Steering Committee.