Tommy Head is a 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...

 Democratic

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 politician

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 and a former member of that state's House of Representatives

Tennessee House of Representatives

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. He is also a farmer

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 and a utility

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 contractor

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Head is a 1965 graduate of Cumberland College

Cumberland University

Cumberland University is a private university in Lebanon, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1842, though the current campus buildings were constructed between 1892 and 1896.-History:...

 in Lebanon, Tennessee

Lebanon, Tennessee

Lebanon is a city in Wilson County, Tennessee, in the United States. The population was 20,235 at the 2000 census. It serves as the county seat of Wilson County. Lebanon is located in middle Tennessee, approximately 25 miles east of downtown Nashville. Local residents have also called it...

 with an associate's degree

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, and a 1967 graduate of Austin Peay State University

Austin Peay State University

Austin Peay State University is a four-year public university located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools .-History:...

 in Clarksville, Tennessee

Clarksville, Tennessee

Clarksville is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States, and the fifth largest city in the state. The population was 132,929 in 2010 United States Census...

. He taught high school

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 and coached basketball

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 for two years after his university graduation. He is the brother of legendary women's basketball coach Pat Head Summitt

Pat Summitt

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In 1988, Head was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives and served eight terms until being defeated for reelection in 2004. He served District 68. While in the House he served as the chairman of several subcommittes and the vice-chairman of several committees, mostly those dealing with finance. He was regarded as one of the chamber's most powerful Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee

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-based members at one point.