Tommy Kilby
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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...
politician and a member of the Tennessee Senate
Tennessee Senate
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for the 12th district, which encompasses Campbell
Campbell County, Tennessee
Campbell County is a U.S. county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2010, the population was 40,716. Its county seat is Jacksboro. The Census Bureau has identified the county as a Micropolitan Statistical Area, designated the LaFollette Micropolitan Statistical Area for the largest...
, Fentress, Morgan, Rhea
Rhea County, Tennessee
Rhea County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 28,400. Its county seat is Dayton.-Geography:According to the U.S...
, Roane, and Scott counties. He has served as a state senator since the 103rd General Assembly
Tennessee General Assembly
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. He is vice-chair of the Senate Transportation Committee and serves as chairman of the Senate Environment, Conservation, and Tourism committee.
Tommy Kilby graduated from Oakdale High School in 1982 and attended Tusculum College
Tusculum College
Tusculum College is a coeducational private college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church , with its main campus in Tusculum, Tennessee, United States, a suburb of Greeneville...
. At age eighteen he was elected as Morgan County Commissioner, serving from 1982 to 1990. In 1994 he was elected and as a county executive; he was re-elected to two unprecedented terms. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Morgan County Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of commerce
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. He was a member and a vice chair of the East Tennessee Development District and East Tennessee Human Resource Agency.
In December 2006, Kilby announced that he would not run for re-election in 2008.