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]

Eddie Bass
BornNovember 3, 1957
Giles County, Tennessee, U.S.
EducationGiles County High School
OccupationPolitician
Political partyDemocratic Party

Early life

Eddie Bass 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

Bass served as a sheriff for Giles County.[2][3]

From 2006 to 2012, Bass served as a state representative 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

Bass is a member of the Churches of Christ.[1]

References
  1. Tennessee House of Representatives archives
  2. Tom Humphrey, Rep. Eddie Bass Won't Seek Reelection Archived 2013-06-29 at archive.today, Knoxville News Sentinel, March 5, 2012
  3. Clint Confehr, Eddie Bass stepping aside, Marshall County Tribune, March 7, 2012
  4. Gun bill sponsor Eddie Bass still unsure of party-switching, Chattanooga Times Free Press, February 18th, 2012
  5. Andy Sher, Democrat Eddie Bass intends to press for guns-in-parking lots bill today, Chattanooga Times Free Press, April 24th, 2012
  6. Erik Schelzig, GOP cool to possibility of Rep. Bass party switch, Deseret News, February 14, 2012
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