Kevin Vaughan

Kevin Vaughan (born April 30, 1962) is an American real estate broker and politician from the state of Tennessee. A Republican, Vaughan has represented the 95th district of the Tennessee House of Representatives, based in Collierville in the suburbs of Memphis, since 2017.[1][2]

Kevin Vaughan
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 95th district
Assumed office
June 15, 2017
Preceded byMark Lovell
Personal details
Born (1962-04-30) April 30, 1962
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Collierville, Tennessee
EducationMemphis State University (BS)
WebsiteOfficial website
Campaign website

Career

In February 2017, Mark Lovell resigned from the 95th district of the Tennessee House of Representatives due to allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct, and a special election was called to replace him. Vaughan narrowly won the seven-way April Republican primary with 27% of the vote to his nearest opponent's 26%; he went on to easily win the June general election over Democrat Julie Byrd Ashworth with 62% of the vote.[3][4] Vaughan was overwhelmingly elected to his first full term in 2018 against Democrat Sanjeev Memula.[5]

In 2023, Vaughan supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.[6]

Personal life

Vaughan lives in Collierville with his wife, Johnna, with whom he has two children.[7]

References
  1. "Representative Kevin Vaughan". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  2. "Kevin Vaughan". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  3. Linda A. Moore (April 27, 2017). "Kevin Vaughan wins TN House Dist. 95 Republican primary". Memphis Commercial Appeal. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  4. Linda A. Moore (June 15, 2017). "Kevin Vaughan wins Tennessee House District 95 race". Memphis Commercial Appeal. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  5. Jennifer Pignolet (November 6, 2018). "Incumbents hold off challengers in West Tennessee state House races". Memphis Commercial Appeal. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  6. Andone, Dakin; Young, Ryan; Simonson, Amy; Almasy, Steve. "Tennessee's Republican-led House expels 2 Democratic lawmakers over gun reform protest, fails in bid to oust a third". CNN. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  7. "Get to Know Kevin". Kevin Vaughan, Tennessee State Representative. Retrieved August 1, 2020.


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