Mary Littleton

Mary Littleton[2] (born September 7, 1957) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 78 since January 8, 2013.

Mary Littleton
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 78th[1] district
Assumed office
January 8, 2013
Preceded byPhillip Johnson
Vice Chair of the Tennessee Republican Party
In office
2010–2014
Personal details
Born (1957-09-07) September 7, 1957
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceDickson, Tennessee

Personal life

Littleton has four adult children.

Representative Littleton is currently serving, or has served, on the following boards/groups in the community.[3]

  • Tennessee's Safe Baby Court Advisory Committee
  • Tennessee's Human Trafficking Advisory Council
  • 23rd District Judicial Child Advocacy Board
  • Dickson County Cancer Board
  • Dickson County Relay for Life
  • Dickson County Zoning and Planning Board
  • Dickson County Sanitation Board
  • Member: Cheatham County Chamber of Commerce
  • Member: Dickson County Chamber of Commerce
  • Dickson High Noon Rotary
  • National Rifle Association

Elections
General Elections
Year Republican Nominee % Democratic Nominee % Independent %
2012[4] Mary Littleton 58.0 Linda Hayes 34.9 Rick Wilson 7.1
2014[4] Mary Littleton 70.7 Jen Crisp 29.3
2016[5] Mary Littleton 74.1 Travis Staten 25.9
2018[6] Mary Littleton 69.0 John Patrick 30.9
2020[7] Marry Littleton 72.3 Holly Spann 27.7
2022[8] Marry Littleton 73.6 Krystle James 26.4

Republican Primaries

In 2012, incumbent Republican Representative Phillip Johnson retired. Littleton ran in the seven-way August 2, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 1,273 votes (21.4%)[9] Littleton has been unopposed in the Republican primaries in every election from 2014 until 2018.

In the 2020 election, Littleton faces James Ebb Gupton during the Republican primaries.[10]

Tennessee House of Representatives

Tenure

During her time in the General Assembly, Littleton has voted for six balanced budgets, to abolish the death tax, to cut the sales tax on groceries. She also supported a large increase in funding for schools. The National Rifle Association has given her an "A" rating.[11]

In April 2017, Littleton voted against Governor Haslam's IMPROVE Act, which would help to fund road and infrastructure improvements by raising the gas and diesel tax in the state. The bill would offset those tax hikes by lowering taxes elsewhere. Referring to the state's large surplus, she said, "“When you have that much of a surplus, none of us wanted to raise taxes."[12]

In March 2018, Littleton voted in favor of a bill to legalize medical marijuana during a meeting of the House Criminal Justice Committee. The bill ultimately died on the House floor.[13]

During the 110th General Assembly (2017-2018), Littleton introduced legislation requiring law enforcement agencies to determine if a person arrested is a parent and, if so, if the arrest would leave a child unattended. The bill also requires law enforcement agencies to develop procedures for welfare checks of children who may be endangered by the arrest of their parent/guardian. The legislation became law.[11]

Littleton also sponsored another, this one aimed at stopping the opioid crisis in Tennessee. This piece of legislation allows prosecutors to charge those who sell certain opioids resulting in a death with second-degree murder. The legislation was signed into law.[11]

In 2023, Littleton supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.[14]

Committee assignments

During the 111th General Assembly,[15] Littleton served on the following committees.

House Judiciary Committee

  • Subcommittee on Children and Families, Chair

House State Government Committee

  • Subcommittee on Departments & Agencies

House Government Operations Committee

Other offices

Littleton was a member of the Tennessee Republican Party State Executive Committee from 2002 to 2014, and served as vice-chairwoman from 2010 to 2014.[16]

Before that, she served as Chairwoman of the Dickson County Republican Party.[16]

In 2015, Littleton ran for Chair of the Tennessee Republican Party.[16]

References
  1. "Rep. Mary Littleton". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  2. "Mary Littleton's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  3. "Representatives - TN General Assembly". www.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  4. "Mary Littleton - Ballotpedia". Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  5. "TNHousebyCountyNov2016" (PDF). TN Secretary of State.
  6. "Tennessee House of Representatives District 78" (PDF). sos-tn-gov-files.tnsosfiles.com. November 6, 2018. p. 14.
  7. "State of Tennessee State General" (PDF).
  8. "State of Tennessee State General" (PDF).
  9. "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 188. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  10. "Qualified Candidates for Tennessee General Assembly" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  11. "Voting in Dickson Co. election? A primer on candidates, locations". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  12. "Curcio votes for IMPROVE, 840-to-Hwy. 96 connector on list". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  13. "House committee approves, advances medical marijuana legislation". wbir.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  14. 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 April 7, 2023.
  15. "Representatives - TN General Assembly". www.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  16. "Mary Littleton Announces Candidacy For Tennessee GOP Chair Position". March 30, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
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