Mike Kernell

Mike Kernell (born December 20, 1951, in Memphis, Tennessee) is a former member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, 1975-2012. Kernell is married with two children.[1]

Mike Kernell
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 89th district
In office
1974–1993
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 93rd district
In office
1993–2013
Succeeded byG. A. Hardaway
Personal details
Born (1951-12-20) December 20, 1951
Memphis, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
ResidenceMemphis, Tennessee
Alma materDePaul University

Kernell, a Democrat, was first elected to the 89th Tennessee General Assembly in 1974. He lives in Memphis and represented the 93rd district (a portion of Shelby County).[2] He was Vice Chair of the Government Operations Committee[3] and was a member of the Conservation and Environment Committee, the Parks and Tourism and Wildlife Subcommittee.[1]

Kernell opposed 2004 cutbacks to TennCare,[4] which he criticized for moving the burden of paying for medical care received by the uninsured to local taxpayers.[5]

In October 2008, Kernell's son David was indicted by a Tennessee grand jury in connection with the unauthorized access of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's Yahoo! Mail account;[6] he was convicted April 30, 2010 on two counts of anticipatory obstruction of justice and unauthorized access to a computer, but was acquitted on a charge of wire fraud.[7] Mike Kernell has denied knowing anything about the incident.[8]

Re-election

In the November 4, 2008 elections, Mike Kernell defeated Republican candidate and former Homeland Security agent Tim Cook.[9][10][11][12]

Cook was again the Republican nominee in 2010, and Kernell again defeated him, with 6,478 votes to Cook's 4,518.[13]

Kernell's district was redrawn in 2012 by the Republican-controlled legislature, pitting him against fellow Democratic incumbent G. A. Hardaway in the August 2, 2012 Democratic primary. Kernell lost to Hardaway, ending his 38-year tenure. Hardaway won the primary with 2,927 votes (61.0%),[14] and was unopposed in the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 16,126 votes.[15]

References
  1. Tennessee House of Representatives: Mike Kernell Biography Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Mike Kernell". Tennessee General Assembly. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  3. Political Notebook: Gentlemen, the envelope, please » The Commercial Appeal
  4. Locker, Richard (2004-10-25). "Voters in Shelby County, Tenn., want tax relief". The Commercial Appeal.
  5. TennCare to lose 323,000 enrollees » The Commercial Appeal
  6. Dedrick, James (2008-10-08). "David C. Kernell Indicted for Alleged Hack of Governor Sarah Palin's E-mail Account". United States Department of Justice press release. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  7. http://cbs2.com/politics/Jury.convicts.palin.2.1667124.html%5B%5D
  8. "Man denies hacking Palin e-mail". BBC. 2008-10-09.
  9. State races come into focus » The Commercial Appeal
  10. Election panel certifies 57 for Aug. 7 ballot » The Commercial Appeal
  11. Home Page – Tim Cook for Tennessee State Representative District 93 Archived 2009-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Election Results – The Council of State Governments
  13. Tennessee Department of State: Elections Home: Elections Results: Unofficial Election Results November 2, 2010: Tennessee House of Representatives Results Archived October 31, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  14. "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 200. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  15. "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 98. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
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