Biography of Representative Dennis Powers

Education

• LaFollette High School
• B.S. Business Administration, University of Tennessee

Family

• Married, wife Tracy
• First Baptist Church of Jacksboro

Career

• Insurance Agent

Committees

• Chair, Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
• Chair, Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session
• Member, Commerce Committee
• Member, Commerce Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session
• Member, State Government Committee
• Member, State Government Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session
• Member, Transportation Committee
• Member, Transportation Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session
• Member, Public Service Subcommittee
• Member, Public Service Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session

Community Involvement

• House member of the 107th through 113th General Assemblies
• Majority Caucus Vice Chairman in the 110th General Assembly
• Vice-Chair, Republican Caucus
• Various community and professional organizations, including Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, Boy Scouts of America, Habitat for Humanity, and others.

Honors & Awards

• 2022 Champion of Commerce award – Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Legislator of the Year - TN Conservative
• 2021 NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award
• Award of Conservative Excellence - American Conservative Union Foundation
• 2018 Legislator of the Year – TN Mining Association
• 2018 Conservative Achievement Award – American Conservative Union Foundation
• 2016 Legislator of the Year - East Tennessee Development District
• 2014 American Conservative Union Defender of Liberty Award
• Americans for Prosperity "Champion for Prosperity"
• Rotary Paul Harris Fellow

External Links

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H36