{"age":79,"biography":"## Education\n- J.D., University of Memphis (1977)\n- M.S., University of Tennessee at Martin (1972)\n- B.A., University of Tennessee at Martin (1969)\n\n## Family\n- Married, two children\n\n## Career\n- Senate member of the 106th through 113th General Assemblies\n- Republican Caucus Chairman\n- Roane County Executive, 1982-2006\n- Roane County Attorney, 1978-1982\n\n## Community Involvement\n- Rockwood Civitan Club\n- Board Member, Heritage Corporation\n- Board Member, Roane County Rescue Squad\n- Life Member, Roane County Humane Society\n- Gideons\n- Southgate Lodge No. 569 F&AM\n- Member, Campbell, Clay, Fentress, Macon, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Roane and Scott Chambers of Commerce\n- Member, First Baptist Church, Kingston, TN\n- Member, Tennessee Nuclear Energy Advisory Council\n- Executive Committee Member, Southern Legislative Conference\n- Chairman of Energy and Environment Committee, Southern Legislative Conference\n- Senate Representative and Treasurer, Southern States Energy Board\n- Chairman of Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations\n\n## External Links\nhttps://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S12","birthdate":"Sun, 05 Jan 1947 00:00:00 GMT","campaigns":[],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Ken","fullname":"Ken Yager","lastname":"Yager","office_history":[{"campaigns":[],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":null,"term":{"county":null,"electiondate":"2020-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate_012","office_title":"State Senate District 12","party":"R","state":"tn","term_end":"2024-11-05","term_start":"2020-11-03"},"year":2020}],"office_key":"state_senate_012","office_title":"State Senate District 12","state":"TN","terms":[{"county":null,"electiondate":"2020-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate_012","office_title":"State Senate District 12","party":"R","state":"tn","term_end":"2024-11-05","term_start":"2020-11-03"}]}],"terms":[{"county":null,"electiondate":"2020-11-03","office":"state_senate_012","state":"tn","term_end":"2024-11-05","term_start":"2020-11-03","title":"State Senate District 12"}],"token":"XKGv1odfYM"}