{"biography":"## Education\n- University of Oklahoma, Master of Public Administration\n- Middle Tennessee State University, B.S.\n\n## Family\n- Married, wife Pam, two children, five grandchildren\n\n## Career\n- Colonel, U.S. Army, Retired\n\n## Committees\n- Chair, [Transportation Subcommittee](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseComm.aspx?ga=113&committeeKey=895010)\n- Member, [Council on Pensions](https://capitol.tn.gov/joint/committees/pension-ins.html)\n- Member, [Finance, Ways, and Means Committee](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseComm.aspx?ga=113&committeeKey=850000)\n- Member, [Health Committee](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseComm.aspx?ga=113&committeeKey=860000)\n- Member, [Transportation Committee](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/HouseComm.aspx?ga=113&committeeKey=895000)\n\n## Community Involvement\n- Board Member, Tennessee Historical Society\n- Advisory Board Member, Tennessee History for Kids\n- Chairman City of Franklin Battlefield Preservation Commission\n- Member, Franklin Noon Rotary\n\n## Honors & Awards\n- American Legion Post 5 Senator Douglas Henry Memorial Award\n- TN District Attorney\u2019s Conference Public Safety Advocate Award\n- NFIB 2022 Guardian of Small Business Award\n\n## External Links\n[https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H65](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H65)","campaigns":[],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Sam","fullname":"Sam Whitson","lastname":"Whitson","office_history":[{"campaigns":[],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":null,"term":{"county":null,"electiondate":"2022-11-08","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_065","office_title":"State Representative District 65","party":"R","state":"tn","term_end":"2024-12-31","term_start":"2023-01-01"},"year":2023}],"office_key":"state_house_065","office_title":"State Representative District 65","state":"TN","terms":[{"county":null,"electiondate":"2022-11-08","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_065","office_title":"State Representative District 65","party":"R","state":"tn","term_end":"2024-12-31","term_start":"2023-01-01"}]}],"terms":[{"county":null,"electiondate":"2022-11-08","office":"state_house_065","state":"tn","term_end":"2024-12-31","term_start":"2023-01-01","title":"State Representative District 65"}],"token":"p2kOS6nt9P"}