{"age":71,"biography":"# Biography of Senator Joey Hensley\n\n## Education\n- A.S., Columbia State Community College\n- B.S., University of Memphis\n- M.D., University of Tennessee-Memphis\n\n## Family\n- Children; son Joseph, daughters Jenna and Jada\n\n## Career\n- Physician\n\n## Committees\n- 2nd Vice-Chairperson, [Finance, Ways and Means Committee](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/SenateComm.aspx?ga=113&committeeKey=650000)\n- Member, [Council on Pensions](https://capitol.tn.gov/joint/committees/pension-ins.html)\n- Member, [Education Committee](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/SenateComm.aspx?ga=113&committeeKey=630000)\n- Member, [Health and Welfare Committee](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/CommitteeInfo/SenateComm.aspx?ga=113&committeeKey=660000)\n\n## Community Involvement\n- Senate member of the 108th through 113th General Assemblies\n- House member of the 103rd through 107th General Assemblies\n- Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians\n- Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians\n- American Medical Association\n- Tennessee Medical Association\n- Member and Former Chairman, Lewis County School Board\n- Former member, Lewis County Commission\n- Lewis County Medical Examiner\n- Lewis County Health Council\n- Founding Member, Lewis County Education Foundation\n- Member, Lewis County Chamber of Commerce\n- Member, Lewis County Youth Council\n\n## External Links\n[https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S28](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S28)","birthdate":"Thu, 28 Jul 1955 00:00:00 GMT","campaigns":[],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Joey","fullname":"Joey Hensley","lastname":"Hensley","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_028","office_title":"State Senate District 28","party":"R","state":"tn","term_end":"2024-11-05","term_start":"2020-11-03"},"year":2020}],"office_key":"state_senate_028","office_title":"State Senate District 28","state":"TN","terms":[{"county":null,"electiondate":"2020-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate_028","office_title":"State Senate District 28","party":"R","state":"tn","term_end":"2024-11-05","term_start":"2020-11-03"}]}],"terms":[{"county":null,"electiondate":"2020-11-03","office":"state_senate_028","state":"tn","term_end":"2024-11-05","term_start":"2020-11-03","title":"State Senate District 28"}],"token":"xNrC0Z2b7Y"}