{"county":null,"description":"The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the state legislature, with 99 members elected from single-member districts to two-year terms. Representatives pass state laws, originate revenue bills, approve the state budget, and \u2014 together with the Senate \u2014 confirm gubernatorial appointments and propose constitutional amendments. Candidates must be at least 21 years old, U.S. citizens, Tennessee residents for at least three years, and district residents for at least one year.","district":"008","districtgroup":"state_house","id":287,"key":"state_house_008","lastchangeby":null,"name":null,"next_election":null,"notes":null,"officegroup":"tn_house","partisan":1,"party":null,"qualities":"- **Integrity** \u2014 Acts in the interest of constituents and the public good rather than for personal gain, and remains independent of undue influence from donors, lobbyists, and party leadership.\n- **Understanding of the constituency** \u2014 Grasps both the economic-development needs of the district and the day-to-day concerns of individual residents \u2014 safety, healthcare, education, infrastructure.\n- **Persuasion** \u2014 Engages, listens to, and persuades both fellow legislators and constituents. Can change minds and explain votes honestly.\n- **Legislative craft** \u2014 Reads, drafts, and amends statute with care. Understands how specific bill language translates to outcomes, and knows the body of law being modified.\n- **Coalition-building** \u2014 Finds common ground across partisan and factional lines, brokers compromises that hold, and forms working majorities even when consensus is hard to reach.","quantity":1,"source":null,"state":"tn","term_end":null,"term_start":null,"term_years":2,"terms":[{"current":0,"description":"","electiondate":"2022-11-08","name":"Jerome Moon","person":{"biography":"## Education\n- Maryville High School\n- University of Tennessee\n- University of Tennessee Executive Development Program\n\n## Family\n- Married, wife Deborah\n- Two daughters\n- Four grandchildren\n\n## Career\n- Retired Newspaper Publisher\n\n## Committees\n- Chair, Cities & Counties Subcommittee\n- Chair, Cities & Counties Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session\n- Member, Commerce Committee\n- Member, Commerce Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session\n- Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Committee\n- Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session\n- Member, Local Government Committee\n- Member, Local Government Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session\n- Member, Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee\n- Member, Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session\n- Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee\n- Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session\n\n## Community Involvement\n- House member of the 110th through 113th General Assemblies\n- 2010- 2017 Blount County Board of Commissioners (Chair 2011- 2017): Member Budget Committee, Veterans Affairs Committee and Agenda Committee\n- Member National Association of Parliamentarians\n- VFW Post 10855 (Commander 2015-16) Life member Veterans of Foreign War\n- Life member Vietnam Veterans of America\n- Life Member Phi Kappa Phi\n- Beta Gamma Sigma\n- Past Treasurer Tennessee Press Association\n- Member Chilhowee View Community Center\n- Past President United Way of Blount County\n- Past Chair Blount County Industrial Board\n- Past Chair Pellissippi State Community College Foundation\n- Leadership Knoxville class of \u201989\n- Member Executive Committee Blount County Republican Party\n- Member Isaac Anderson Society Maryville College\n\n## Honors & Awards\n- United Veterans of Blount County 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award\n- The National Guard Association of Tennessee Minuteman Award 2022\n- Board Emeritus, Pellissippi State Community College Foundation\n- National Aide de Camp Veterans of Foreign Wars, 2020-2021\n- American Conservative Union Foundation award of Conservative Excellence\n- AMVETS Silver Bayonet Award, 2019\n- Maryville City Schools Foundation Distinguished Alumni Award for 2018\n- All State Commander for Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Tennessee\n- 2015-2016 Captain of the All-State Team Veterans of Foreign Wars Tennessee\n\n## External Links\n[https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H8](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H8)","firstname":"Jerome","lastname":"Moon","token":"Mm0uGCOAh8"},"term_end":"2024-12-31","term_start":"2023-01-01"}],"title":"State Representative District 8","type":"legislative","url":"https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H8","whenchanged":"2026-06-19 17:40:13"}