{"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":"060","districtgroup":"state_house","id":267,"key":"state_house_060","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":1,"description":"","electiondate":"2022-11-08","name":"Darren Jernigan","person":{"biography":"# Biography of Representative Darren Jernigan\n\n## Education\n- DuPont/Hunters Lane High School\n- B.S. Austin Peay State University\n- M.C.J. Middle Tennessee State University\n\n## Family\n- Married, four children\n\n## Career\n- Health Care Consultant\n- House member of the 108th through 113th General Assemblies\n\n## Committees\n- Vice-Chairperson, Civil Justice Committee\n- Vice-Chairperson, Civil Justice Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session\n- Member, Health Committee\n- Member, Health Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session\n- Member, State Government Committee\n- Member, State Government Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session\n- Member, Select Committee on Rules\n- Member, Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee\n- Member, Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session\n- Member, Health Subcommittee\n- Member, Health Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session\n\n## Community Involvement\n- Donelson/Hermitage Chamber of Commerce\n- Merritt Downs Homeowners Association\n- Old Hickory Chamber of Commerce\n- Old Hickory Veterans Memorial Park\n- Old Hickory Masonic Lodge #598\n- Old Hickory Bunch\n- Member, \u201cShriner, Al Menah Temple\u201d\n- Member, Andrew Jackson Foundation\n- Member, Friends of Two Rivers Mansion\n- Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars Men\u2019s Auxiliary Post 1291\n- Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County District 11 (2007-2014)\n- Exchange Club Donelson Hermitage\n- L\u2019Evate (Leadership Donelson Hermitage)\n- DuPont Alumni Association\n- Tennessee Access Center, State Advisory Committee\n- Women\u2019s Political Collaborative of Tennessee\n\n## External Links\n- [https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H60](https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H60)","firstname":"Darren","lastname":"Jernigan","token":"wfxZKeYD82"},"term_end":"2026-12-31","term_start":"2023-01-01"}],"title":"State Representative District 60","type":"legislative","url":"https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H60","whenchanged":"2026-06-19 17:40:13"}