John Holsclaw Jr.

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John Holsclaw Jr.
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 4th district
Assumed office
January 13, 2015
Preceded byKent Williams
Personal details
Born (1963-05-24) May 24, 1963 (age 60)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSheralyn
Children5
EducationEast Tennessee State University (BS)

John B. Holsclaw Jr. (born May 24, 1963) is an American politician. A Republican, he represents District 4, which includes Unicoi County and parts of Carter County, in the Tennessee House of Representatives.[1]

Education and career

Holsclaw Jr.graduated from Happy Valley High School in 1982.[2] He received a B.S. degree in engineering from East Tennessee State University.[1]

He is director of engineering for 40 Million Company and owns a jewelry store.

Political career

Holsclaw Jr. has been serving since 2014.[2] The last time he was elected was on November 6, 2018.[2] Holsclaw received 17,651 votes in his last election.[3]

Committees

Holsclaw Jr. is a chair on the Employee affairs Subcommittee. He is a member on the Commerce Committee, Business Committee, Consumer and Human Resources Committee, an Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.[1]

Bills sponsored

In the 111th General Assembly, Holsclaw Jr. sponsored the following bills.

  • HB0043 Taxes, Exemption and Credits. Failed
  • HB0073 Taxes, Hotel Motel. Passed May 2019
  • HB0163 Autopsies.
  • HB0164 Traffic Safety. Passed July 2019
  • HB0324 Alcoholic Beverages
  • Hb0569 Public Defenders
  • HB0570 Hotels and Restaurants
  • HB0571 Financial Responsibility Law. Passed May 2019
  • HB1104 Courts, Administrative Office of the.
  • HB1297 Beer
  • HB1298 Recreational Areas[1]

In 2023, the Tennessee House voted on motions to remove three sitting Democratic representatives — Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones, and Justin J. Pearson — for disrupting proceedings with a protest as citizens were at the capitol voicing their outrage over a mass shooting at a Nashville school that left six dead.[4] Holsclaw voted in favor of all three resolutions: HR 63, to remove Pearson;[5] HR 64, to remove Johnson;[6] and HR 65, to remove Jones.[7] Pearson and Jones were expelled, while Johnson was not.[8]

Community involvement

Holsclaw Jr. is a member of the National Rifle Association, the Carter County Republican Party, the Unicoi Kiwanis Club, the Elizabethton and Erwin Chamber of Commerce, and the Carter County Hunting and Fishing Club.[1]

Personal life

He is married to Sheralyn and they have 5 children. He is a member of the Church of Christ.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Representatives - TN General Assembly". www.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "John Holsclaw Jr". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  3. ^ https://sos-tn-gov-files.tnsosfiles.com/Nov%202018%20General%20Totals.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ "Tennessee GOP file resolutions to expel three Democrats who led gun reform chants on House floor". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "HR0063". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "HR0064". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "HR0065". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  8. ^ Kruesi, Kimberly; Mattise, Jonathan (April 6, 2023). "Tennessee's House expels 2 of 3 Democrats over guns protest". Associated Press News.

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