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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Mike Sparks is a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 49. He was first elected to the chamber in 2010.

Sparks attended Middle Tennessee State University, Volunteer State Community College, the Nashville School of Real Estate, and the Dale Carnegie Institute. He has worked as a realtor, business owner, and business consultant. He was formerly a Rutherford County Commissioner and a member of the City of Smyrna's Municipal Planning Committee.

Education

  • AA, Mass Communication, Motlow State Community College
  • Attending, Film/Cinema/Video Studies, Watkins College
  • Graduated, Emergency Medical Technician, Volunteer State Community College
  • Graduated, Nashville School of Real Estate and Dale Carnegie Institute
  • Bachelors, Business, Middle Tennessee State University, 1997

Professional Experience

  • AA, Mass Communication, Motlow State Community College
  • Attending, Film/Cinema/Video Studies, Watkins College
  • Graduated, Emergency Medical Technician, Volunteer State Community College
  • Graduated, Nashville School of Real Estate and Dale Carnegie Institute
  • Bachelors, Business, Middle Tennessee State University, 1997
  • Owner, MidTnAutos.com, 2000-2011

Political Experience

  • AA, Mass Communication, Motlow State Community College
  • Attending, Film/Cinema/Video Studies, Watkins College
  • Graduated, Emergency Medical Technician, Volunteer State Community College
  • Graduated, Nashville School of Real Estate and Dale Carnegie Institute
  • Bachelors, Business, Middle Tennessee State University, 1997
  • Owner, MidTnAutos.com, 2000-2011
  • Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 49, 2010-present
  • Candidate, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 49, 2018
  • Commissioner, Rutherford County, 2002-2010

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Insurance and Banking Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Local Government Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Member, Smyrna Municipal Planning Committee

Former Member, Subcommittee Business and Utilities, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Local Government, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Consumer and Human Resources Committee

Chair, Consumer Subcommittee

Member, Insurance Committee

Member, Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Property & Casualty

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • AA, Mass Communication, Motlow State Community College
  • Attending, Film/Cinema/Video Studies, Watkins College
  • Graduated, Emergency Medical Technician, Volunteer State Community College
  • Graduated, Nashville School of Real Estate and Dale Carnegie Institute
  • Bachelors, Business, Middle Tennessee State University, 1997
  • Owner, MidTnAutos.com, 2000-2011
  • Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 49, 2010-present
  • Candidate, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 49, 2018
  • Commissioner, Rutherford County, 2002-2010
  • Member, American Legislative Exchange Council
  • Member, Chamber of Commerce
  • Member, Farm Bureau
  • Member, Gideon's International
  • Member, Motlow College, Advisory Board
  • Member, National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB)
  • Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)
  • Member, Smyrna Rotary Club
  • Member, Heart of Tennessee Chapter Board, American Red Cross, 2002-2010

Other Info

Favorite Book:

Bible, Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill, 48 Days to the Work You Love

Favorite Movie:

Cool Hand Luke, Boys Town

Favorite Musician:

Doobie Brothers, Little River Band, Dokken

Favorite Quote:

"You Can Judge a Man's character by how he treats those who cannot offer him anything in return"

"For as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he" Prov. 23:7

"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat" - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt

Favorite TV Shows:

Shawn Hannity, Fox News

State Bills