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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Art Swann is a Republican member of the Tennessee State Senate, representing District 2. He was appointed to the seat on December 1, 2017, following the resignation of Doug Overbey.

Swann is a former Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 8 from 2010 to 2017.

Swann earned a B.S. from the University of Tennessee-Martin. He has previously worked as a forest product representative. Swann is a former Director of the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority, and was a Blount County Commissioner from 1978-1982.

Education

  • BS, Political Science, University of Tennessee at Martin, 1975

Professional Experience

  • BS, Political Science, University of Tennessee at Martin, 1975
  • Former President, Cherokee Lumber Company
  • Representative, Forest Product

Political Experience

  • BS, Political Science, University of Tennessee at Martin, 1975
  • Former President, Cherokee Lumber Company
  • Representative, Forest Product
  • Senator, Tennessee State Senate, District 2, 2017-present
  • Candidate, Tennessee State Senate, District 2, 2018
  • Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 8, 2010-2017
  • Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1985-1988

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

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

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

Former Member, Finance, Ways and Means Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Tennessee State Senate

Director, Metropolitian Knoxville Airport Authority

Former First Vice Chair, Transportation and Safety Committee, Tennessee State Senate

Current Legislative Committees

First Vice Chair, Commerce and Labor Committee

Member, Health and Welfare Committee

Member, Transportation and Safety Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BS, Political Science, University of Tennessee at Martin, 1975
  • Former President, Cherokee Lumber Company
  • Representative, Forest Product
  • Senator, Tennessee State Senate, District 2, 2017-present
  • Candidate, Tennessee State Senate, District 2, 2018
  • Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 8, 2010-2017
  • Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1985-1988
  • Member, Blount County Chamber of Commerce
  • Member, Blount County Community Action Agency Board of Directors
  • Former Chair, Blount County Republican Party
  • Member, Blount County Republican Party Executive Committee
  • Member, Building and Grounds Committee, Maryville College
  • Former Director, Maryville Alcoa Home Builders Association
  • Former Director, Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority
  • Board Member/Director, Nine Counties One Vision
  • Member, Overlook Mental Health, Board of Directors
  • Former Vice Chair, Smoky Mountain Visitors Bureau
  • Former Vice President, Student Government at University of Tennessee at Martin
  • Former Member, Tennessee Private Industry Council
  • Commissioner, Blount County, 1978-1982
State Bills