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Sam Whitson

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Won the General, 2022 Tennessee State House District 65

Tennessee State House, District 65 (2017 - Present)

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Sam Whitson
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Birth Place:
    Nashville, TN
  • Home City:
    Franklin, TN
  • Religion:
    Methodist
  • Family:
    Wife: Pam; 2 Children
Personal Details

Sam Whitson is a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 65. He was first elected to the chamber in 2016.

Education

  • Attended, United States Army War College, 1998
  • Attended, United States Army Command and General Staff College, 1989
  • MPA, University of Oklahoma, 1984
  • AA and BS, Middle Tennessee State University, 1976

Professional Experience

  • Attended, United States Army War College, 1998
  • Attended, United States Army Command and General Staff College, 1989
  • MPA, University of Oklahoma, 1984
  • AA and BS, Middle Tennessee State University, 1976
  • Defense Contractor/ Regional Manager, Reserve Officer Training Corps Programs, 2002-2011
  • Retired Colonel, United States Army, 1976-2002

Political Experience

  • Attended, United States Army War College, 1998
  • Attended, United States Army Command and General Staff College, 1989
  • MPA, University of Oklahoma, 1984
  • AA and BS, Middle Tennessee State University, 1976
  • Defense Contractor/ Regional Manager, Reserve Officer Training Corps Programs, 2002-2011
  • Retired Colonel, United States Army, 1976-2002
  • Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 65, 2017-present
  • Candidate, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 65, 2018

Former Committees/Caucuses

Chair, Franklin Battlefield Preservation Commission, present

Former Member, Subcommittee on Transportation, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Foreman, Williamson County Grand Jury, 2012-2013

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Health Committee

Chair, Subcommittee on Infrastructure

Member, Subcommittee on Public Health

Member, Transportation Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Attended, United States Army War College, 1998
  • Attended, United States Army Command and General Staff College, 1989
  • MPA, University of Oklahoma, 1984
  • AA and BS, Middle Tennessee State University, 1976
  • Defense Contractor/ Regional Manager, Reserve Officer Training Corps Programs, 2002-2011
  • Retired Colonel, United States Army, 1976-2002
  • Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 65, 2017-present
  • Candidate, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 65, 2018
  • Member, 1st United Methodist Church, present
  • Member, American Legion Post 212, present
  • Chair, Cannons on the Square Committee, present
  • Member, Disabled American Veterans, present
  • Member, Elks Lodge #7, present
  • Member, Franklin Noon Rotary, present
  • Secretary, Franklin’s Charge Incorporated, present
  • Member, Military Officers Association of America, present
  • Member, Save the Franklin Battlefield, present
  • Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4893, present
  • Member, Williamson County Republican Party, present
  • Member, Williamson Incorporated, present
  • Former Chair, Carter House State Historical Site

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Legion of Merit;
  • Bronze Star Medal;
  • Southwest Asia Service Medal with 3 Campaign Stars;
  • Global War on Terrorism Service Medal;
  • Parachutist Badge;
  • Air Assault Badge;
  • German Army Airborne Badge

Favorite Movie:

High Noon (1952), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), The Horse Soldiers (1959), Fort Apache (1948), Rio Grande (1950), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), Twelve O'clock High (1949), Battleground (1949)

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Grandchildren

  • Fly Fishing, Hiking, Art
  • Military and Political History
  • Battlefield Preservation

    Sectioned hiked the Appalachian Trail in Tennessee and visited nearly every Civil War battlefield in the nation.

    • State Bills

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