Matthew Hill

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This article is about the Tennessee politician, for the English football (soccer) player, see Matthew Hill (footballer).

Matthew Hill is a Tennessee politician and a member of the 104th Tennessee General Assembly.[1] He was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party and represents the 7th district, which is part of Washington County. He is a member of the Children and Family Affairs Committee, the Transportation Committee, the Domestic Relations Subcommittee, and the Public Safety and Rural Roads Subcommittee.

Matthew Hill earned an associate's degree from Northeast State Technical Community College, received a Bachelor of Science degree from East Tennessee State University, and is employed by his father, Rev. Dr. Kenneth "Ken" C. Hill[2][3], as Appalachian Radio Group operations manager and Christian broadcaster with WHCB 91.5 FM.[4][5] According to his archived campaign website (2004), Matthew Hill was also at one time concurrently working as the host of "Good Morning Tri-Cities" on the WHCB "sister station" PowerTalk 870 AM for seven years. [6] Dr. Hill is currently (2005-2006) serving as a Sullivan County State Executive Committee Member to the Tennessee Republican Party.[7]

A 2005 article within Business Tennessee Magazine cited Hill as a "...firebrand political conservative," who "...championed social issues to recently get elected to the state House of Representatives representing Johnson City and Washington County."[8]

Among the 2006 legislation sponsored by Hill in the Tennessee General Assembly is HB2921 authorizing (upon passage) "...the display, in county and municipal public buildings..., of replicas of historical documents and writings" including the Ten Commandments religious displays found contrary to the 2005 U.S. Supreme Court affirmation of McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky. [9]

Former Rep. Jerome Cochran of Carter County introduced HB2921 in the Tennessee House Constitutional Protections subcommittee[10] --- of which Hill is not a standing member --- and Hill's HB2921 legislation died peacefully in subcommittee. [11]

Another 2006 bill introduced by Matthew Hill, HB2924, would make child rape a capital offense, punishable by death or life imprisonment and would cost Tennessee taxpayers over $15 million each year to carry out the proposal.[12]. Hill's HB2924 failed in both the House and the Senate during the 2006 legislative session. The Senate version of Hill's child rape bill --- SB2490 --- was sponsored by State Senator Raymond Finney. Finney has stated since the defeat of both HB2924 and SB2490 within the Tennessee General Assembly that he "...does not plan to continue with his bill."[13]

During the 2004 7th House District election, Hill was quoted by a local newspaper stating that he "would only vote for an income tax if there was a war."[14]

Hill defeated former Washington County Sheriff and Tennessee Department of Safety Director Fred Phillips in the November 2006 general election. [15][16]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Matthew Hill's profile at the Tennessee General Assembly website
  2. ^ FCC 323-E Ownership Report For Noncommercial Educational Broadcast Station BOA - 20060302ACA (WHCB 91.5 FM)
  3. ^ FCC 323 OWNERSHIP REPORT FOR COMMERCIAL BROADCAST STATIONS BOA - 20060303AAW (WPWT-870 AM)
  4. ^ "Patton, challengers square off in debate for District 7 House seat" Kingsport Times-News. James Brooks. April 16, 2004
  5. ^ “Mr. Matthew" - WHCB 91.5 FM Kids Show” (frame)
  6. ^ Matthew Listens, the archived web site of Matthew Hill, presented as it was in 2004 by Internet Archive
  7. ^ "2005 - 2006 Sullivan County Republican Party Executive Board"
  8. ^ "30 Under 30" Business Tennessee Magazine. Orr, Ruble & Smirnov. February 2005.
  9. ^ McCreary County V. American Civil Liberties Union of KY. (03-1693) 354 F.3d 438, affirmed (Syllabus)
  10. ^ Kingsport Times-News article on Rep. Hill sponsoring Ten Commandments legislation
  11. ^ Kingsport Times-News article on the above bill dying in the House subcommittee
  12. ^ Kingsport Times-News article on Rep. Hill's bill making child rape a capital offense
  13. ^ "Child Rape Bill Stalled".
  14. ^ "Patton, challengers square off in debate for District 7 House seat" Kingsport Times-News. James Brooks. April 16, 2004
  15. ^ Kingsport Times-News article on Fred Phillips challenging Rep. Hill in the 2006 Tennessee House election
  16. ^ Phillips for the 7th

[edit] External links


Matthew Hill - Appalachian Radio Group
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