Rusty Crowe

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Dewey "Rusty" Crowe, born April 2, 1947, is a Tennessee politician and a member of the Tennessee Senate representing the 3rd district, which encompasses Washington County and Carter County.

He was first elected to the 97th General Assembly as a Democrat, but currently serves as a member of the Republican Party. He is the current Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Caucus. Rusty Crowe serves as the chair of the Senate Calendar Committee, as Secretary of the Senate General Welfare, Health and Human Resources Committee, as a member of the Senate Education Committee, and as chair of the Joint Select Committee on Veterans Affairs.

Rusty Crowe obtained a B.S. in Criminal Justice from East Tennessee State University and a J.D. from Atlanta Law School. From 1967 to 1971, he served in the U.S. Army in Southeast Asia. He currently works as a Higher Education Administrator. According to Project Vote Smart, he supports the displaying of the Ten Commandments in public school, the use of the death penalty in Tennessee, allowing citizens to carry concealed guns, and tightening eligibility requirements for TennCare.