Tommy Kilby

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Tommy Kilby, born January 27, 1964, is a Tennessee politician and a member of the Tennessee Senate for the 12th district, which encompasses Campbell, Fentress, Morgan, Rhea, Roane, and Scott counties. He has served as a state senator since the 103rd General Assembly. He is a member of the Senate Transportation Committee and serves as chairman of the Senate Environment, Conservation, and Tourism committee. Tommy Kilby graduated from Oakdale High School in 1982 and attended Tusculum College. At age eighteen he was elected as Morgan County Commissioner, serving from 1982 to 1990. In 1994 he was elected and as a county executive; he was re-elected to two unprecedented terms. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Morgan County Chamber of Commerce. He was a member and a vice chair of the East Tennessee Development District and East Tennessee Human Resource Agency.

In December 2006, Kilby announced that he would not run for re-election in 2008, and he hoped Joe Caldwell would be elected as his successor.

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• Tommy Kilby's profile at the Tennessee General Assembly website
• State Sen. Kilby says he won't run in '08