Debra Moody Explained
Debra Moody[2] (born May 28, 1956) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 81 since January 8, 2013.
Education
Moody attended Arkansas State University and the University of Memphis.
Elections
- 2012 When District 81 incumbent Democratic Representative Jimmy Naifeh retired and left the seat open, Moody ran in the four-way August 2, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 2,578 votes (44.5%)[3] and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 12,690 votes (55.8%) against Democratic nominee Conneye Albright and Independent candidate Tommy Hill.[4]
Political career
In 2023, Moody supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.[5]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Rep. Debra Moody . . . March 13, 2014.
- Web site: Debra Moody's Biography . . March 13, 2014.
- Web site: State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Republican Primary . . Nashville, Tennessee . 191 . March 13, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313183820/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-08/RepPrimaryPrecinctTotals.pdf . March 13, 2014 . dead .
- Web site: State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 86 . March 13, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313183815/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-11/TNHousePrecinctTotals.pdf . March 13, 2014 . dead .
- Web site: Andone . Dakin . Young . Ryan . Simonson . Amy . Almasy . Steve . Tennessee's Republican-led House expels 2 Democratic lawmakers over gun reform protest, fails in bid to oust a third . 2023-04-07 . CNN . en.
