| Eddie Bass | |
| Birth Date: | November 3, 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Giles County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Education: | Giles County High School |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Party: | Democratic Party |
Eddie Bass (born 1957) is an American politician.[1] He served as a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 65th district.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Eddie Bass was born on November 3, 1957, in Giles County, Tennessee.[1] He graduated from Giles County High School in Pulaski, Tennessee, the Tennessee Law Enforcement Academy and the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy Criminal Investigation School.[1]
Bass served as a sheriff for Giles County.[2] [3]
From 2006 to 2012, Bass served as a state representative for the sixty-fifth district of Tennessee.[2] [3] [4] He was a member of the House Agriculture Committee, the House Judiciary Committee, and the House General Sub-committee of Judiciary.[1] He proposed a bill drafted by the National Rifle Association of America that would have forced businesses to allow employees to store firearms in vehicles parked on company lots.[2] [4] [5] He considered running for reelection as a Republican in 2012, but renounced after he had angered GOP bosses by proposing the gun bill as a Democrat before them.[2] [3] [4] [6]
Bass is a member of the Churches of Christ.[1]