Jere Hargrove Explained

Jere L. Hargrove
Birth Date:17 September 1946
Birth Place:Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S.
Party:Democrat
State House:Tennessee
District:42nd
Term Start:January 8, 1991
Term End:January 9, 2007
Predecessor:Dwight Henry
Successor:Henry Fincher

Jere Logan Hargrove (born September 17, 1946) is a Tennessee Democratic politician who served in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Early life and education

Hargrove was born September 17, 1946, in Cookeville, Tennessee. He was educated at Freed-Hardeman University, receiving an associate degree in 1966; Abilene Christian University, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1969; and the University of Tennessee College of Law, where he received a J.D. degree in 1981.

Political career

Hargrove was an assistant district attorney in Putnam County, Tennessee, from 1987 to 1990.

In 1990, he was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing Putnam County, and took office the following year as a member of the 97th Tennessee General Assembly. He went on to serve eight consecutive two-year terms, from 1991 through 2006. He did not seek re-election in 2006.

He was Assistant House Majority Leader in the 98th and 99th General Assemblies and Majority Leader in the 100th and 101st General Assemblies. In the 104th Tennessee General Assembly (2005-2006), he was chairman of the House Commerce Committee.

Personal life

Hargrove has four children and five grandchildren.