Nathan Vaughn | |
Birth Date: | 19 May 1953 |
Party: | Democratic |
Residence: | Kingsport, TN |
Alma Mater: | King College |
Office: | Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 2nd district |
Predecessor: | Michael Locke |
Successor: | Tony Shipley |
Termstart: | January 14, 2003 |
Termend: | January 13, 2009 |
Office2: | Kingsport City Alderman |
Termstart2: | 1997 |
Termend2: | 2002 |
Nathan Vaughn (born May 19, 1953) is a Tennessee politician. He was elected to the 103rd, 104th, and 105th General Assemblies as the member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the 2nd district, which is a part of Sullivan County. He was narrowly defeated by Republican challenger Tony Shipley in 2008 by just 326 votes.[1]
While serving in the General Assembly, Vaughn was a member of the Children and Family Affairs Committee, of the Finance, the Ways, and Means Committee, and of the Transportation Committee. He was also a member of the Public Transportation and Highways Subcommittee, the House Domestic Relations Subcommittee, and the Joint Select Oversight Committee on Education.[2]
Vaughn works as an insurance agent and continues to live in the town of Kingsport, Tennessee, United States. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from King College in 1975. He served as an Alderman in Kingsport from 1997 until 2002 and is also a former Vice Mayor. He ran for Mayor of Kingsport in 2015 (losing to John Clark) and 2019 (losing to Patrick Shull).