Rick Staples

American politician
Rick Staples
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 15th district
In office
January 2017 – January 12, 2021
Preceded byJoe Armstrong
Succeeded bySam McKenzie
Personal details
Born (1970-03-12) March 12, 1970 (age 54)
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.

Rick Staples (born March 12, 1970)[1] is an American politician who served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2017 to 2020. A Democrat, he represented District 15, which includes parts of the city of Knoxville.[2]

Early life and education

Staples attended Holston High School in Knoxville, and the University of Tennessee. He is an account executive.[1]

Career

Staples was elected in 2016, succeeding Joe Armstrong, who had been convicted of a felony for a false tax return the previous August, and was thus ineligible to run for reelection.[3]

Staples has served on multiple committees, including the Commerce Committee, Banking & Investments Subcommittee, Finance, Ways, & Means Committee, Finance, Ways, & Means Subcommittee, State Committee, Departments & Agencies Subcommittee, Joint Pensions and Insurance Committee.[1]

In April 2019, Rep. Rick Staples, D-Knoxville, was found guilty by the ethics subcommittee of engaging in sexual harassment after an unnamed woman said he "grabbed and held on to her waist while standing behind her after he had made inappropriate comments about her appearance” during a visit to the legislature.

Personal life

Staples is currently single, and has four children. He is a Baptist.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Representative Rick Staples". capitol.tn.gov. Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  2. ^ State House District 15 (PDF) (Map). Tennessee General Assembly.
  3. ^ Boehnke, Megan (November 8, 2016). "Rick Staples wins House seat previously held by Joe Armstrong". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
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113th General Assembly (2023–2025)
Speaker of the House
Cameron Sexton (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Pat Marsh (R)
Deputy Speaker
Curtis Johnson (R)
Majority Leader
William Lamberth (R)
Minority Leader
Karen Camper (D)
  1. John Crawford (R)
  2. Bud Hulsey (R)
  3. Timothy Hill (R)
  4. John Holsclaw Jr. (R)
  5. David Hawk (R)
  6. Tim Hicks (R)
  7. Rebecca Alexander (R)
  8. Jerome Moon (R)
  9. Gary W. Hicks (R)
  10. Rick Eldridge (R)
  11. Jeremy Faison (R)
  12. Dale Carr (R)
  13. Robert Stevens (R)
  14. Jason Zachary (R)
  15. Sam McKenzie (D)
  16. Michele Carringer (R)
  17. Andrew Farmer (R)
  18. Elaine Davis (R)
  19. Dave Wright (R)
  20. Bryan Richey (R)
  21. Lowell Russell (R)
  22. Dan Howell (R)
  23. Mark Cochran (R)
  24. Kevin Raper (R)
  25. Cameron Sexton (R)
  26. Greg Martin (R)
  27. Patsy Hazlewood (R)
  28. Yusuf Hakeem (D)
  29. Greg Vital (R)
  30. Esther Helton (R)
  31. Ron Travis (R)
  32. Monty Fritts (R)
  33. John Ragan (R)
  34. Tim Rudd (R)
  35. William Slater (R)
  36. Dennis Powers (R)
  37. Charlie Baum (R)
  38. Kelly Keisling (R)
  39. Iris Rudder (R)
  40. Michael Hale (R)
  41. Ed Butler (R)
  42. Ryan Williams (R)
  43. Paul Sherrell (R)
  44. William Lamberth (R)
  45. Johnny Garrett (R)
  46. Clark Boyd (R)
  47. Rush Bricken (R)
  48. Bryan Terry (R)
  49. Mike Sparks (R)
  50. Bo Mitchell (D)
  51. Aftyn Behn (D)
  52. Justin Jones (D)
  53. Jason Powell (D)
  54. Vincent B. Dixie (D)
  55. John Ray Clemmons (D)
  56. Bob Freeman (D)
  57. Susan Lynn (R)
  58. Harold Love Jr. (D)
  59. Caleb Hemmer (D)
  60. Darren Jernigan (D)
  61. Gino Bulso (R)
  62. Pat Marsh (R)
  63. Jake McCalmon (R)
  64. Scott Cepicky (R)
  65. Sam Whitson (R)
  66. Sabi Kumar (R)
  67. Ronnie Glynn (D)
  68. Curtis Johnson (R)
  69. Jody Barrett (R)
  70. Clay Doggett (R)
  71. Kip Capley (R)
  72. Kirk Haston (R)
  73. Chris Todd (R)
  74. Jay Reedy (R)
  75. Jeff Burkhart (R)
  76. Tandy Darby (R)
  77. Rusty Grills (R)
  78. Mary Littleton (R)
  79. Brock Martin (R)
  80. Johnny Shaw (D)
  81. Debra Moody (R)
  82. Chris Hurt (R)
  83. Mark White (R)
  84. Joe Towns (D)
  85. Jesse Chism (D)
  86. Justin Pearson (D)
  87. Karen Camper (D)
  88. Larry Miller (D)
  89. Justin Lafferty (R)
  90. Gloria Johnson (D)
  91. Torrey Harris (D)
  92. Todd Warner (R)
  93. G. A. Hardaway (D)
  94. Ron Gant (R)
  95. Kevin Vaughan (R)
  96. Dwayne Thompson (D)
  97. John Gillespie (R)
  98. Antonio Parkinson (D)
  99. Tom Leatherwood (R)


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