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Kent Calfee

Kent Calfee

American politician

Kent Calfee[2] (born May 15, 1949) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 32 since January 8, 2013. A picture of him drinking water out of a Hershey's Syrup bottle went viral in 2020. When asked about it, he said he wasn't going to pay for a water bottle that he would probably end up losing.[3]

Quick Facts Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 32nd district, Preceded by ...

Education

Calfee attended East Tennessee State University.

Elections

2012 Calfee challenged District 32 Representative Julia Hurley in the August 2, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 4,611 votes (55.4%),[4] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 16,447 votes (69.5%) against Democratic nominee Jack McNew and Independent candidate Allen Cole.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Rep. Kent Calfee". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee General Assembly. Archived from the original on January 13, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Kent Calfee's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  3. [3]
    "This Photo of a Tennessee Lawmaker Seemingly Chugging Chocolate Syrup Went Viral". Time. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  4. [4]
    "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 151. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  5. [5]
    "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.


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