Senate Leadership and Members
Senate Leaders
- Speaker of the Senate/ Lieutenant Governor: Ron Ramsey
- Speaker Pro Tempore: Bo Watson
- Deputy Speaker: Steve Southerland
Majority Leadership (R)
- Floor Leader: Mark Norris
- Caucus Chairman: Bill Ketron
- Caucus Secretary: Jack Johnson
- Caucus Treasurer: Mae Beavers
Minority Leadership (D)
- Floor Leader: Jim Kyle
- Caucus Chairman: Lowe Finney
- Caucus Vice Chairman: Andy Berke
- Caucus Treasurer: Beverly Marrero
Senate Members
| District | Name | Party | Counties Represented |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Southerland | Rep | Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, and Unicoi |
| 2 | Ron Ramsey | Rep | Johnson and Sullivan |
| 3 | Rusty Crowe | Rep | Washington and Carter |
| 4 | Mike Faulk | Rep | Clairborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, and Union |
| 5 | Randy McNally | Rep | Anderson, Loudon, Monroe, and part of Knox |
| 6 | Becky Duncan Massey | Rep | Part of Knox |
| 7 | Stacey Campfield | Rep | Part of Knox |
| 8 | Doug Overbey | Rep | Blount and Sevier |
| 9 | Mike Bell | Rep | Bradley, McMinn, Meigs, and Polk |
| 10 | Andy Berke | Dem | Part of Hamilton, Marion |
| 11 | Bo Watson | Rep | Part of Hamilton |
| 12 | Ken Yager | Rep | Campbell, Fentress, Morgan, Rhea, Roane, and Scott |
| 13 | Bill Ketron | Rep | Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, and part of Rutherford |
| 14 | Eric Stewart | Dem | Franklin, Bledsoe, Coffee, Grundy, Sequatchie, Van Buren, and Warren |
| 15 | Charlotte Burks | Dem | Cumberland, Jackson, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, and White |
| 16 | Jim Tracy | Rep | Bedford, Moore, and part of Rutherford |
| 17 | Mae Beavers | Rep | Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Macon, Smith, part of Sumner, Trousdale, and Wilson |
| 18 | Kerry Roberts | Rep | Sumner and Robertson |
| 19 | Thelma Harper | Dem | Part of Davidson |
| 20 | Joe M. Haynes | Dem | Part of Davidson |
| 21 | Douglas Henry | Dem | part of Davisdon |
| 22 | Tim Barnes | Dem | Montgomery, Houston, Cheatam |
| 23 | Jack Johnson | Rep | Williamson and part of Davidson |
| 24 | Roy Herron | Dem | Benton, Decatur, Henry, Henderson, Lake, Obion, Perry, Stewart, and Weakley |
| 25 | Jim Summerville | Rep | Dickson, Giles, Hickman, Humphreys, Lawrence, and Lewis |
| 26 | Dolores Gresham | Rep | Chester, Crockett, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, McNairy, and Wayne |
| 27 | Lowe Finney | Dem | Carroll, Madison, Gibson |
| 28 | Jim Kyle | Dem | part of Shelby |
| 29 | Ophelia Ford | Dem | part of Shelby |
| 30 | Beverly Marrero | Dem | part of Shelby |
| 31 | Brian Kelsey | Rep | part of Shelby |
| 32 | Mark Norris | Rep | Dyer, Lauderdale, Tipton, and part of Shelby |
| 33 | Reginald Tate | Dem | part of Shelby |
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