Kevin Vaughan (born April 30, 1962) is an American real estate broker and politician from the state of Tennessee. A Republican, Vaughan has represented the 95th district of the Tennessee House of Representatives, based in Collierville in the suburbs of Memphis, since 2017.[1][2]
Career
In February 2017, Mark Lovell resigned from the 95th district of the Tennessee House of Representatives due to allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct, and a special election was called to replace him. Vaughan narrowly won the seven-way April Republican primary with 27% of the vote to his nearest opponent's 26%; he went on to easily win the June general election over Democrat Julie Byrd Ashworth with 62% of the vote.[3][4] Vaughan was overwhelmingly elected to his first full term in 2018 against Democrat Sanjeev Memula.[5]
In 2023, Vaughan supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.[6]
Personal life
Vaughan lives in Collierville with his wife, Johnna, with whom he has two children.[7]
References
- ^ "Representative Kevin Vaughan". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Kevin Vaughan". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ Linda A. Moore (April 27, 2017). "Kevin Vaughan wins TN House Dist. 95 Republican primary". Memphis Commercial Appeal. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ Linda A. Moore (June 15, 2017). "Kevin Vaughan wins Tennessee House District 95 race". Memphis Commercial Appeal. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ Jennifer Pignolet (November 6, 2018). "Incumbents hold off challengers in West Tennessee state House races". Memphis Commercial Appeal. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ Andone, Dakin; Young, Ryan; Simonson, Amy; Almasy, Steve. "Tennessee's Republican-led House expels 2 Democratic lawmakers over gun reform protest, fails in bid to oust a third". CNN. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Get to Know Kevin". Kevin Vaughan, Tennessee State Representative. Retrieved August 1, 2020.