Representative Sam Whitson

Email Legislator

Republican
Franklin

District 65
Part of Williamson County

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Contact Information

Nashville Address

425 Rep. John Lewis Way N.
Suite 552 Cordell Hull Bldg.
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 741-1864
Fax: (615) 253-0228

District Address

803 Fair Street
Franklin, TN 37064

Staff Contacts

Amanda Conway

Personal Info
Committees
Community Involvement
Honors & Awards

- Born April 11
- Married, wife Pam, two children, five grandchildren
- Methodist
- Colonel, U.S. Army, Retired
- U.S. Army War College
- U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
- University of Oklahoma, Master of Public Administration
- Middle Tennessee State University, B.S.
- Chair, Transportation Subcommittee
- Member, Select Ethics Committee
- Member, Select Ethics Subcommittee
- Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
- Member, Health Committee
- Member, Transportation Committee
- Member, Joint Pensions
- Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of the Second Extraordinary Session
- Member, Public Health Committee of the Third Extraordinary Session
- House member of the 110th through 112th General Assemblies
- Board Member, Tennessee Historical Society
- Board Member, Tennessee Lawyer’s Fund for Client Protection
- Advisory Board Member, Tennessee History for Kids
- Advisory Board Member, TDEC’s Health Parks/Healthy Person
- Advisory Board Member, Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association
- Advisory Board Member, Rippavilla Historical Site
- Spring Hill Chamber of Commerce
- Fairview Chamber of Commerce
- The Battle of Franklin Trust
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4893
- Franklin’s Charge Inc.
- American Legion Post 215
- Franklin Noon Rotary
- Williamson Inc.
- Elks Lodge No. 7
- Disabled American Veterans
- Save the Franklin Battlefield
- Military Officers Association of America
- Veteran U.S. Army, 1976-2002
- Chairman City of Franklin Battlefield Preservation Commission
- Chairman, Carter House State Historical Site
- Foreman, Williamson County Grand Jury
- American Legion Post 5 Senator Douglas Henry Memorial Award
- TN Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics Legislator of the Year
- Fairview High School Shining Apple Volunteer Award
- Down Syndrome Association of Middle TN Phyllis Gall Award
- The Tennessean’s Person of the Year
- TN District Attorney’s Conference Public Safety Advocate Award
- TN Licensed Professional Counselors Association Legislator of the Year
- National Alliance on Mental Illness Public Policy Advocacy Award
- 2018 TN Licensed Professional Counselors Association Legislator of the Year
- 2018 National Alliance on Mental Illness Public Policy Advocacy Award
- 2017 Freshman Legislator of the Year - Tennessee Engineers
- American Conservative Union Foundation Conservative Achievement

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