Jim Summerville | |
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Member of the Tennessee Senate from the 25 district |
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Assumed office January 2011 |
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Preceded by | Doug Jackson |
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Born | October 27, 1947 |
Political party | Independent (formerly Republican) |
Residence | Dickson, TN |
Profession | College Instructor |
Website | http://senatorjimsummerville.com/ |
James M. "Jim" Summerville (born October 27, 1947) is an Independent member of the Tennessee Senate for the 25th district, encompassing after the 2012 redistricting: Cheatham County, Dickson County, Hickman County, Humphreys County, and Robertson County; and Dickson County, Giles County, Hickman County, Humphreys County, Lawrence County, and Lewis County before the 2012 redistricting.
Jim Summerville was born on October 27 in Dickson, Tennessee. He received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Tennessee in 1969, an M.A. in English Literature from the University of Iowa in 1972, and an M.A. in American History from Vanderbilt University in 1983. He teaches as an adjunct instructor in the Department of Languages and Literature at Austin Peay State University. Elected as a Republican, he resigned his membership in the Republican Caucus after losing in a primary in August 2014. In a letter he sent to the Republican Caucus Chairman, Summerville said he would be serving as an independent member of the Senate for the remainder of his term.
He is a member of the National Association of Scholars and the Tennessee Eagle Forum. He attends a Presbyterian church in Dickson.