Tre Hargett
| Tre Hargett | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State of Tennessee | |
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Assumed office January 15, 2009 |
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| Governor |
Phil Bredesen Bill Haslam |
| Preceded by | Riley Darnell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1969 (age 47–48) Ripley, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Dawn Simbeck |
| Children | 2 |
| Education |
Memphis State University (BS, MBA) |
| Website | tennessee |
Tre Hargett (born 1969 in Ripley, Tennessee) is an American Republican Party politician who currently is serving as the Secretary of State of Tennessee. He is the son of Tennessee Adjutant General Gus L. Hargett, Jr.
Hargett attended Memphis State University, earning a B.B.A. in accounting in 1991 and a M.B.A. in marketing in 1992.
Hargett, a resident of Bartlett, Tennessee, served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1996 to 2006. He was the Republican leader in that house from 2003 to 2005, having been elected by his colleagues to that position twice. During his tenure in the House, Hargett co-sponsored a constitutional amendment designed to facilitate property tax relief for senior citizens; the amendment was approved by 83% of Tennessee voters. In 2007, he was nominated to the position of Director of the Tennessee Regulatory Authority (TRA), which sets the rates and service standards of privately owned telephone, natural gas, electric and water utilities. Hargett was confirmed by the Tennessee General Assembly and served from February 2008 through January 2009. In January 2009, the state legislature's new Republican majority voted to replace longtime Secretary of State Riley Darnell, a Democrat with the support of Governor Phil Bredesen, with Hargett. Hargett immediately resigned from his position as Director of the TRA and took office as Secretary of State on January 15, 2009.
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