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How they voted on thumb printing
By: Pat Hunter
March 15, 2009
The Nashville Tennessean newspaper published an article about how House state lawmakers on a proposed thumb printing bill.
According to the article the vote took place on Thursday, March 12th and the measure passed by 82-11, to eliminate thumbprint requirements when buying guns.
"Voting yes were 49 Republicans and 33 Democrats. Voting no were 11 Democrats."
"Speaker Kent Williams is identified as a Republican in this list. He has had his Republican credentials stripped by the state party, but still caucuses with the House GOP."
Our area lawmakers are highlighted in yellow for your convenience. The news article grouped the lawmakers by party.
REPUBLICANS VOTING YES
Mike Bell, Riceville
Harry Brooks, Knoxville
Kevin Brooks, Cleveland
Joe Carr, Lascassas
Stacey Campfield, Knoxville
Glen Casada, Franklin
Jim Cobb, Spring City
Jim Coley, Bartlett
Vince Dean, East Ridge
Vance Dennis, Savannah
Bill Dunn, Knoxville
Jimmy Eldridge, Jackson
Joshua Evans, Greenbrier
Chad Faulkner, Luttrell
Richard Floyd, Chattanooga
Curtis Halford, Dyer
Michael Harrison, Sneedville
Beth Halteman Harwell, Nashville
David Hawk, Greeneville
Ryan Haynes, Knoxville
Joey Hensley, Hohenwald
Matthew Hill, Jonesborough
Curtis Johnson, Clarksville
Phillip Johnson, Pegram
Brian Kelsey, Germantown
Ron Lollar, Bartlett
Jon Lundberg, Bristol
Susan Lynn, Mt. Juliet
Debra Young Maggart, Hendersonville
Judd Matheny, Tullahoma
Jimmy Matlock, Lenoir City
Joe McCord, Maryville
Gerald McCormick, Chattanooga
Steve McDaniel, Parkers Crossroads
Steve McManus, Cordova
Richard Montgomery, Sevierville
Jason Mumpower, Bristol
Frank Niceley, Strawberry Plains
Bob Ramsey, Maryville
Barrett Rich, Somerville
Dennis Roach, Rutledge
Donna Rowland, Murfreesboro
Charles Sargent, Franklin
Tony Shipley, Kingsport
Eric Swafford, Pikeville
Curry Todd, Collierville
Eric Watson, Cleveland
Terri Lynn Weaver, Lancaster
Speaker Kent Williams, Elizabethton
DEMOCRATS VOTING YES
Joe Armstrong, Knoxville
Judy Barker, UnionCity
Eddie Bass, Prospect
Stratton Bone, Lebanon
Willie Borchert, Camden
Curt Cobb, Shelbyville
Ty Cobb, Columbia
Kent Coleman, Murfreesboro
Charles Curtiss, Sparta
Dennis Ferguson, Midtown
Henry Fincher, Cookeville
Craig Fitzhugh, Ripley
George Fraley, Winchester
Jim Hackworth, Clinton
Bill Harmon, Dunlap
Sherry Jones, Nashville
Mike Kernell, Memphis
John Litz, Morristown
Mark Maddox, Dresden
Michael Ray McDonald, Portland
Gary Moore, Joelton
Gary Odom, Nashville
Joe Pitts, Clarksville
Janis Sontany, Nashville
Mike Stewart, Nashville
John Tidwell, New Johnsonville
Harry Tindell, Knoxville
Joe Towns, Memphis
Mike Turner, Old Hickory
Ben West, Hermitage
John Mark Windle, Livingston
Les Winningham, Huntsville
Eddie Yokley, Greeneville
DEMOCRATS VOTING NO
Tommie Brown, Chattanooga
Karen Camper, Memphis
Joanne Favors, Chattanooga
G. A. Hardaway, Memphis
Ulysses Jones Jr., Memphis
Larry Miller, Memphis
Jimmy Naifeh, Covington
Mary Pruitt, Nashville
Jeanne Richardson, Memphis
Johnny Shaw, Bolivar
Larry Turner, Memphis
DEMOCRATS NOT VOTING
Barbara Cooper, Memphis
John Deberry, Memphis
Lois DeBerry, Memphis
Brenda Gilmore, Nashville
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ABSENT
Dale Ford, Jonesborough
David Shepard, Dickson
SOURCE: The Tennessean
(AP News March 13, 2009)
03-15-09