Mike Sparks
Mike Sparks | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 49th[1] district | |
| Assumed office January 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Kent Coleman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 11, 1967 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Felicia Sparks (m. 1990) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Smyrna, Tennessee |
| Alma mater | Middle Tennessee State University |
| Website | votemikesparks |
Mike Sparks[2] (born January 11, 1967) is an American politician. A Republican, he represents District 49 in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
Career
[edit]Sparks was a county commissioner for Rutherford County, Tennessee from 2002 until 2010, and served on the Smyrna Municipal Planning Committee from 2001 to 2010.[3]
His former auto business, MidTnAUTOS.com, was reported by the Business Journal to be the first 'dot com' car business in Tennessee to use a domain name as its official company name.[4]
Sparks has self-published three books: Learn The Car Business for Fun & Profit, Learn to Barter & 21 Ways to Increase Your Income and How to Do More with Less During Tough Times.[5]
Prompted, in part, by the Rutherford County, Tennessee juvenile arrest and incarceration scandal, in January 2023, he introduced House Bill 720[6] to the Tennessee General Assembly, proposing amendments to protect juveniles from interrogation in the absence of a guardian.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rep. Mike Sparks". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ "Mike Sparks' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ^ "Mike Sparks earns endorsement from Tennessee Professional Fire Fighters Association" Murfreesboro Voice, October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ "'I was on to something'" J. Holly Dolloff, Nashville Business Journal, April 3, 2005. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ "How to Do More with Less During Tough Times" Michael J. Sparks, Createspace, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ "HB 0720 by Sparks" Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ "Legislation aims at averting excessive jailing of juveniles" Sam Stockard, Tennessee Lookout, January 18, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official page at the Tennessee General Assembly
- Campaign site
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Mike Sparks at Ballotpedia
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