Andrew Farmer
2012 - Present
2026
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Andrew Farmer (Republican Party) is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 17. He assumed office in 2012. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.
Farmer (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 17. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Farmer received a B.A. in business administration from East Tennessee State University. He later received a J.D. from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. His professional experience includes serving as an attorney.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Farmer was assigned to the following committees:
- Calendar and Rules Committee
- Civil Justice Committee, Chair
- Criminal Justice Committee
- Health Committee
- Naming and Designating Committee
- House Rules Committee
2021-2022
Farmer was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Farmer was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Tennessee committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Calendar and Rules |
| • Civil Justice, Chair |
| • Criminal Justice |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Farmer served on the following committees:
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| • Criminal Justice |
| • Insurance and Banking |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Farmer served on the following committees:
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| • Civil Justice |
| • Criminal Justice |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 17
Incumbent Andrew Farmer won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 17 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andrew Farmer (R) | 100.0 | 25,047 |
| Total votes: 25,047 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 17
Incumbent Andrew Farmer advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 17 on August 1, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Farmer | 100.0 | 4,428 |
| Total votes: 4,428 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Farmer in this election.
2022
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 17
Incumbent Andrew Farmer won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 17 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Farmer (R) | 100.0 | 13,085 |
| Total votes: 13,085 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 17
Incumbent Andrew Farmer advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 17 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Farmer | 100.0 | 2,604 |
| Total votes: 2,604 | |||
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2020
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 17
Incumbent Andrew Farmer defeated Delynn McCash in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 17 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Farmer (R) | 81.4 | 21,608 |
| Delynn McCash (D) | 18.6 | 4,935 | ||
| Total votes: 26,543 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 17
Delynn McCash advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 17 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Delynn McCash | 100.0 | 834 | |
| Total votes: 834 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 17
Incumbent Andrew Farmer advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 17 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Farmer | 100.0 | 6,064 |
| Total votes: 6,064 | |||
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2018
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 17
Incumbent Andrew Farmer defeated Delynn McCash in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 17 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Farmer (R) | 79.3 | 14,949 |
| Delynn McCash (D) | 20.7 | 3,907 | ||
| Total votes: 18,856 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 17
Delynn McCash advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 17 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Delynn McCash | 100.0 | 1,042 | |
| Total votes: 1,042 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 17
Incumbent Andrew Farmer advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 17 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Farmer | 100.0 | 6,949 |
| Total votes: 6,949 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016.
Incumbent Andrew Farmer ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 17 general election.[1][2]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 17 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Andrew Farmer Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent Andrew Farmer ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 17 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 17 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Andrew Farmer Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Incumbent Andrew E. Farmer was unopposed in the Republican primary. Farmer was unopposed in the general election.[5][6]
2012
Farmer won election in the 2012 election for Tennessee House of Representatives, District 17. Farmer defeated Larry Boggs and Roger W. Griffith in the August 2 primary election and defeated Mike Dockery (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Andrew Farmer |
76.1% | 14,244 | |
| Democratic | Mike Dockery | 23.9% | 4,476 | |
| Total Votes | 18,720 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Andrew Farmer |
52.1% | 2,980 |
| Roger Griffith | 43.9% | 2,516 |
| Larry Boggs | 4% | 229 |
| Total Votes | 5,725 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Andrew Farmer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Andrew Farmer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 25.
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2023
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In 2023, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 21.
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2022
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In 2022, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 28.
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2021
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In 2021, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 5.
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2020
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In 2020, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 19.
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2019
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In 2019, the Tennessee General Assembly was in session January 8 through May 2.
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2018
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In 2018, the 110th Tennessee General Assembly, second session, was in session January 9 to April 27.
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2017
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In 2017, the 110th Tennessee General Assembly, first session, was in session January 10 to May 10.
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2016
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In 2016, the 109th Tennessee General Assembly, second year, was in session from January 12 through April 22
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2015
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In 2015, the 109th Tennessee General Assembly, first year, was in session from January 13 through April 22.
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2014
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In 2014, the 108th Tennessee General Assembly, second year, was in session from January 14 to April 18.
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2013
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In 2013, the 108th Tennessee General Assembly, first year, was in session from January 8 to April 19.
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2012
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In 2012, the 107th Tennessee General Assembly, second year, was in session from January 10 through May 1.
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Personal
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Farmer and his wife, Mariah, have two children. They currently reside in Sevierville, Tennessee.
Noteworthy events
Resolutions to expel representatives
On Monday, April 3, 2023, Rep. Bud Hulsey (R), Rep. Gino Bulso (R), and Rep. Andrew Farmer (R) introduced three resolutions to expel Rep. Gloria Johnson (D), Rep. Justin Jones (D), and Rep. Justin Pearson (D) from the Tennessee House of Representatives. The resolutions stated that Johnson, Jones, and Pearson had engaged in “disorderly behavior” and “did knowingly and intentionally bring disorder and dishonor to the House of Representatives” after they participated in protests on March 30, 2023 in support of gun control laws.[12]
On April 6, 2023, the Tennessee House of Representatives voted 72-25 and 69-26 on House resolutions 65 and 63 to expel Representatives Justin Jones (Tennessee state representative) (D) and Justin Pearson (D). House resolution 64 to expel Rep. Gloria Johnson (D) failed to pass at 65 ayes and 30 nays.
On April 10, 2023, the Metropolitan Nashville Council voted 36-0 to reinstate Jones. On April 12, the Shelby County Commission will voted to reinstate Pearson.[13][14][15]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Tennessee House of Representatives District 17 |
Officeholder Tennessee House of Representatives District 17 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ The New York Times, "Election 2016," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2016 general election results - Tennessee House of Representatives," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 8, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 11, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 4, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 4, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 7, 2014 Election Results," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Filed for State Senate and State House of Representatives," accessed April 5, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2012 List of Candidates," accessed April 17, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Department of State, "Election Results," accessed April 17, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Tennessee - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 2, 2012
- ↑ Tennessee Bar Association, "Nashville Chamber Releases 2015 Legislative Scorecard," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ Tennessee Bar Association, "Nashville Chamber Releases 2015 Legislative Scorecard," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ The Tennessean, "Tennessee GOP begins expulsion process for 3 Democrats, House session devolves into chaos," accessed April 4, 2023
- ↑ The New York Times, "Nashville Council Votes to Return Expelled Lawmaker to House," April 10, 2023
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Nashville council votes to reinstate Black Tennessee lawmaker," April 10, 2023
- ↑ The Hill, "Justin Pearson reinstated to Tennessee state House after expulsion," accessed April 12, 2023
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Tennessee House of Representatives District 17 2012-Present |
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