Monty Fritts

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Monty Fritts
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 32nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 10, 2023
Preceded byKent Calfee
Personal details
Born (1963-12-10) December 10, 1963 (age 61)
Political partyRepublican
Alma materLiberty University
University of Tennessee

Monty Fritts (born December 10, 1963)[1] is an American politician.[2] A Republican, he represents the 32nd district in the Tennessee House of Representatives.[1]

Education

Fritts attended Liberty University and the University of Tennessee.[1][3]

Career

In August 2022, Fritts defeated Teresa Pesterfield Kirkham, Keaton Bowman, Donnie Hall and Randy Childs in the Republican primary election for the 32nd district of the Tennessee House of Representatives.[4] In November 2022, he defeated Jan Hahn in the general election.[5] He succeeded Kent Calfee.

On April 5, 2023, just weeks after a deadly school shooting, he voted to move a bill forward to arm teachers; a vote in direct opposition to his constituents wishes and members of the general public on-site protesting for gun reform.[6]

On April 11, 2024, Frits was one of only two house members who voted against bills SB 1917 and HB 2041 that would ban marriage between biological first cousins. The bills were subsequently approved by the House and Senate.[7]

He and Gino Bulso voted against a ban on marriages between first cousins.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Representative Monty Fritts". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  2. ^ Lawrence, Damon (November 10, 2022). "Humbling' win sends Fritts to legislature". The Mountain Press. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  3. ^ Willett, Hugh (September 28, 2022). "Fritts, Hahn debate before Nov. 8 vote". News-Herald. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 Tennessee State House - District 32 Republican Primary Results". Detroit Free Press. August 4, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 Tennessee State House - District 32 Election Results". The Arizona Republic. November 8, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "Tennessee Advances Bill to Arm Teachers". US News & World Report. April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  7. ^ "Bill that prohibits first cousins marrying each other passes Tennessee General Assembly". WHBQ-TV. April 11, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  8. ^ https://www.newsweek.com/tennessee-republicans-fight-ban-cousins-married-1889510



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