Mike Sparks Explained

Mike Sparks^[2] (born January 11, 1967) is an American politician. A Republican, he represents District 49 in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Career

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]

External links

• Official page at the Tennessee General Assembly
• Campaign site
  • Mike Sparks at Ballotpedia
• https://dailymemphian.com/section/opinion/article/15420/tennessee-legislature-representative-john-deberry

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rep. Mike Sparks . . . March 17, 2014.
2. Web site: Mike Sparks' Biography . . March 17, 2014.
3. https://www.murfreesborovoice.com/article/6149/mike-sparks-earns-endorsement-from-tennessee-professional-fire-fighters-association "Mike Sparks earns endorsement from Tennessee Professional Fire Fighters Association"
4. https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2005/04/04/smallb1.html "'I was on to something'"
5. https://books.google.com/books?id=_WGpoAEACAAJ "How to Do More with Less During Tough Times"
6. https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0720&ga=113 "HB 0720 by Sparks"
7. https://tennesseelookout.com/2023/01/18/legislation-aims-at-averting-excessive-jailing-of-juveniles/ "Legislation aims at averting excessive jailing of juveniles"