Pat Marsh Explained

Pat Marsh^[1] (born January 6, 1949, in Fayetteville, Tennessee) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 62 since winning the special election on October 13, 2009, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative Curt Cobb.^[2]

In 2023, Marsh supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.^[3]

Education

Marsh earned his BS in business and transportation from the University of Tennessee.

Elections

• 2012 Marsh was unopposed for both the August 2, 2012, Republican Primary, winning with 3,008 votes,^[4] and the November 6, 2012, General election, winning with 15,423 votes.^[5]
• 2009 In the District 62 special election to succeed Democratic Representative Curt Cobb, March ran in the four-way August 27, 2009, Republican Primary, winning with 1,826 votes (69.7%),^[6] and won the three-way October 13, 2009, General election with 4,931 votes (55.7%) against Democratic nominee Ty Cobb and Independent candidate Christopher Brown.^[7]
• 2010 Marsh was challenged in the August 5, 2010, Republican Primary, winning with 6,087 votes (87.3%),^[8] and won the November 2, 2010, General election with 11,931 votes (74.8%) against Democratic nominee Jenny Hunt.^[9]

External links

• Official page at the Tennessee General Assembly
• Campaign site
  • Pat Marsh at Ballotpedia
• Pat Marsh at OpenSecrets

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pat Marsh's Biography . . March 17, 2014.
2. Web site: Rep. Pat Marsh . . . March 17, 2014.
3. Web site: Tennessee's Republican-led House expels 2 Democratic lawmakers over gun reform protest, fails in bid to oust a third. Andone. Dakin. Young. Ryan. Simonson. Amy. Almasy. Steve. CNN. en. 2023-04-07.
4. Web site: State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Republican Primary . . Nashville, Tennessee . 175 . March 17, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313183820/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-08/RepPrimaryPrecinctTotals.pdf . March 13, 2014 .
5. Web site: State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 65 . March 17, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313183815/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-11/TNHousePrecinctTotals.pdf . March 13, 2014 .
6. Web site: State of Tennessee August 27, 2009 Republican Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . March 17, 2014.
7. Web site: State of Tennessee October 13, 2009 General Special Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . March 17, 2014.
8. Web site: State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Republican Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 47 . March 17, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140314000509/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-08/RepTNHousePrecinct.pdf . March 14, 2014 . dead .
9. Web site: State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 50 . March 17, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313223338/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-11/TNHPrecinct.pdf . March 13, 2014 . dead .