Billy Spivey
Billy Spivey is an American politician who was a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 92nd district from 2012 to November 2016
Biography
Early life
He was born on January 18, 1969. He received an A.A.S. from Columbia State Community College in Columbia, Tennessee. He was in the United States Army during the 1990-1991 Gulf War with the 1st Cavalry Division. He also graduated from the Leadership Marshall County.Career
In 2012, he worked as a maintenance superintendent at Walker Die Casting.He is the former chairman of the Marshall County Republican Party and a former member of the Tennessee Technology Center advisory board.
He first ran against Democratic congressman Eddie Bass in 2010, and lost. He ran again in 2012, and won the November 2012, and became the state congressman for the 92nd district of Tennessee. He won the election against Vicki Cain, who was chair of the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce.
In the Tennessee House, he was a member of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, the House State Government Committee and the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee. He is also a past chairman of the Marshall County Commission. He expressed his concern about handing the Nickajack Reservoir over to the state of Georgia. During his time in the Tennessee House, he played a pivotal role in phasing out the Hall income tax. He was also a central figure in replacing Common Core in Tennessee with an alternative crafted by Tennessee-based educators and experts.
He lost the 2018 Republican primary for the 92nd District Representative seat to the Tennessee house of Representatives to Rick Tillis, receiving 43% of the vote.
Spivey is a member of the Tennessee State Guard.