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John Stevens
John Stevens
	Stevens in 2017
Member of the Tennessee Senate; from the 24th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 8, 2013
Preceded by	Roy Herron
Personal details
Born	October 18, 1973 (age 51)
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Elicia Stevens
Children	2
Education	University of Tennessee at Martin (BS) ; University of Memphis (JD)
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John Stevens (born October 18, 1973) is an American politician who serves in the Tennessee Senate from the 24th district as a member of the Republican Party.

Early life

John Stevens was born on October 18, 1973. From 1992 to 1996, he attended the University of Tennessee at Martin and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in political science and English. From 1999 to 2000, he attended Cumberland School of Law. From 2000 to 2002, he attended the University of Memphis and graduated with a Juris Doctor.^[1]

Tennessee Senate

Elections

In 2012, Stevens won the Republican primary against Danny C. Jowers for a seat in the Tennessee Senate from the 24th district.^[2] In the general election he defeated Democratic nominee Brad Thompson.^[3] In 2016, Stevens won in the Republican primary and general election without opposition.^[4]^[5]

During the 2020 Republican primary Governor Bill Lee campaigned for Stevens.^[6] In the Republican primary Stevens defeated Casey L. Hood.^[7]

Tenure

During the 2020 United States Senate election in Tennessee Stevens endorsed Bill Hagerty.^[8]

Political positions

On July 1, 2020, Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk announced that people with less than half an ounce of marijuana would not be prosecuted. Stevens criticized Funk and stated that "the honorable thing to do is resign your office."^[9]

Ratings

In 2017, the American Conservative Union gave Stevens a 100% rating.^[10] The NRA Political Victory Fund gave Stevens an "A+" rating and endorsed him for reelection in 2020.^[11] In 2020, Americans for Prosperity gave Stevens an rating of 108%.^[12]

Electoral history

John Stevens electoral history

2012 Tennessee Senate 24th district Republican primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Stevens	5,419	60.92%
	Republican	Danny C. Jowers	3,476	39.08%
Total votes			8,895	100.00%

2012 Tennessee Senate 24th district election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Stevens	38,667	56.47%
	Democratic	Danny C. Jowers	29,807	43.53%
Total votes			68,474	100.00%

2016 Tennessee Senate 24th district Republican primary^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Stevens (incumbent)	9,474	100.00%
Total votes			9,474	100.00%

2016 Tennessee Senate 24th district election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Stevens (incumbent)	46,945	100.00%
Total votes			46,945	100.00%

References

^ "John Stevens' Biography". Vote Smart. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "2012 primary results page 8" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 16, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "2012 election results page 12" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 16, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "2016 primary results page 7" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "2016 election results page 3" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 16, 2020.
^ "Tennessee governor defends mixing COVID-19 response with political campaign visit". WTVF. February 9, 1991. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
^ "2020 primary results" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. August 6, 2020. p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 16, 2020.
^ Stevens, John [@SenJohnStevens] (July 31, 2020). "John Stevens Endorses Hagerty" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 2, 2020 – via Twitter.
^ "Nashville DA will no longer prosecute minor marijuana possession charges". News Channel 5. July 1, 2020. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
^ "ACU legislator ratings: TN Senate more conservative than House". The Tennessee Journal. December 31, 2017. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
^ "NRA Endorses Sen. John Stevens for Tennessee State Senate". NRA-ILA. July 3, 2020. Archived from the original on August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020. ...the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) today endorsed John Stevens for re-election to the 24th Senate District of Tennessee.
^ "Taxpayer Scorecard 11th Legislative Session 2019-2020" (PDF). Americans for Prosperity. July 24, 2020.

External links

Stevens official website
John Stevens on Twitter

[life-1] "John Stevens' Biography". Vote Smart. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[primary_2012-2] "2012 primary results page 8" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 16, 2020.

[election_2012-3] "2012 election results page 12" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 16, 2020.

[primary_2016-4] "2016 primary results page 7" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2020.

[election_2016-5] "2016 election results page 3" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 16, 2020.

[6] "Tennessee governor defends mixing COVID-19 response with political campaign visit". WTVF. February 9, 1991. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

[primary_2020-7] "2020 primary results" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. August 6, 2020. p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 16, 2020.

[8] Stevens, John [@SenJohnStevens] (July 31, 2020). "John Stevens Endorses Hagerty" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 2, 2020 – via Twitter.

[9] "Nashville DA will no longer prosecute minor marijuana possession charges". News Channel 5. July 1, 2020. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[10] "ACU legislator ratings: TN Senate more conservative than House". The Tennessee Journal. December 31, 2017. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[11] "NRA Endorses Sen. John Stevens for Tennessee State Senate". NRA-ILA. July 3, 2020. Archived from the original on August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020. ...the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) today endorsed John Stevens for re-election to the 24th Senate District of Tennessee.

[12] "Taxpayer Scorecard 11th Legislative Session 2019-2020" (PDF). Americans for Prosperity. July 24, 2020.

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 ==Early life==
-John Stevens was born on October 18, 1973. From 1992 to 1996, he attended the [[University of Tennessee at Martin]] and graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science]] in political science and English. From 1999 to 2000, he attended [[Cumberland School of Law]]. From 2000 to 2002, he attended the [[University of Memphis]] and graduated with a [[Juris Doctor]].<ref name="life">{{Cite news |title=John Stevens' Biography |work=[[Vote Smart]] |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/139031/john-stevens |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.vn/AhVAU |archive-date=August 1, 2020}}</ref>
+John Stevens was born on October 18, 1973. From 1992 to 1996, he attended the [[University of Tennessee at Martin]] and graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science]] in political science and English. From 1999 to 2000, he attended [[Cumberland School of Law]]. From 2000 to 2002, he attended the [[University of Memphis]] and graduated with a [[Juris Doctor]].<ref name="life">{{Cite news |title=John Stevens' Biography |work=[[Vote Smart]] |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/139031/john-stevens |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200801130052/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/139031/john-stevens |archive-date=August 1, 2020 |access-date=August 1, 2020 }}</ref>
 ==Tennessee Senate==
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 In 2012, Stevens won the Republican primary against Danny C. Jowers for a seat in the [[Tennessee State Senate|Tennessee Senate]] from the [[Tennessee's 24th Senate district|24th district]].<ref name="primary 2012">{{Cite news |title=2012 primary results page 8 |work=[[Tennessee Secretary of State]] |url=https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/sos/election/results/2012-08/RepPrimaryCountyTotals.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716161436/https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/sos/election/results/2012-08/RepPrimaryCountyTotals.pdf |archive-date=July 16, 2020}}</ref> In the general election he defeated Democratic nominee Brad Thompson.<ref name="election 2012">{{Cite news |title=2012 election results page 12 |work=[[Tennessee Secretary of State]] |url=https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/sos/election/results/2012-11/TNSenateCountyTotals.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716152624/https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/sos/election/results/2012-11/TNSenateCountyTotals.pdf |archive-date=July 16, 2020}}</ref> In 2016, Stevens won in the Republican primary and general election without opposition.<ref name="primary 2016">{{Cite news |title=2016 primary results page 7 |work=[[Tennessee Secretary of State]] |url=https://sos-tn-gov-files.s3.amazonaws.com/1%20Republican%20County%20Totals.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717024430/https://sos-tn-gov-files.s3.amazonaws.com/1%20Republican%20County%20Totals.pdf |archive-date=July 17, 2020}}</ref><ref name="election 2016">{{Cite news |title=2016 election results page 3 |work=[[Tennessee Secretary of State]] |url=https://sos-tn-gov-files.s3.amazonaws.com/TNSenatebyCountyNov2016.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716135407/https://sos-tn-gov-files.s3.amazonaws.com/TNSenatebyCountyNov2016.pdf |archive-date=July 16, 2020}}</ref>
-During the 2020 Republican primary Governor [[Bill Lee (Tennessee politician)|Bill Lee]] campaigned for Stevens.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 9, 1991 |title=Tennessee governor defends mixing COVID-19 response with political campaign visit |work=[[WTVF]] |url=https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/tennessee-governor-defends-mixing-covid-19-response-with-political-campaign-visit |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.vn/XEqUL |archive-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref> In the Republican primary Stevens defeated Casey L. Hood.<ref name="primary 2020">{{Cite news |date=August 6, 2020 |title=2020 primary results |page=11 |work=[[Tennessee Secretary of State]] |url=https://sos-tn-gov-files.tnsosfiles.com/Aug%202020%20Republican%20Primary%20County%20Totals.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916165949/https://sos-tn-gov-files.tnsosfiles.com/Aug%202020%20Republican%20Primary%20County%20Totals.pdf |archive-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref>
+During the 2020 Republican primary Governor [[Bill Lee (Tennessee politician)|Bill Lee]] campaigned for Stevens.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 9, 1991 |title=Tennessee governor defends mixing COVID-19 response with political campaign visit |work=[[WTVF]] |url=https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/tennessee-governor-defends-mixing-covid-19-response-with-political-campaign-visit |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200916165633/https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/tennessee-governor-defends-mixing-covid-19-response-with-political-campaign-visit |archive-date=September 16, 2020 |access-date=September 16, 2020 }}</ref> In the Republican primary Stevens defeated Casey L. Hood.<ref name="primary 2020">{{Cite news |date=August 6, 2020 |title=2020 primary results |page=11 |work=[[Tennessee Secretary of State]] |url=https://sos-tn-gov-files.tnsosfiles.com/Aug%202020%20Republican%20Primary%20County%20Totals.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916165949/https://sos-tn-gov-files.tnsosfiles.com/Aug%202020%20Republican%20Primary%20County%20Totals.pdf |archive-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref>
 ===Tenure===
-During the [[2020 United States Senate election in Tennessee]] Stevens endorsed [[Bill Hagerty (politician)|Bill Hagerty]].<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Stevens |first=John |author-link= |user=SenJohnStevens |number=1289312341071454208 |date=July 31, 2020 |title=John Stevens Endorses Hagerty |link=https://twitter.com/SenJohnStevens/status/1289312341071454208 |archive-url=http://archive.vn/kZ3Aj |archive-date=August 2, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
+During the [[2020 United States Senate election in Tennessee]] Stevens endorsed [[Bill Hagerty]].<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Stevens |first=John |author-link= |user=SenJohnStevens |number=1289312341071454208 |date=July 31, 2020 |title=John Stevens Endorses Hagerty |link=https://twitter.com/SenJohnStevens/status/1289312341071454208 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200802072211/https://twitter.com/SenJohnStevens/status/1289312341071454208 |archive-date=August 2, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Political positions==
-On July 1, 2020, Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk announced that people with less than half an ounce of marijuana would not be prosecuted. Stevens criticized Funk and stated that "the honorable thing to do is resign your office."<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 1, 2020 |title=Nashville DA will no longer prosecute minor marijuana possession charges |work=News Channel 5 |url=https://www.newschannel5.com/news/nashville-da-will-no-longer-prosecute-minor-marijuana-possession-charges |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.vn/RXDQv |archive-date=August 1, 2020}}</ref>
+On July 1, 2020, Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk announced that people with less than half an ounce of marijuana would not be prosecuted. Stevens criticized Funk and stated that "the honorable thing to do is resign your office."<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 1, 2020 |title=Nashville DA will no longer prosecute minor marijuana possession charges |work=News Channel 5 |url=https://www.newschannel5.com/news/nashville-da-will-no-longer-prosecute-minor-marijuana-possession-charges |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200801131730/https://www.newschannel5.com/news/nashville-da-will-no-longer-prosecute-minor-marijuana-possession-charges |archive-date=August 1, 2020 |access-date=August 1, 2020 }}</ref>
 ===Ratings===
-In 2017, the [[American Conservative Union]] gave Stevens a 100% rating.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 31, 2017 |title=ACU legislator ratings: TN Senate more conservative than House |work=The Tennessee Journal |url=http://onthehill.tnjournal.net/american-conservative-union-tn-senate-conservative-house/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.vn/wLU5b |archive-date=August 1, 2020}}</ref> The [[National Rifle Association]] gave Stevens an A+ rating and endorsed him for reelection in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 3, 2020 |title=NRA Endorses Sen. John Stevens for Tennessee State Senate |work=[[National Rifle Association]] |url=https://www.nraila.org/articles/20200703/nra-endorses-sen-john-stevens-for-tennessee-state-senate |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.vn/dAIaV |archive-date=August 1, 2020}}</ref> In 2020, [[Americans for Prosperity]] gave Stevens an rating of 108%.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 24, 2020 |title=New analysis grades Tennessee lawmakers on responsible use of taxpayer dollars |work=[[The Center Square]] |url=https://www.thecentersquare.com/tennessee/new-analysis-grades-tennessee-lawmakers-on-responsible-use-of-taxpayer-dollars/article_a7cb8a6c-cdcc-11ea-9f99-77f61a1d8181.amp.html |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.vn/RdQBh |archive-date=August 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=July 24, 2020 |title=Taxpayer Scorecard 11th Legislative Session 2019-2020 |work=[[Americans for Prosperity]] |url=https://mk0xituxemauaaa56cm7.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AFP_TN_2020ScoreCard.pdf?linkId=94099335&fbclid=IwAR1qSykfKFCNnFsyHM9C9FI6tQBclEd_zLWGnhOZBVj-5T225lGSKYOyR-s |url-status=live}}</ref>
+In 2017, the [[American Conservative Union]] gave Stevens a 100% rating.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 31, 2017 |title=ACU legislator ratings: TN Senate more conservative than House |work=The Tennessee Journal |url=http://onthehill.tnjournal.net/american-conservative-union-tn-senate-conservative-house/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200801132349/http://onthehill.tnjournal.net/american-conservative-union-tn-senate-conservative-house/ |archive-date=August 1, 2020 |access-date=August 1, 2020 }}</ref> The [[NRA Political Victory Fund]] gave Stevens an "A+" rating and endorsed him for reelection in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 3, 2020 |title=NRA Endorses Sen. John Stevens for Tennessee State Senate |work=NRA-ILA  |url=https://www.nraila.org/articles/20200703/nra-endorses-sen-john-stevens-for-tennessee-state-senate |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200802070933/https://www.nraila.org/articles/20200703/nra-endorses-sen-john-stevens-for-tennessee-state-senate |archive-date=August 2, 2020 |access-date=August 2, 2020 |quote="...the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) today endorsed John Stevens for re-election to the 24th Senate District of Tennessee."}}</ref> In 2020, [[Americans for Prosperity]] gave Stevens an rating of 108%.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 24, 2020 |title=Taxpayer Scorecard 11th Legislative Session 2019-2020 |work=[[Americans for Prosperity]] |url=https://mk0xituxemauaaa56cm7.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AFP_TN_2020ScoreCard.pdf?linkId=94099335&fbclid=IwAR1qSykfKFCNnFsyHM9C9FI6tQBclEd_zLWGnhOZBVj-5T225lGSKYOyR-s }}</ref>
 ==Electoral history==
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 ==External links==
-* {{Official website|http://archive.vn/xCUTU|Stevens official website}}
+* {{Official website|https://archive.today/20200801125437/http://www.capitol.tn.gov/senate/members/s24.html|Stevens official website}}
 * [https://twitter.com/senjohnstevens John Stevens] on Twitter
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