Bill Ketron won the August 2 general election for mayor and assumed office on September 1,2018, resigning from the Senate on the previous day.
14 Facts About Bill Ketron
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Bill Ketron was born in Kingsport, Tennessee and grew up in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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Bill Ketron graduated from Central High School in Murfreesboro in 1971 and Middle Tennessee State University in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science and history.
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Bill Ketron is the owner of Universal International Insurance, a small business in Murfreesboro.
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Bill Ketron has served as a state senator since being elected to the 103rd Tennessee General Assembly.
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Bill Ketron served as the Deputy Speaker of the Senate, the chairman of the very active and powerful Senate State and Local Government Committee, and a member of the following committees: the Senate Commerce, Labor and Agriculture; Senate Education; Senate Ethics; and Joint Long Term Care Oversight.
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Bill Ketron previously held office as a member of the Rutherford County commission from 1990 to 1998.
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Bill Ketron is a member of the 106th Tennessee General Assembly, the 2010 regular session of which convened on January 25,2010.
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Bill Ketron supported Rick Perry for the Republican Party's nomination in the presidential election of 2012.
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On May 1,2018, Bill Ketron won the Republican primary for the Rutherford County Mayoral nomination.
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Bill Ketron was sworn into office on September 1,2018.
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On May 3,2022, Bill Ketron lost renomination for mayor in the Republican primary, placing third behind former state representative Joe Carr, who placed first in the primary with 6,862 votes, and second place finisher Rhonda Allen, who earned 6,239 votes.
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In June 2018, a fraud complaint was filed against Universal International Insurance, of which Bill Ketron is owner and president.
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The complaint alleges that the company's vice-president, Kelsey Bill Ketron, fraudulently accepted payment for a homeowner's insurance policy, without obtaining the policy, and at a time when she did not possess a valid license to do so.