Judd Ellis Matheny was an American Republican politician in Tennessee, who served as County Mayor for Coffee County, Tennessee, from 2022 until his death in 2024.
13 Facts About Judd Matheny
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Judd Matheny's district included all or parts of Coffee, Warren counties.
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Judd Matheny served in the state house from 2002 to 2018.
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Judd Matheny was born on April 9,1970, in Knoxville.
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Judd Matheny remained with the Tennessee Army National Guard until 1995.
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Judd Matheny was employed as a reserve deputy sheriff by the Putnam County Sheriff's Department during 1990 and 1991, and then began worked as a full-time police officer with the City of Baxter, Tennessee from 1991 through 1993, before becoming a special agent for the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, where he worked within many liquor and narcotic related duties from 1994 to 1998.
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Judd Matheny completed his Bachelor of Science correspondence degree in Criminal Justice and Political Science from Excelsior University in 2000.
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Judd Matheny was chairman of the Coffee County Republican Party and was a member of the Chambers of Commerce of Tullahoma, Manchester, and McMinnville.
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Judd Matheny was a member of the National Rifle Association, the National Wild Turkey Federation, and Quail Unlimited.
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Judd Matheny was a Master Mason, and a member of the Tullahoma Rotary Club.
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Judd Matheny endorsed Rick Perry in the Republican primary for the 2012 presidential election.
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Judd Matheny endorsed Ted Cruz in the Republican primary for the 2016 presidential election.
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In 2017, Judd Matheny announced that he would run for Tennessee's 6th congressional district in 2018.