13 Facts About Ken Givens

Ken Givens was born on October 10,1947 and is a Tennessee politician from Rogersville, Tennessee.

From 1988 to 2002, Givens was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the Ninth State House District.

Ken Givens was born in Rogersville, Tennessee, in 1947 to tobacco and dairy cattle farmers from Hawkins County.

Ken Givens attended Rogersville City School and Rogersville High School, graduating from high school in 1965.

Ken Givens served in the United States Army, from which he was honorably discharged.

Ken Givens operates a tobacco and cattle farm in Hawkins County and was involved in real estate in Rogersville and northeast Tennessee.

In 1988, Ken Givens was elected to the 96th General Assembly as the Democratic Representative for the Ninth State House District, which is presently composed of Hancock County and part of Hawkins County.

Ken Givens served in the 96th through the 102nd General Assemblies, elected to seven two-year terms.

In 1997, Ken Givens was appointed chairman of the Agriculture Committee in the Tennessee House, a position which he held for the rest of his time in the General Assembly.

Ken Givens retired from the General Assembly in 2002 after fourteen years of service.

In 2003, Governor Phil Bredesen, a Democrat, appointed Ken Givens to be the 34th Commissioner of Agriculture of Tennessee.

Ken Givens was an ex officio, voting member of Board of Trustees of the University of Tennessee, the Board of Regents of the State University and Community College System of Tennessee, and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission.

Ken Givens was appointed to the Tennessee Homeland Security Council, which advised the Governor on state-wide security concerns.