Roy Herron was an American politician, attorney, and author.
22 Facts About Roy Herron
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Roy Herron was the chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party.
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Roy Herron was the Tennessee State Senator for the 24th district for 16 years and for 10 years before that the State Representative for the 76th district.
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Roy Herron was the 2010 Democratic nominee for US Representative for.
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Roy Herron grew up in Weakley County, Tennessee, where his ancestor was one of the first two settlers in the 1820s.
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Roy Herron graduated with highest honors from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1975.
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Roy Herron was the 9th Governor of the Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature, a statewide organization of college students.
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Roy Herron served for many years as adjunct faculty at Vanderbilt University's law and divinity schools where he taught courses he created.
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Roy Herron helped found and served as the co-chair of FaithfulDemocrats.
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Roy Herron founded and led the non-profit Volunteer Center for Rural Development.
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Roy Herron was first elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1986 to fill Governor Ned McWherter's seat.
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Roy Herron served in the House in the 95th through 99th Tennessee General Assemblies and in the Senate in the 100th through 107th.
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Roy Herron rose to become floor leader and then chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus.
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Roy Herron chaired the Select Committee on Children and Youth, the Senate General Welfare, Health and Human Resources Committee, and the Joint Tenncare Oversight Committee.
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Roy Herron was a member of the Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee, the Senate Government Operations Committee, the Joint Committee on Charitable Gaming, and the Joint Select Committee on Education.
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Roy Herron was known for his work ethic, his debating skills, and his strong advocacy for those he called "the working people and the hurting people".
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Roy Herron quickly became the frontrunner and other strong contenders did not challenge him.
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Roy Herron was easily victorious in the August 2010 primary.
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Roy Herron did not have to give up his state senate seat to run in the congressional race; Tennessee state senators serve staggered four-year terms.
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Roy Herron was elected in 2013 as Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman.
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Roy Herron set records in Jackson Day fundraising and spoke out with unprecedented numbers of op-ed essays in major newspapers in the state.
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On July 1,2023, Roy Herron was injured in a jet ski accident on Kentucky Lake.