24 Facts About Tom Leatherwood

Tom Leatherwood was born on August 20,1956 and is an American politician serving in the Tennessee House of Representatives from Tennessee's 99th house district, since 2019.

In 2023, Leatherwood supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules.

Tom Leatherwood was born in Memphis, Tennessee on August 20,1956.

Tom Leatherwood decided to backpack through 25 countries around the world.

Tom Leatherwood received his teaching certificate from Middle Tennessee State University.

Tom Leatherwood then taught high school in Millington, TN for eight years.

Tom Leatherwood is married to Melissa and has five daughters.

In 1992, Tom Leatherwood challenged popular Republican Senator Leonard Dunavant for the Tennessee Senate in District 32.

Tom Leatherwood was the victor in the election and attributes much of the success due to his opposing of the income tax in the state.

Tom Leatherwood was apparently one of those guys hiding in back rooms meeting with the advocates of an income tax trying to find a "middle ground" as I recall.

Tom Leatherwood narrowly lost to Democrat Rita Clark in a four-way race.

Tom Leatherwood held the Register of Deeds position for 18 years.

Tom Leatherwood won re-election in 2002,2006,2010, and 2014.

In 2010, term limits became effective and Tom Leatherwood was unable to run for Register of Deeds again in 2018.

Tom Leatherwood won the Republican primary but lost the general election to the Democrat, Temiika Gipson.

In 2005, Tom Leatherwood approached the State Legislature and lobbied to have the law on archiving records changed.

However, during the meeting she told those present that the Register's Office had a nearly 15-year backlog and that Tom Leatherwood had not properly overseen the archiving.

In 2008, Tom Leatherwood ran for the 7th Congressional District against sitting Republican Congressman Marsha Blackburn.

In 2016, Tom Leatherwood decided to run for Congress.

Tom Leatherwood, who is a former high school teacher and whose wife is a current elementary school teacher, originally voted against the bill in the House Education Subcommittee.

Tom Leatherwood swapped his vote during the full House Education Committee meeting and voted yes on bill.

Tom Leatherwood voted yes for the bill during the controversial floor vote.

However, a pro-public education watchdog group reports that Tom Leatherwood received $110K for sidewalks in Bartlett and $30K for creating a cybersecurity classroom at Arlington High School.

Tom Leatherwood inferred that since this bill allowed people to get married without a license, it legalized bigamy and polygamy in Tennessee.