12 Facts About Tre Hargett

Tre Hargett was born on February 7,1969 and is an American Republican Party politician who is serving as the 37th Secretary of State of Tennessee since 2009.

Tre Hargett is the son of Tennessee Adjutant General Gus L Hargett Jr.

At the time of his appointment as TRA chairman, Tre Hargett was serving as the corporation's Vice President for the Southern Region.

Tre Hargett served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1996 to 2006 representing District 97.

Tre Hargett was twice elected Republican Leader by his colleagues.

Tre Hargett was confirmed by the Tennessee General Assembly and served from February 2008 through January 2009.

Tre Hargett immediately resigned from his position as TRA chairman and took office as secretary of state on January 15,2009.

In 2019, Tre Hargett supported legislation which would make it possible to fine voter registration groups that submitted incomplete voter registrations.

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tennessee, Tre Hargett opposed allowing voters who fear catching or spreading the coronavirus to vote by mail in the 2020 elections.

Tre Hargett voted in favor of removing the Forrest bust, as well as those of US Admirals David Farragut and Albert Gleaves.

In June 2022, Tre Hargett was arrested in Tullahoma, Tennessee, after leaving a bar after attending the Bonnaroo Music Festival, and was charged with driving under the influence.

Tre Hargett took a "best interest" plea deal in October 2022, in which he pleaded guilty but maintained his innocence.