Joe Pitts (Tennessee politician)
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Joe Pitts[1] (born August 15, 1958) is an American politician serving as Mayor of Clarksville, Tennessee as well as a former Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 67 since January 2007.
Joe Pitts | |
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![]() Pitts in 2014 | |
Mayor of Clarksville, Tennessee | |
Assumed office January 2019 | |
Preceded by | Kim McMillan |
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 67 district | |
In office 2006–2018 | |
Preceded by | Kim McMillan |
Succeeded by | Jason Hodges |
Personal details | |
Born | Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S. | August 15, 1958
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Clarksville, Tennessee |
Alma mater | Austin Peay State University |
Education
Pitts earned his BS from Austin Peay State University.
Elections
- 2012 Pitts was unopposed for both the August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 781 votes,[2] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 12,700 votes (97.0%) against write-in candidate Mike Warner.[3]
- 2006 When District 67 Democratic Representative Kim McMillan left the Legislature and left the seat open, Pitts was unopposed for the August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,052 votes,[4] and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 6,703 votes (54.0%) against Republican nominee Ken Takasaki.[5]
- 2008 Pitts was unopposed for both the August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,837 votes,[6] and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 12,525 votes.[7]
- 2010 Pitts was unopposed for the August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,746 votes,[8] and was unopposed for the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 5,387 votes (53.1%) against Republican nominee Neil Revlett.[9]
- 2018 Pitts was elected mayor of Clarksville, TN, on November 6, 2018, winning over incumbent Kim McMillan with 33.8 percent of the vote over McMillan's 33.2 percent.
- He won re-election in 2022, with 54.5 percent of the vote.
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