Mark White

Mark White REPRepublican

State Representative, District 83

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Mark WhiteREPRepublican State Representative, District 83
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Mark White (born March 11, 1950, Union City, Tennessee) is an American politician. A Republican, he represents District 83 (encompassing Germantown, Bartlett, Cordova and portions of East Memphis) in the Tennessee House of Representatives. White was formerly second vice-chairman of the Shelby County Republican Party. He was the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress in Tennessee's 9th congressional district in the 2006 election. White's opponents in the general election were Democrat Steve Cohen and independent Jake Ford. It was White's first bid for elected office. White placed third with 18 percent of the vote, well behind Cohen (60 percent) and Ford (22 percent). This was the worst showing for a Republican in the district since the 1950s. White supported Rick Perry for Republican primary of the 2012 presidential election.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Lipscomb University
MA Conflict Management
2012 - 2014
University of Memphis
BS Education, Science, History
1968 - 1974
Past Positions1 - 5 of 5
Representative
Tennessee State House of Representatives
2010 - Current
Former Assistant Majority Floor Leader
Tennessee State House of Representatives
Teacher
Harding Academy
1973 - 1980
Consultant
Classic Event Rentals
Founder
PANDA parts dba Wyrestorm
Other Experience1 - 31 of 31
Member
First Assembly Memphis
Current
Chair
Board of Directors, Collierville Chamber of Commerce
Chair
Memphis Action Council, National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB)
Chair
Tennessee Leadership Council, National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB)
Director
Global Children’s Educational Foundation
Member
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
Member
PATH Committee, Friends of Shelby Farms
Member
Southhaven Chamber of Commerce
Member
Tunica Chamber of Commerce
Member
Memphis Regional Chamber of Commerce
Member
Board of Directors, Memphis Small Business Chamber
Member
Launch TN
Member
Germantown Kiwanis Club
Member
West Memphis Chamber of Commerce
Member
Collierville Rotary Club
Member
Highland Street Church of Christ
Member
Southaven Chamber of Commerce
Member
Holocaust Commission
Member
Germantown Chamber of Commerce
Member
Board of Directors, National Foundation for Transplants
Second Vice-Chair
Shelby County Republican Party
Vice President
Greentrees Neighborhood Association
Vice President
Greentrees Civic Association
Former Chair
Subcommittee on Education Administration and Planning, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member
Education Administration and Planning Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member
Rules Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member
Joint Committee on Fiscal Review, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member
Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Curriculum, Testing & Innovation, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member
Consumer and Human Resources Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Education Administration, Tennessee State House of Representatives
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