Richard Briggs

Richard Briggs REPRepublican

State Senator, District 7

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Richard BriggsREPRepublican State Senator, District 7
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Richard Briggs (born 1952) is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate representing the 7th district, which encompasses part of Knox County.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
MD Medicine
1974 - 1978
Transylvania University
BS
Past Positions1 - 6 of 6
Senator
Tennessee State Senate
2014 - Current
Commissioner
Knox County
2008 - 2014
Colonel
United States Army
1978 - 2008
Former President
Knoxville Academy of Medicine
Senior Trauma Surgeon
United States Army Combat Support Hospital in Iraq
Surgeon
Tennova Physicians Regional Medical Center
Other Experience1 - 5 of 5
Member
Knox County Industrial Development Corporation Board
Member
Board of Trustees, Tennessee Medical Association
Former Chair
Ethics Committee, Tennessee State Senate
Former Member
Health and Welfare Committee, Tennessee State Senate
Former Member
Finance, Ways and Means Committee, Tennessee State Senate
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