Tommy Burks

Tommy Burks DEMDemocrat

American politician

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Tommy BurksDEMDemocrat American politician
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Age at Death1940-1998
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Fred Thomas Burks (May 22, 1940 – October 19, 1998) was a farmer and Democratic Party politician in Tennessee, United States. He served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1970 until 1978 and in the Tennessee State Senate from 1978 until his assassination in 1998.

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Education3 - 3 of 1
Tennessee Technological University, Agricultural Science
BS
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Experience
Tennessee State Senate
1979 - 1998
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Former Member of Advisory Committee with the Federal Reserve Board in Atlanta.
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Experience
Farmer
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Experience
Vocational Education Commission
Experience
Former Chair of Putnam County Ag Extension Cmte Board of Directors
Experience
Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency Board of Directors
Experience
WCTE-TV Channel 22 Board of Directors
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Farm Bureau
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TN Livestock Association
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TN Tech. Agricultural Foundation
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Past President and Charter member of the Monterey Lions Club
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Alpha Gamma Sigma Agricultural Fraternity
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Church of Christ
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Cumberland Beef Breeders Association
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Monterey Civil Defense Unit
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