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Mike Sparks

Mike Sparks[2] (born January 11, 1967) is an American politician. A Republican, he represents District 49 in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Mike Sparks
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 49th[1] district
Assumed office
January 2011
Preceded byKent Coleman
Personal details
Born (1967-01-11) January 11, 1967 (age 57)
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Felicia Sparks
(m. 1990)
Children2
ResidenceSmyrna, Tennessee
Alma materMiddle Tennessee State University
Websitevotemikesparks.com

Career edit

Sparks was a county commissioner for Rutherford County, Tennessee from 2002 until 2010, and served on the Smyrna Municipal Planning Committee from 2001 to 2010.[3]

His former auto business, MidTnAUTOS.com, was reported by the Business Journal to be the first 'dot com' car business in Tennessee to use a domain name as its official company name.[4]

Sparks has self-published three books: Learn The Car Business for Fun & Profit, Learn to Barter & 21 Ways to Increase Your Income and How to Do More with Less During Tough Times.[5]

Prompted, in part, by the Rutherford County, Tennessee juvenile arrest and incarceration scandal, in January 2023, he introduced House Bill 720[6] to the Tennessee General Assembly, proposing amendments to protect juveniles from interrogation in the absence of a guardian.[7]

Personal life edit

Sparks is married to his wife Felicia of 34 years and they have two sons. Sparks is a graduate of Smyrna High School, attended Thurman Francis School, Smyrna Middle School, Smyrna West, and David Youree Elementary. His mother was from Edinburgh, Scotland and is father was from Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Sparks' late father was stationed at Sewart Air Force Base which is now Smyrna Airport.

References edit

  1. ^ "Rep. Mike Sparks". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "Mike Sparks' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  3. ^ "Mike Sparks earns endorsement from Tennessee Professional Fire Fighters Association" Murfreesboro Voice, October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "'I was on to something'" J. Holly Dolloff, Nashville Business Journal, April 3, 2005. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "How to Do More with Less During Tough Times" Michael J. Sparks, Createspace, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  6. ^ "HB 0720 by Sparks" Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  7. ^ "Legislation aims at averting excessive jailing of juveniles" Sam Stockard, Tennessee Lookout, January 18, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.

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