Bud Hulsey

Charles Nolan "Bud" Hulsey (born May 30, 1949) is the State Representative for the Tennessee House of Representatives 2nd District in Sullivan County.[1]

Charles Nolan "Bud" Hulsey
Representative Bud Hulsey
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 2nd district
Assumed office
November 5, 2014
Preceded byTony Shipley
Personal details
Born (1949-05-30) May 30, 1949
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Kingsport, TN
Alma materBob Jones University, B.A.

Early life

Bud Hulsey was born on May 30, 1949 and he attended Durango High School as a Durango Demon from 1964 to his 1967 graduation. Hulsey later attended Bob Jones University at Greenville, South Carolina from 1967 to 1972 where was a member of the "Byran" (William Jennings Bryan Literary Society at Bob Jones University) men's society and where he also obtained his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Education.[1]

Career

Bud Hulsey is a retired Kingsport Police lieutenant with post graduate work at the University of Virginia via FBI National Academy.[1]

He is the owner and President of Burlington Logistics, Inc., a trucking company located in the Tri-Cities area of East Tennessee.[2]

Hulsey was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives as a member of the 109th General Assembly in 2014 after defeating three-term incumbent Tony Shipley[3] in the Republican Primaries and Independent J.R. Enfield in the general election.[3] He was again elected to serve in the 110th General Assembly in 2016 after a landslide victory over Democratic challenger J.S. Moore.[4] On November 6, 2018, Hulsey was re-elected to serve in the 111th General Assembly after defeating Democratic challenger Arvil Love, Jr. and Independent challenger Robert Ellis in the General Election.[5] The second district proved its loyalty to Hulsey yet again on November 3, 2020, when they overwhelmingly supported him against repeat challenger Arvil Love, Jr. in the general election.[6]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, he proposed legislation to prohibit mandatory COVID-19 vaccination.[7]

Tennessee House of Representatives, 2nd Representative District, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bud Hulsey 12,249 84.2
Independent J.R. Enfield 2,302 15.8
Tennessee House of Representatives, 2nd Representative District, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bud Hulsey 20,334 80.5
Democratic J.S. Moore 4,940 19.6
Tennessee House of Representatives, 2nd Representative District, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bud Hulsey 17,444 75.9
Democratic Arvil Love, Jr. 4,966 21.6
Independent Robert Ellis 572 2.5
Tennessee House of Representatives, 2nd Representative District, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bud Hulsey 23,278 77.1
Democratic Arvil Love, Jr. 6,902 22.9

Committee assignments

Hulsey serves in the 112th General Assembly as:

  • Chair, Corrections Subcommittee[1]
  • Member, Agriculture and National Resources Committee[1]
  • Member, Agriculture and National Resources Subcommittee[1]
  • Member, Criminal Justice Subcommittee[1]
  • Member, State Government Committee[1]

Hulsey served in the 111th General Assembly as:

  • Chair, Corrections Subcommittee[1]
  • Member, State Committee[1]
  • Member, Agriculture and National Resources Committee[1]
  • Member, Agriculture and National Resources Subcommittee[1]
  • Member, Judiciary Committee[1]
  • Member, Public Safety Committee of Extraordinary Session II[1]

Hulsey served in the 110th General Assembly as:

  • Vice-Chair, House State Government Committee[1]
  • Member, House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee[1]
  • Member, House State Government Committee[1]

Hulsey served in the 109th General Assembly as:

  • Member, House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee[1]
  • Member, House State Government Committee[1]
  • Member, House State Government Subcommittee[1]

Other
  • In July 2014, Hulsey lost his campaign chair, former Tennessee State Representative Michael Locke, in a hit and run incident by a drunk driver.[8]

References
  1. "Representatives - TN General Assembly".
  2. "Burlington Logistics, Inc. - About Us".
  3. "Bud Hulsey - Ballotpedia".
  4. "Bud Hulsey - Ballotpedia".
  5. "Bud Hulsey - Ballotpedia".
  6. "Bud Hulsey - Ballotpedia".
  7. Yu, Yue Stella. "Tennessee bill allowing religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccines advances in Senate". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  8. "Kingsport businessman Michael K. Locke killed in hit-and-run incident".
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