Susan Lynn Election Committee

P.O; Box 988

Mount Juliet, TN 37121

 

 

For Release August 17, 2009, 11 AM CST.

 

 

Contact: Jon Mackey, 615-512-4020

Email: Susan.lynn@charter.net

Web site: votesusanlynn.com 

 

 

State Rep. Susan Lynn (R- Lebanon) announces her intention to seek

District 17 State Senate Seat

 

MOUNT JULIET, TN-Representative Susan Lynn has announced her intention to

file a petition next year for the 17th District Tennessee State Senate seat

being vacated by State Senator Mae Beavers (R-Mount Juliet). Addressing

local business leaders, residents and friends at the Mt. Juliet Chamber of

Commerce, Representative Lynn stated that "serving in the Tennessee General

Assembly has been one of the greatest privileges and opportunities of my

life. Today, I announce that I am running for state senate in order to

expand and extend the mission of public service on which I embarked in

2002." 

 

The Representative explained her approach of reaching her decision to run

for higher office by stating that "Since our state senator's announcement

this past June that she intends to seek the office of Wilson County Mayor in

2010, I have spent time traveling throughout the 17th District in order to

meet the people and visit with the local elected officials."  She continued,

"This wonderful experience has brought me many new friends, and I have

learned much about the strengths and needs of the area." 

 

The 17th Senatorial District is composed of Wilson, Cannon, Clay, DeKalb,

Macon, Trousdale, Smith and a portion of Sumner County in Hendersonville.  Lynn further

stated, "It is evident that an attentive and experienced legislator is what

is necessary to immediately start meeting the needs of the area.  I would be

proud to accept the challenge of working for my fellow citizens throughout

the 17th district to help with the many infrastructure, economic development

and education needs of the area; whether working to bring new jobs to Clay

County, voting to finance the repair of bridges in Smith and DeKalb Counties

or helping to fund school improvements in the upper Cumberland region; I

pledge to the citizens that I will do my best to help with the crucial needs

of the area just as I have dedicated myself to the issues of Sumner and

Wilson Counties over the past seven years."  

 

Noting her service as a conservative legislator who works to support

Jeffersonian Principles such as limited government, states' rights,

capitalism and our constitutional rights, Lynn mentioned several examples of

her work that are now law such as the Regulatory Flexibility Act, Tennessee

State Sovereignty Resolution and the Religious Freedom Protection Act.  "The

citizens of the district are conservative; I am proud to share my strong

conservative record with them; much of which is documented on my new website

at votesusanlynn.com."

 

Lynn assured that she remains firmly and unshakably against a state income

tax and continues to sponsor legislation to lower the sales tax on food;

"years ago, I was on a special task force that drafted a bill for a sales

tax holiday which I now vote to support annually in order help my district

with the expenses of raising a family." 

 

Susan Lynn has represented the 57th Legislative District in the Tennessee

House of Representatives since 2002 when it was first redistricted.  She is

the chairman of the House Government Operations Committee and a member of

the House Calendar & Rules Committee.  Further, she has served for seven

years on the House Commerce Committee and the Small Business Sub-Committee.

In addition to her legislative duties, Rep. Lynn serves as Task Force

Chairman of the Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force for

the influential American Legislative Exchange Council.  She holds a Bachelor

of Science degree in economics with a minor history. A member of the First

Baptist Church of Mt. Juliet, Rep. Lynn makes her home in Lebanon with her

husband of 27 years, Michael.  They have two adult children - Michael Lynn,

Jr., a staff sergeant in the Tennessee Air Guard, who is engaged to wed SSG.

Alissa Saunders; and a daughter, Mrs. Grace Douchette and husband Benjamin;

both are employed by Publix Supermarkets.

 

 

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NOTE: The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is the nation's

largest nonpartisan, individual membership organization of state

legislators, with over 2,000 legislator members from all fifty states, and

85 former members serving in the U.S. Congress.  www.alec.org