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Beth Harwell | |
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 Harwell in 2018 | |
| 81st Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office January 11, 2011 – January 8, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kent Williams |
| Succeeded by | Glen Casada |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 56th district | |
| In office January 10, 1989 – January 8, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jan Bushing |
| Succeeded by | Bob Freeman |
| Chairwoman of the Tennessee Republican Party | |
| In office 2001–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Chip Saltsman |
| Succeeded by | Bob Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 24, 1957 Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Samuel Harwell |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Lipscomb University (BA) Vanderbilt University (MS, PhD) |
Beth Halteman Harwell[1][2] (born July 24, 1957, in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a member of the board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority and the former Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives. She served as State Representative for Nashville and is a former chair of the Tennessee Republican Party.[3] First elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1988, Harwell served as a Republican Minority Whip and Commerce Committee chair before being elected to the Speakership.[1][2] She is the first woman to serve as Tennessee's Speaker of the House. In 2017, she announced her candidacy for governor of Tennessee in the 2018 election.
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- ^ Locker, Rick (July 24, 2008). "GOP chair won't say whether Rove ordered media ban". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2009-01-03.