Charlie Baum

Charlie Baum
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 37th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 6, 2018
Preceded byDawn White
Personal details
Born (1972-12-13) December 13, 1972 (age 51)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseKelly Baum
ChildrenElizabeth, Anna Jane, Charles
EducationWake Forest University (BA)
University of North Carolina (PhD)
OccupationPolitician
Professor

Charlie Baum (born December 13, 1972[1][2]) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 37 (Murfreesboro) since November 6, 2018. Baum is also a professor of economics at Middle Tennessee State University.[3]

In 2023, Baum was the only Republican to vote against three resolutions to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The two successful expulsions were widely characterized as unprecedented.[4] Baum told the Tennessean he wanted to keep working with the three lawmakers to "become more effective legislators" and said that "the vast majority of ['my constituents'] didn't want these representatives expelled".[3]

  1. ^ Broden, Scott. "Election 2018: What Baum, Osborne say about economy, jobs and roads in Rutherford County". Daily News Journal. USA Today Network. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "Representative Charlie Baum". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Gadd, Chris (8 April 2023). "One TN Republican didn't vote for lawmakers' expulsion. Here's who and why". The Tennessean.
  4. ^ Andone, Dakin; Young, Ryan; Simonson, Amy; Almasy, Steve. "Tennessee's Republican-led House expels 2 Democratic lawmakers over gun reform protest, fails in bid to oust a third". CNN. Retrieved 2023-04-07.