Mike Kernell

Mike Kernell
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 93rd district
In office
January 7, 1975 – January 8, 2013
Preceded byBrad Martin
Succeeded byG. A. Hardaway
Personal details
Born (1951-12-20) December 20, 1951 (age 72)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLillian Landrigan
Children2
Residence(s)Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.

Michael L. Kernell (born December 20, 1951) is an American politician who served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1975 to 2013.

Kernell, a Democrat, was first elected to the Tennessee General Assembly in 1974. He lives in Memphis and represented the 93rd district (a portion of Shelby County).[1] He was Vice Chair of the Government Operations Committee[2] and was a member of the Conservation and Environment Committee, the Parks and Tourism and Wildlife Subcommittee.[3]

Kernell opposed 2004 cutbacks to TennCare,[4] which he criticized for moving the burden of paying for medical care received by the uninsured to local taxpayers.[5]

  1. ^ "Mike Kernell". Tennessee General Assembly. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  2. ^ Political Notebook: Gentlemen, the envelope, please » The Commercial Appeal
  3. ^ Tennessee House of Representatives: Mike Kernell Biography Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Locker, Richard (2004-10-25). "Voters in Shelby County, Tenn., want tax relief". The Commercial Appeal.
  5. ^ TennCare to lose 323,000 enrollees » The Commercial Appeal