Jere Hargrove
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Jere L. Hargrove
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|9|17}}
| birth_place = Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S.
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| party = Democrat
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| state_house = Tennessee
| district = 42nd
| term_start = January 8, 1991
| term_end = January 9, 2007
| predecessor = Dwight Henry
| successor = Henry Fincher
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Jere Logan Hargrove (born September 17, 1946) is a Tennessee Democratic politician who served in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
Early life and education
Hargrove was born September 17, 1946, in Cookeville, Tennessee. He was educated at Freed-Hardeman University, receiving an associate degree in 1966; Abilene Christian University, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1969; and the University of Tennessee College of Law, where he received a J.D. degree in 1981.
Political career
Hargrove was an assistant district attorney in Putnam County, Tennessee, from 1987 to 1990.{{citation |url=http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/05-06/3-house.pdf |title=Jere L. Hargrove |work=Tennessee Blue Book 2005-2006 |page=58}}
In 1990, he was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing Putnam County, and took office the following year as a member of the 97th Tennessee General Assembly. He went on to serve eight consecutive two-year terms, from 1991 through 2006. He did not seek re-election in 2006.{{citation |url=http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/104/Bill/SJR0697.pdf |title= Senate Joint Resolution 697: A Resolution to honor and commend Representative Jere Logan Hargrove on his meritorious service as a member of the General Assembly| year=2006 | publisher=Tennessee General Assembly}}
He was Assistant House Majority Leader in the 98th and 99th General Assemblies and Majority Leader in the 100th and 101st General Assemblies. In the 104th Tennessee General Assembly (2005-2006), he was chairman of the House Commerce Committee.{{citation |url=http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/05-06/3-house.pdf |title=Standing Committees |work=Tennessee Blue Book 2005-2006 |page=40}}
Personal life
Hargrove has four children and five grandchildren.
References
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives
Category:People from Cookeville, Tennessee
Category:Abilene Christian University alumni
Category:University of Tennessee College of Law alumni
Category:Freed–Hardeman University alumni
Category:20th-century members of the Tennessee General Assembly
Category:21st-century members of the Tennessee General Assembly