Paul Bailey (politician)

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Paul Bailey

| birth_name = Paul Edward Baileyhttps://paulbaileyfortn.com/about/

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|3|4}}

| alma_mater = Tennessee Tech University

| education = White County High School

| party = Republican

| spouse = Amy Bailey

| children = 3

| state_senate = Tennessee

| district = 15th

| termstart = January 13, 2015

| predecessor = Charlotte Burks

| image = Paul Bailey with Mike Turner & Charles Curtiss (13785714573) (cropped).jpg

}}

Paul Bailey (born March 4, 1968) is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate, where he represents District 15.

Early life

Paul Bailey was born on March 4, 1968.{{cite web|title=Senator Paul Bailey|url=http://www.capitol.tn.gov/senate/members/s15.html|website=Tennessee General Assembly|accessdate=January 28, 2016}} He was educated at White County High School in Sparta, Tennessee. He graduated from Tennessee Tech.

Career

Bailey has been the general manager and vice president of Charles Bailey Trucking, Inc., a trucking company headquartered in Cookeville, Tennessee, for nearly three decades.{{Self-published source|date=February 2017}} He is also a farmer.

Bailey serves as a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate, where he represents District 15, encompassing Cumberland, Jackson, Overton, Bledsoe, Putnam, and White Counties.{{cite web|title=Paul Bailey|url=http://www.tngopsenate.com/members/senator-paul-bailey/|website=Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus|accessdate=January 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105033016/http://www.tngopsenate.com/members/senator-paul-bailey|archive-date=November 5, 2015|url-status=dead}}

Bailey serves as the vice chairman of the National Reined Cow Horse Association.{{cite web|title=2015 NRCHA Board of Directors|url=http://nrchadata.com/pdf/news/2015/2015_BOD.pdf|website=National Reined Cow Horse Association|accessdate=January 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102080754/http://nrchadata.com/pdf/news/2015/2015_BOD.pdf|archive-date=January 2, 2016|url-status=dead}}

Personal life

With his wife Amy, Bailey has three children. They reside in White County, Tennessee.{{cite web|title=About Paul Bailey|url=http://www.paulbaileyforsenate.com/#!about-paul/cpdl|website=Paul Bailey for State Senate|accessdate=January 28, 2016}}{{Self-published source|date=February 2017}}

References