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Mike Faulk

Mike Faulk

American jurist and politician

Michael Anthony Faulk (September 10, 1953 – November 11, 2014) was an American jurist and politician.

Quick Facts Member of the Tennessee Senate from the 4th district, Preceded by ...

Faulk was born in Kingsport, Tennessee.[1] In November 2008, he was elected to the Tennessee State Senate, defeating incumbent Micheal R. Williams by the narrow margin of 29,417 to 29,171.[2] He was a Republican, representing Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, and Union counties. Before his election to the Senate, he worked as a personal injury attorney in Church Hill, Tennessee. In March 2012, he announced he would not be seeking re-election for a second term. He served in the Senate until 2013.

Faulk held a B.S. from the University of Tennessee at Martin and a J.D. from the University of Memphis. He attended Oak Grove Baptist Church and was a divorced father of two.

He died on November 11, 2014, of cancer at the age of 61. He had esophageal cancer that metastasized to his liver.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. 1996. ISBN 9781561601783.
  2. [2]
    GOP wins state Senate, picks up House seats, too, Knoxville News Sentinel, November 5, 2008
  3. [3]
    Circuit Court Judge Mike Faulk dead at 61 Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine


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