Eddie Bass

American politician

Eddie Bass

Born| November 3, 1957

Giles County, Tennessee, U.S.

Education| Giles County High School
Occupation| Politician
Political party| Democratic Party

Eddie Bass (born 1957) is an American politician.[1] He served as a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 65th district.[1][2][3][4]

## Early life

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Eddie Bass was born on November 3, 1957, in Giles County, Tennessee.[1] He graduated from Giles County High School in Pulaski, Tennessee, the Tennessee Law Enforcement Academy and the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy Criminal Investigation School.[1]

## Career

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Bass served as a sheriff for Giles County.[2][3]

From 2006 to 2012, Bass served as a state representative for the sixty-fifth district of Tennessee.[2][3][4] He was a member of the House Agriculture Committee, the House Judiciary Committee, and the House General Sub-committee of Judiciary.[1] He proposed a bill drafted by the National Rifle Association of America that would have forced businesses to allow employees to store firearms in vehicles parked on company lots.[2][4][5] He considered running for reelection as a Republican in 2012, but renounced after he had angered GOP bosses by proposing the gun bill as a Democrat before them.[2][3][4][6]

## Personal life

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Bass is a member of the Churches of Christ.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f Tennessee House of Representatives archives
2. ^ a b c d e Tom Humphrey, Rep. Eddie Bass Won't Seek Reelection Archived 2013-06-29 at archive.today, Knoxville News Sentinel, March 5, 2012
3. ^ a b c d Clint Confehr, Eddie Bass stepping aside Archived 2016-10-03 at the Wayback Machine, Marshall County Tribune, March 7, 2012
4. ^ a b c d Gun bill sponsor Eddie Bass still unsure of party-switching Archived 2016-09-19 at the Wayback Machine, Chattanooga Times Free Press, February 18th, 2012
5. ^ Andy Sher, Democrat Eddie Bass intends to press for guns-in-parking lots bill today,Archived 2016-09-19 at the Wayback Machine Chattanooga Times Free Press, April 24th, 2012
6. ^ Erik Schelzig, GOP cool to possibility of Rep. Bass party switch, Deseret News, February 14, 2012