Maryville Rep. Bob Ramsey was named as Chair of the House State and Local Government Committee last week by Speaker Beth Harwell. The office had been vacant since Rep. Curry Todd resigned it, and Rep. Ramsey was formerly the Vice-Chair of the committee.
Ramsey, now serving his second term in the House, is an amiable soul, as well as articulate and thoughtful. He is a dentist who practices currently for the Blount County Health Department. He has served on the Blount County Commission and as acting County Mayor, experiences that make him well-suited for the wide range of local government issues that come through the committee.
Rep. Ramsey also serves on the House Health and Human Resources Committee, the House Ethics Committee, and Calendar and Rules. His legislative staffer is Angela Brown. He and his wife Margaret have two adult daughters and one grand-daughter. Ramsey loves to hike the mountains and trails of East Tennessee.
Speaker Harwell named Rep. Ryan Haynes, of Knoxville, as the new Vice-Chair of the committee. Haynes is also in his second term and has local government experience. His staff person at the legislature is Janice Bryson, and his other committee assignments are Commerce and Calendar and Rules.
