81st Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office January 11, 2011 – January 8, 2019
Preceded by
Kent Williams
Succeeded by
Glen Casada
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 56th district
In office January 10, 1989 – January 8, 2019
Preceded by
Jan Bushing
Succeeded by
Bob Freeman
Chairwoman of the Tennessee Republican Party
In office 2001–2004
Preceded by
Chip Saltsman
Succeeded by
Bob Davis
Personal details
Born
(1957-07-24) July 24, 1957 (age 66) Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Samuel Harwell
Children
3
Education
Lipscomb University (BA) Vanderbilt University (MS, PhD)
Beth Halteman Harwell[1][2] (born July 24, 1957, in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a member of the board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority and the former Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives. She served as State Representative for Nashville and is a former chair of the Tennessee Republican Party.[3] First elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1988, Harwell served as a Republican Minority Whip and Commerce Committee chair before being elected to the Speakership.[1][2] She is the first woman to serve as Tennessee's Speaker of the House. In 2017, she announced her candidacy for governor of Tennessee in the 2018 election.
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1991–2009 Democratic 1939– Kent Williams 2009–2011 Republican 1949– BethHarwell 2011–2019 Republican 1957– First woman to serve as Speaker of the House...
was quoted for his opposition to a 2018 proposal by both House Speaker BethHarwell and Lt. Gov. Randy McNall to allow licensed concealed-carry permit holders...
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