82nd Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office January 8, 2019 – August 2, 2019
Preceded by
Beth Harwell
Succeeded by
Bill Dunn (Acting)
Majority Leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office January 10, 2017 – January 8, 2019
Preceded by
Gerald McCormick
Succeeded by
William Lamberth
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 63rd district
In office January 3, 2003 – January 10, 2023
Preceded by
Mike Williams
Succeeded by
Jake McCalmon
Personal details
Born
(1959-08-02) August 2, 1959 (age 64) Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Children
4
Education
Western Kentucky University (BS)
Richard Glen Casada Jr. (born August 2, 1959) is an American politician, and a former Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, where he represented District 63 (Williamson County) from 2003 to 2023. He was the Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives from January 8, 2019 through August 2, 2019, whereupon he resigned his post amid scandal.[1][2] This was the shortest stint of a Tennessee Speaker of the House in modern history. Casada was previously the Majority Leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives. His opposition to Syrian refugees attracted national attention in the media in 2015.
He would later be implicated for having a role in using a firm known as Phoenix Solutions to launder money.[3]
^"Glen Casada elected House speaker as 111th Tennessee General Assembly convenes". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
^"After 3 months of scandal, Glen Casada is no longer speaker of the Tennessee House". The Tennessean.
^Brown, Melissa; Friedman, Adam (March 7, 2022). "Tennessee Rep. Robin Smith resigns from legislature after wire fraud charge". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
Richard GlenCasada Jr. (born August 2, 1959) is an American politician, and a former Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, where...
the potential for recording or overhearing conversations. Republican GlenCasada had a white noise machine installed in his office to prevent against...
first campaign for the State House was in 2022, when he ran to succeed GlenCasada as the representative for the 63rd district. McCalmon won the Republican...
assumed office upon the resignation of GlenCasada, effective August 2, 2019. "After 3 months of scandal, GlenCasada is no longer speaker of the Tennessee...
2019 (2019-06-02) 0.90 Other segments: Jared Kushner, Golan Heights, GlenCasada/Cade Cothren text message scandal Guest: Jane Krakowski 163 14 Equal...
after interrupting a legislative session to protest the speakership of GlenCasada. Behn opposed the 2023 Tennessee House of Representatives expulsions...
commutation for in 2019 after her case had drawn national attention, and GlenCasada, a former Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives charged with...
Tennessee House of Representatives under appointment by House Speaker Rep. GlenCasada (January 8, 2019 through August 2, 2019). Hill sought his own selection...
In Tennessee, four Republican state Representatives—Stacey Campfield, GlenCasada, Frank S. Niceley and Eric H. Swafford—announced in February 2009 that...
found guilty of two charges and sentenced to ten years in prison. (2022) GlenCasada (R) State Representative pled guilty to ‘honest services fraud’ for accepting...
January 11, 2011 – January 8, 2019 Preceded by Kent Williams Succeeded by GlenCasada Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 56th district...
2019-07-09. "Yet another Tennessee Republican House member calls on GlenCasada to resign". timesfreepress.com. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2019-07-09. "United...
GlenCasada. Casada won 3,185 votes to Cotton's 1,554 in a special election in which only 13 percent of registered voters cast ballots. Both Casada and...
by Senator Brian Kelsey (Republican - District 31) and Representative GlenCasada (Republican - District 63). After leaving the Tennessee Senate in 2000...
Justin Jones threw a cup of coffee at Tennessee State Representative GlenCasada during a protest at the Tennessee State Capitol. On June 1, 2019, a woman...
Representatives Incumbent Assumed office January 8, 2019 Preceded by GlenCasada Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 44th district...
Jerry Sexton retired. District 61: Brandon Ogles retired. District 63: GlenCasada retired to unsuccessfully run for Williamson County Clerk. District 69:...
Richardson and state senator Beverly Marrero and heard by state senator GlenCasada, was axed in the Tennessee Senate. Bumgarner Gee married Gordon Gee in...
2009 Incumbent won re-election. Y Pat Marsh (Republican) District 63 GlenCasada Republican 2002 Incumbent won re-election. District 64 Republican Incumbent...
faces no opposition whatsoever in 2020. In 2019, Reedy vied to replace GlenCasada as Speaker of the House, but lost in an intra-caucus vote to fellow Republican...
Resolutions during an extraordinary session. Republican Caucus Chairman GlenCasada pointed to the 1866 extraordinary session where the General Assembly...
Speaker Cameron Sexton officially sworn in, succeeding ousted Speaker GlenCasada". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2023-05-05. "Tennessee Fish and Wildlife...
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