Monty Fritts
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 32nd district
Assumed office
January 10, 2023
Preceded byKent Calfee
Personal details
Born (1963-12-10) December 10, 1963
Political partyRepublican
Alma materLiberty University
University of Tennessee

Monty Fritts (born December 10, 1963)[1] is an American politician.[2] He serves as a Republican member for the 32nd district of the Tennessee House of Representatives.[1]

Life and career

Fritts attended Liberty University and the University of Tennessee.[1][3]

In August 2022, Fritts defeated Teresa Pesterfield Kirkham, Keaton Bowman, Donnie Hall and Randy Childs in the Republican primary election for the 32nd district of the Tennessee House of Representatives.[4] In November 2022, he defeated Jan Hahn in the general election.[5] He succeeded Kent Calfee.

On April 5, 2023, just weeks after a deadly school shooting, he voted to move a bill forward to arm teachers.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Representative Monty Fritts". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  2. ↑ Lawrence, Damon (November 10, 2022). "Humbling' win sends Fritts to legislature". The Mountain Press. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  3. ↑ Willett, Hugh (September 28, 2022). "Fritts, Hahn debate before Nov. 8 vote". News-Herald. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2022 Tennessee State House - District 32 Republican Primary Results". Detroit Free Press. August 4, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2022 Tennessee State House - District 32 Election Results". The Arizona Republic. November 8, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
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