Rep. Andy Holt
Dresden, Tenn.–Andy Holt, R-Dresden, will not seek re-election for his seat in the Tennessee State House of Representatives for District 76. Holt’s district includes all of Weakley County and parts of Carroll and Obion counties.
Holt made the announcement in a lengthy post on his Facebook page Wednesday morning.
“I find myself in a position of telling you about my current plans: I will not be seeking re-election to the Tennessee House of Representatives,” he said.
“I knew the calling that was placed on my life ten years ago was not to become a career politician, but to serve the district, the constituents, and to make Tennessee a better place. In many ways, I feel like I have been able to fulfill my call to that work, in my role as a representative of “the people.” In the last decade, during my time in the Tennessee General Assembly, I have helped to reduce the regulatory & tax burden experienced by each and every Tennessean, I have helped to protect the lives of the unborn, I have helped to restore & embolden constitutional freedoms, I have helped to increase the opportunities parents have to choose the education path that best suits their child, and I have helped to defeat several attempts to expand government in Tennessee, beyond its intended scope. I can honestly say that I believe the State of Tennessee is in better shape now, than when I was first elected.
I have tried to represent the will of the constituents I serve, with each and every vote that I have taken. Although the sum of my decisions & votes have not always been suitable to every one of the constituents that I have represented, I have always been willing to address the concerns & complaints of each and every constituent who has chosen to express their dissatisfaction with me personally, with my political principles, or with my deeply-held convictions. I believe that my role is to be accountable to each and every voter, even those with whom I disagree. A trademark of my tenure in the legislature has been telling people the truth, even if that meant telling them that I disagreed with them – at times, even those in my own political party.”