Todd Warner (born June 6, 1971) is an American politician. A Republican, he represents District 92 in the Tennessee House of Representatives.[1]

Todd Warner
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 92nd district
Assumed office
November 3, 2020
Preceded byRick Tillis
Personal details
Born
Todd Warner

(1971-06-13) June 13, 1971 (age 53)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCindy Warner
Children3
Website

Tennessee House of Representatives

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In January 2021, Warner was one of several current and former Tennessee legislators whose homes and offices were raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in relation to an investigation into the laundering of campaign funds.[2][3] According to Warner's defense attorney, he has not been charged with any crimes.[4]

In 2023, Warner supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.[5]

Personal life

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On August 13, 2021, a Nashville Metro water crew found Warner's nephew, James William Warner, murdered. In response, Warner described his nephew and the murder by saying "(He) loved life and loved people. It's just a tragic ending to something that should've never happened."[6] Samuel Rich, a suspect already wanted for attempted murder and theft, also became wanted for questioning in regards to the murder, briefly being put on the TBI's Most Wanted list, before being arrested on August 15, 2021 in Bedford County, Tennessee, the same county as James William Warner lived in.[7]

Electoral history

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2020 Tennessee House of Representatives 92nd district Republican primary[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Todd Warner 3,991 47.25%
Republican Rick Tillis (incumbent) 3,304 39.11%
Republican Vincent A. Cuevas 1,152 13.64%
Total votes 8,447 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ "Representatives - TN General Assembly".
  2. ^ Jacob, Kathleen (January 8, 2021). "Source: FBI raids on Tennessee lawmakers stems from laundering of campaign finance money". WZTV. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  3. ^ Li, David K. (January 8, 2021). "Homes, offices of Tennessee state lawmakers raided by FBI agents". NBC News. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "FBI probe with Tennessee lawmakers includes freshman Rep. Todd Warner". columbiadailyherald.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  5. ^ Andone, Dakin; Young, Ryan; Simonson, Amy; Almasy, Steve. "Tennessee's Republican-led House expels 2 Democratic lawmakers over gun reform protest, fails in bid to oust a third". CNN. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Mother of Will Warner mourns after son found fatally shot in West Nashville: 'I just collapsed'". www.tennessean.com/. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "Man wanted for attempted murder in Bedford County arrested". www.msn.com/. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  8. ^ "2020 primary results" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 22, 2021.
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Tennessee House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the
Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 92nd district

2021–present
Incumbent