Cameron Sexton


Cameron Sexton is a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 25th district. He is the 83rd and current Speaker of the House in the Tennessee House of Representatives. Sexton served as Majority Caucus Chairman prior to becoming speaker.

Biography

Cameron Sexton was born on November 11, 1970. He is an 8th generation Tennessean. He received a B.A. in Public Administration from the University of Tennessee in 1994. He then served as a community liaison for former Congressman Van Hilleary.
Sexton was elected as House Majority Whip in the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 108th General Assembly, served as the Majority Caucus Chairman for the 111th general assembly and became speaker of the house in 2019.
He is a member of the Crossville Rotary Club, Friends of the Cumberland Mountain State Park, and Relay for Life. and serves on the Board of the Good Samaritan Society

Education

Sexton is a 1989 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. He received a BA degree from the University of Tennessee in 1994.

Religion

Cameron is a member of Central Baptist Church.

Family

Sexton is married to Lacey McRae Sexton, a pharmacist, and he has two children from a previous marriage.

Political Experience

Sexton has served as a representative, in the Tennessee State House of Representatives since 2010. He has served as a member of the House Calendar and Rules Committee, the House Commerce Committee and the House Health and Human Resources Committee. He was named the House Freshmen Republican Legislator of the year by the Knoxville-News Sentinel for the 107th General Assembly. He has sponsored legislation focused on Tennessee's seniors, veterans and business owners. He passed legislation which increased the exemption levels on the Halls Income Tax. He passed a bill requiring that the Tennessee flag at the State Capitol and the flag at the courthouse in the soldier’s home town, be flown at half-mast. In 2013, he sponsored legislation allowing businesses to file forms electronically instead of through the mail for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. In August 2019, Sexton was sworn in as speaker of the Tennessee house.

Professional experience

Sexton worked for a pharmaceutical company as a representative before becoming a Tennessee State Representative. While not in session, he works for Cumberland County Bank in Business Development.