Dan Howell (politician)


Dan Howell is an American politician from Cleveland, Tennessee. Since 2014, he has served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 22nd district. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Biography

Howell first moved to Cleveland in 1971. He attended Lee University, and graduated from the Radio Engineering Institute in Kansas City, Missouri. Prior to his political career he was an anchor for Fox 61 in Chattanooga.
Howell's professional experience includes working as the Executive Assistant to the Mayor of Bradley County, serving on the Bradley County Chamber of Commerce Board, the board for the Cleveland/Bradley County Greenway, and the Storm Water Advisory Board. He also serves on the Tennessee Republican Party State Executive Committee.
Howell first announced his campaign for the house in November 2013. He was first elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives District 22 in August 2014 in a special primary election narrowly besting Republican Dr. J. Adam Lowe, a local businessman and vice chairman of the Bradley County Commission. He was re-elected in 2016. District 22 encompasses Meigs, Polk, and part of Bradley Counties. He was preceded by Eric Watson, who was elected Sheriff of Bradley County in 2014. Since his election he has served as the chair of the Joint Government Operations Judiciary and Government Subcommittee, vice-chair of the House Local Government Committee, and as a member of the House Government Operations Committee, House Local Government Subcommittee, and the Joint Government Operations Committee.
Howell was married to Carol Ann Howell from approximately 1963 until her death in February 2008. They had three children, Randall, Richard, and Rod. He has been married to Beverlee since about 2012. He also has two step-children and seven grandchildren and step-grandchildren. He attends First Baptist Church in Cleveland and is a member of the National Rifle Association. He has been described as conservative, and supports smaller government, Second Amendment rights, and opposes abortion rights, "excessive government regulations," and same-sex marriage.
Howell and his wife were on the cruise ship Emerald Princess in Alaska in July 2017 when another passenger, a man from Utah, allegedly murdered his wife.