Jerry Sexton (politician)
Jerry Sexton is an American politician, currently serving as a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Sexton represents District 35, a seat which he has held since 2015. This district consists of Grainger, Claiborne, and part of Union counties.
Sexton is also nationally known controversially for his fundamentally religious and socially conservative bills opposing LGBT rights, the separation of church and state, and abortion rights.Legislative initiatives
On June 9, 2020, Sexton voted as a member of the House Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee against removal of a bust honoring Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest from the Tennessee State Capitol building.
During the discussion of the bill regarding the removal of the bust, Sexton received heavy criticism from fellow state representatives and social media for an allegedly racist statement he had made, stating:
