Deceased
Full Name:
Jim Coley
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Paula; 2 Children: Erin and Evan
Birth Date:
02/11/1951
Birth Place:
Houston, TX
Home City:
Bartlett, TN
Religion:
Church of Christ
MAT, Education and Government, University of Memphis, 1991
BA, Memphis State University, 1976
Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 97, 2006-2021
Candidate, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 97, 2018
Former Member, Civil Justice Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Civil Justice Subcommittee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Consumer and Human Resources Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Criminal Justice Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Education Administration and Planning Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Education Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Fiscal Review Joint Committee, Tennessee General Assembly
Former Member, House Finance, Ways and Means Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Employee Affairs, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Teacher, Bolton High School
Co-Founder, Bartlett/Northeast Republican Club
Member, Exchange Club
Co-Founder, Friends of the Orpheum
Sponsor, Memphis Bridges
Member, Shelby County Education Association
Awards:
Lincoln Award, Shelby County Republican Party
Grassroots Award, Shelby County Republican Party
Fulbright Hayes Study Group, Central China Normal University