Richard Briggs' Biography
- State Senate (TN) - District 7, Republican
Contact Information
Office
425 John Lewis Way North
Suite 774 Cordell Hull Building
Nashville, TN 37243
11631 Lanesborough Way, #913
Knoxville, TN 37934
Full Name:
Richard Briggs
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Stephanie
Birth Date:
12/07/1952
Home City:
Knoxville, TN
Religion:
Methodist
BS, Transylvania University
MD, Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 1974-1978
Senator, Tennessee State Senate, District 7, 2014-present
Candidate, Tennessee State Senate, District 7, 2022
Commissioner, Knox County, 2008-2014
Vice Chair, Select Committee on Rules
Former Chair, Ethics Committee, Tennessee State Senate
Former Member, Finance, Ways and Means Committee, Tennessee State Senate
Former Member, Health and Welfare Committee, Tennessee State Senate
Former President, Knoxville Academy of Medicine
Surgeon, Tennova Physicians Regional Medical Center
Senior Trauma Surgeon, United States Army Combat Support Hospital in Iraq
Colonel, United States Army, 1978-2008
Member, Board of Trustees, Tennessee Medical Association
Member, Knox County Industrial Development Corporation Board