Rusty Crowe

Dewey "Rusty" Crowe (born April 2, 1947), is an American politician in the state of Tennessee. He is member of the Tennessee Senate representing the 3rd district, which encompasses Washington County, Unicoi County and Carter County.[1]

Rusty Crowe
Member of the Tennessee Senate
from the 3rd district
Assumed office
January 1991
Preceded byDon Arnold
Personal details
Born (1947-04-02) April 2, 1947
Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (Before 1996)
Republican (1996–present)
Spouse(s)Sarah
Children2
EducationEast Tennessee State University (BS)
Atlanta Law School (JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1967–1971

Crowe also serves as vice president of Shared Health Services in Johnson City, Tennessee and he is also President of Product Specialty Corporation of Franklin, Tennessee. Crowe was previously employed by East Tennessee State University from 1980 to 2003, last working with ETSU as an assistant dean in the continuing studies department.[2]

In February 2020, Crowe announced that he was running for Tennessee's 1st congressional district in the 2020 election.[3]

Early career

Born in Johnson City, Tennessee, Crowe obtained a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from East Tennessee State University and a Juris Doctor from Atlanta Law School.[4] From 1967 to 1971, he served in the U.S. Army Security Agency intercepting Morse Code from the enemy in Southeast Asia.[5][6] According to Project Vote Smart, he supports the displaying of the Ten Commandments in public schools, the use of the death penalty in Tennessee, allowing citizens to carry concealed guns, and tightening eligibility requirements for TennCare.

Crowe owns two patents: U.S. Patents 5,601,605[7] (February 11, 1997) for an infant pacifier - fluid administering unit and 5,772,685[8] (June 30, 1998) for an infant pacifier-fluid administering unit.

State Government

Crowe was first elected in 1990 to the 97th General Assembly as a write-in Democratic candidate,[9] but switched to the Republican Party in 1996.[10] Crowe serves as the chair of the General Welfare, Health & Human Resources Committee, serves as a member of the Senate Education Committee, Select Oversight Committee on Education, Government Operations Committee, and as chair of the Joint Select Committee on Veterans Affairs.

gollark: Idea: whenever a parent fails to parent correctly, orbital laser strike.
gollark: The other real programmer way would be to intimidate the computer into rotating the image, through sheer force of will.
gollark: Apparently, yes.
gollark: Also, some phones "rotate" it by changing the metadata or something, and it seems to (WHYYYY, it should be a screenshot) be a picture.
gollark: Real programmers would of course directly consume the pixels from the cable to their monitor, thus obviating this problem.

References
  1. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=300142
  2. Sharp, Tom (June 23, 2003). "State officials work to minimize layoffs". The Oak Ridger Online. Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 6, 2004.
  3. https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/02/26/state-sen-rusty-crowe-makes-official-hes-running-roes-seat/4502687002/
  4. "Senator Rusty Crowe". East Tennessee State University National Alumni Association. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  5. Roberts, Jonathan (November 8, 2019). "ETSU ROTC cadets get 'meaningful' experience listening to Sen. Crowe, retired Army general". Johnson City Press. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  6. Hackney, Kayla (November 13, 2019). "Veterans Day ceremony held on campus". East Tennessean. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  7. 5601605, Crowe, Dewey E. & Sarah Barron, "United States Patent: 5601605 - Infant pacifier - fluid administering unit", issued February 11, 1997
  8. 5772685, Crowe, D. E. & Sarah Barron, "United States Patent: 5772685 - Infant pacifier-fluid administering unit", issued June 30, 1998
  9. Houk, Robert (February 9, 2018). "Sen. Crowe running for an eighth term in Nashville". Johnson City Press. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  10. "Crowe announces another run for Tennessee Senate". WCYB. February 2, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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