Charlie Baum
Charlie Baum | |
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Member of theTennessee House of Representatives from the 37th district | |
Assumed office November 6, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Dawn White |
Personal details | |
Born | December 13, 1972 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Kelly Baum |
Children | Elizabeth, Anna Jane, Charles |
Education | Wake Forest University(BA) University of North Carolina(PhD) |
Occupation | Politician Professor |
Charlie Baum(born December13, 1972[1][2]) is an American politician and aRepublicanmember of theTennessee House of Representatives,representing District37 (Murfreesboro) since November6, 2018. Baum is also a professor ofeconomicsatMiddle Tennessee State University.[3]
In 2023, Baum was the only Republican to vote against three resolutions toexpel threeDemocraticlawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The two successful expulsions were widely characterized as unprecedented.[4]Baum told theTennesseanhe wanted to keep working with the three lawmakers to "become more effective legislators" and said that "the vast majority of ['my constituents'] didn't want these representatives expelled".[3]
Background
[edit]Education
[edit]Baum attendedWake Forest UniversityinWinston-Salem,North Carolina where he earned his B.A. in economics in 1995. Baum then attended the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, where he received his Ph.D. in economics in 1999.[5]
Teaching career
[edit]Baum currently teaches economics atMiddle Tennessee State Universityin Murfreesboro. He has taught at MTSU since August 1999.
Personal life
[edit]Baum was raised inKnoxville, Tennessee.He is married to his wife Kelly and they have 3 children: Elizabeth, Anna Jane, and Charles. Baum and his family are active members of the First United Methodist Church in Murfreesboro.[6]
Electoral history
[edit]2018 election
[edit]Primary election results
[edit]The District 37 Republican Primary Election took place on August 2, 2018.[7]
Candidate | Percentage of Votes | Total Votes Received |
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Charlie Baum | 100% | 5,831 Votes |
General election results
[edit]The District 37 General Election took place on November 6, 2018.[7]
Candidate | Percentage of Votes | Total Votes Received |
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Charlie Baum (R) | 59.3% | 13,455 Votes |
Deanna Debow Osborne (D) | 40.7% | 9,218 Votes |
2022 election
[edit]Republican Primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charlie Baum(incumbent) | 3,658 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 3,658 | 100.00% |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charlie Baum(incumbent) | 9,456 | 65.44% | |
Democratic | Bill Levine | 4,993 | 34.56% | |
Total votes | 14,449 | 100.00% | ||
Republicanhold |
Current legislative committees
[edit]Role | Committee |
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Member | Finance, Ways, & Means Committee |
Member | Finance, Ways, & Means Appropriations Committee |
Member | Education |
Member | Consumer & Human Resources Committee |
Member | Employee Affairs Subcommittee |
Community involvement
[edit]Volunteer work
[edit]Baum was a board member for 4 years at the United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties[8]from 2013–2017. He was a board member at theAmerican Heart Associationof Rutherford County for 5 years from 2012–2017. He was a county commissioner at the Rutherford County Commission for 8 years from 2010–2018. He was a board member on theMurfreesboroCity School Foundation for 6 years from 2013–2019. He is currently a board member on the Linebaugh Library Foundation Board, where he has served since 2015. Baum is currently a board member at Oaklands Historic Mansion,[9]where he has served since 2016.[5]
Organizations
[edit]Baum has been a part of the American Academy of Economics and Financial Experts[10](AAEFE) since 2015. He has been a part of National Association of Forensic Economists[11]since January 2013.
Published work
[edit]Baum published "Calculating Economic Losses from Wrongful Incarceration"[12]in theTennessee Bar Journalin July 2016. Baum published "Employee Tenure and Economic Losses in Wrongful Termination Cases"[13]in theJournal of Forensic Economics[14]in 2013.
Honors and awards
[edit]In 1988, Baum became anEagle Scout,as a part of theBoy Scouts of America.[2]From 2008–2014, Baum served as a chair in the Department of Economics and Finance at MTSU.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Broden, Scott."Election 2018: What Baum, Osborne say about economy, jobs and roads in Rutherford County".Daily News Journal.USA Today Network.RetrievedMarch 28,2020.
- ^abcd"Representative Charlie Baum".Tennessee General Assembly.RetrievedMarch 28,2020.
- ^abGadd, Chris (8 April 2023)."One TN Republican didn't vote for lawmakers' expulsion. Here's who and why".The Tennessean.
- ^Andone, Dakin; Young, Ryan; Simonson, Amy; Almasy, Steve."Tennessee's Republican-led House expels 2 Democratic lawmakers over gun reform protest, fails in bid to oust a third".CNN.Retrieved2023-04-07.
- ^ab"Charles Baum Professor of Economics".LinkedIn.RetrievedMarch 28,2020.
- ^"Charlie Baum's Biography".Vote Smart Facts Matter.RetrievedMarch 28,2020.
- ^ab"Charlie Baum".Ballotpedia.RetrievedMarch 28,2020.
- ^"| United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties".www.yourlocaluw.org.
- ^"Oaklands Mansion".
- ^"AAEFE".aaefe.org.
- ^"NAFE Internet Home".www.nafe.net.
- ^"Calculating Economic Losses from Wrongful Incarceration - TBA Law Blog".www.tba.org.
- ^Baum, Charles L. (2013)."Employee Tenure and Economic Losses in Wrongful Termination Cases".Journal of Forensic Economics.24(1): 41–66.doi:10.5085/jfe.24.1.41.JSTOR42756289– via JSTOR.
- ^"Allen Press".meridian.allenpress.com.Retrieved2024-03-09.