John Windle

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John Windle
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 41st[1] district
In office
January 8, 1991 – January 10, 2023
Succeeded byEd Butler
Personal details
Born (1962-05-21) May 21, 1962 (age 61)
Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (until 2022)
Independent (2022–present)
ResidenceLivingston, Tennessee
Alma materUniversity of Tennessee
University of Tennessee College of Law
ProfessionAttorney
Military service
Branch/serviceTennessee Army National Guard
RankColonel

John Mark Windle[2] (born May 21, 1962) is an American politician who is a former member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 41 from 1991 to 2023. In 2022, Windle filed to run as an independent after serving as a Democratic representative for nearly three decades,[3] but lost re-election to Republican Ed Butler. He is a conservative Democrat.[4]

Education[edit]

Windle earned his BS in finance from the University of Tennessee and his JD from the University of Tennessee College of Law.

Elections[edit]

  • 1990s Windle was initially elected in the November 6, 1990 General election and re-elected in the November 3, 1992 and November 8, 1994 elections.
  • 1996 Windle was unopposed for both the 1996 Democratic Primary and the November 5, 1996 General election.
  • 1998 Windle was unopposed for both the August 6, 1998 Democratic Primary, winning with 14,062 votes,[5] and the November 3, 1998 General election, winning with 6,111 votes.[6]
  • 2000 Windle was unopposed for both the August 3, 2000 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,051 votes,[7] and the November 7, 2000 General election, winning with 14,650 votes.[8]
  • 2002 Windle was unopposed for both the August 1, 2002 Democratic Primary, winning with 9,346 votes,[9] and the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 13,217 votes.[10]
  • 2004 Windle was unopposed for both the August 5, 2004 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,468 votes,[11] and the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 17,615 votes.[12]
  • 2006 Windle was unopposed for both the August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 8,177 votes,[13] and the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 14,062 votes.[14]
  • 2008 Windle was challenged in the August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 4,643 votes (92.3%),[15] and was unopposed for the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 17,025 votes.[16]
  • 2010 Windle was unopposed for the August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,875 votes,[17] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 8,701 votes (64.1%) against Republican nominee Patrick McCurdy.[18]
  • 2012 Windle was unopposed for the August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,147 votes,[19] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 12,785 votes (61.7%) against Republican nominee Bobby Stewart.[20]
  • 2014 Windle was unopposed for both the August 7, 2014 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,283 votes,[21] and the November 4, 2014 General election, winning with 9,237 votes.[22]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rep. John Mark Windle". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  2. ^ "John Windle's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "Absentee & Early Voting underway in Tennessee for August elections". localmemphis.com. July 14, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  4. ^ http://ratings.conservative.org/people/12b43f56-ed71-4f2e-80a8-35f0965069cd
  5. ^ "State of Tennessee Democratic Candidates for Tennessee House August 6, 1998" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "State of Tennessee, Tennessee House November 3, 1998 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 27 & 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  7. ^ "August 3, 2000 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  8. ^ "November 7, 2000 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  9. ^ "August 1, 2002 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  10. ^ "November 5, 2002 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  11. ^ "August 5, 2004 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  12. ^ "November 2, 2004 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  13. ^ "August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 7. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  14. ^ "November 7, 2006 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  15. ^ "State of Tennessee August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 9. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  16. ^ "State of Tennessee November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 11 & 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  17. ^ "State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  18. ^ "State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  19. ^ "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 160. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  20. ^ "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  21. ^ "State of Tennessee August 7, 2014 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 160. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  22. ^ "State of Tennessee November 4, 2014 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2015.

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