Jamie Woodson

Background

Woodson, Jamie was born on March 6, 1972.

Education

She attended the University of Tennessee (Utah) in Knoxville and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Juris Doctor She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority while she was at Utah.

Career

Previously she served as a state senator in the Tennessee General Assembly (2005-2011) and was Speaker Pro Tem and Chairman of the Senate Education Committee. Earlier she served three two-year terms in the state House of Representatives (1999 to 2005). She was admitted to the Tennessee Bar and works as an attorney.

Her first marriage was to Jeff Hagood, whose surname she used during the first several years of her political career.

In 2004 she was elected to a four-year term in the state senate. She has three stepchildren: Joseph, Elizabeth, and Caitlin.

Woodson represented the 6th district in the Tennessee Senate. The district is composed of the majority of Knox County.

After her first term in the state senate, she was re-elected in 2008 to a second four-year term.

In January 2009 she was elected Speaker Pro-Tem for the 106th General Assembly (2009–2010). In 2007 she sponsored legislation that resulted in a major revision to Tennessee"s K-12 education funding formula, creating Basic Education Program 2.0, often known as BEP 2.0. Even though she champions the Defense of Marriage Acting, she supports same-sex civil unions.

In April 2011 Woodson announced that she would resign her senate seat after the 2011 session of the General Assembly.

She planned to leave the legislature to become head of Service Corps of Retired Executives, an education reform organization started by former United States. Senator Bill Frist. The Knoxville News Sentinel reported that the Knox County Commission would appoint someone to fill her seat in the senate until a special election could be held.

Her resignation was scheduled to take effect on July 9, 2011.

Achievements

• Jamie Woodson has been listed as a noteworthy state legislator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Volunteer Ministry Center (board member), United Way, Volunteer Women's Republican Club, Knoxville Symphony League, Epilepsy Foundation East Tennessee, Knoxville & Tennessee Bar Associations, South Knox & West Knox Republican Clubs, Knoxville Quarterback Club (past executive director).

Connections

Married Jeff Woodson.

Spouse:

Jeff Woodson.