Important Notice 1

Two bills wending their way through the General Assembly (HB 1303  SB 1134) could free the states' municipal electric utilities with fiber optic broadband and high speed internet to expand their services to benefit the surrounding communities and counties. If passed, cities like Morristown and Chattanooga could serve an additional 700,000+ Tennessee homes and businesses, close to 3 million in all.

Those opposed are the legacy carriers, AT&T and Comcast among them, who have refused for decades to do -- namely provide internet to rural communities so students have access to the world; create environments that attract new businesses and help existing businesses grow and prosper; make faster and cheaper tele-medicine available to people everywhere (especially in remote communities), and more.

To be clear, and fair, you'll have to contact your Representativeto ask how he or she is voting on this bill. The members whose names are asterisked are members of the House Committee that review the bill before deciding whether or not to put it through for a vote on the floor. If the bill fails in committee, the rest of the House will not have an opportunity to vote on it.
A recent post in the News Sentinel noted donations from AT&T to the PACs of Governor Haslam ($10,000) and Lt. Governor Ramsey ($10,000), and a contribution of $7,500 to Speaker of the House Beth Harwell's re-election campaign. This, after the Governor came out against this bill, saying it's unfair to AT&T and Comcast. You be the judge.

If you've ever wondered why any elected official would vote against the best interest of his or her constituents, consider who's donating to their campaign coffers -- and how much. In the House of Representatives, they are:

Representative	Dist	Party	Donors
			AT&T	Comcast	Elec Co-Op	Totals
LUNDBERG, JON C	1	R	7900	5500	2000	15400
HULSEY, BUD	2	R	500			500
HILL, TIMOTHY	3	R	2000	900		2900
HOLSCLAW JR, JOHN B*	4	R	2000			2000
HAWK, DAVID B	5	R	2450	4000		6450
VAN HUSS, JAMES (MICAH)	6	R	1000			1000
HILL, MATTHEW	7	R	3150			3150
SWANN, ARTHUR (ART)*	8	R	7300	3850	4750	15900
HARRISON, MIKE	9	R	3850	4350	6300	14500
GOINS, TILMAN*	10	R	1500	300	1500	3300
FAISON, JEREMY	11	R	2500			2500
CARR, DALE	12	R	500	500		1000
SMITH, EDDIE	13	R	1000			1000
Zachary, Jason	14	R	500			500
ARMSTRONG, JOSEPH E (JOE)	15	D	4450	3500		7950
DUNN, BILL	16	R	2150	500	900	3550
FARMER, ANDREW E	17	R	1000		1250	2250
DANIEL, MARTIN B*	18	R	1500			1500
BROOKS, HARRY	19	R	3150	800		3950
RAMSEY, BOB	20	R	1500	3600	4000	9100
MATLOCK, JIMMY	21	R	3000	750	3000	6750
HOWELL, DAN	22	R	500			500
FORGETY, JOHN W	23	R	1300			1300
BROOKS, KEVIN	24	R	2200	2000	1000	5200
SEXTON, CAMERON*	25	R	4800	1750	3000	9550
MCCORMICK, GERALD*	26	R	4800	4000	4000	12800
HAZLEWOOD, PATSY*	27	R	1500			1500
FAVORS, JOANNE	28	R	2200			2200
CARTER, MIKE	29	R	0	0	0	0
GRAVITT, MARC*	30	R	500			500
TRAVIS, RON	31	R	2000	500		2500
CALFEE, KENT* Vice Chair	32	R	3000	1000	2000	6000
RAGAN, JOHN D	33	R	4800			4800
WOMICK, RICK	34	R	1800	550		2350
SEXTON, JERRY	35	R	500			500
POWERS, DENNIS	36	R	2800		750	3550
WHITE, DAWN	37	R	2500	900	1750	5150
KEISLING, KELLY T	38	R	2500		3250	5750
ALEXANDER, DAVID	39	R	1800	1000		2800
WEAVER, TERRI LYNN	40	R	700		2550	3250
WINDLE, JOHN MARK	41	D			350	350
WILLIAMS, RYAN	42	R	1300		1500	2800
DUNLAP, W KEVIN*	43	D			750	750
LAMBERTH, WILLIAM G	44	R	1000		1000	2000
ROGERS, COURTNEY L	45	R	0	0	0	0
PODY, MARK	46	R			1750	1750
MATHENY, JUDD	47	R	1300	250	2200	3750
TERRY, GREGORY BRYAN	48	R	1500			1500
SPARKS, MICHAEL (MIKE)*	49	R	1800			1800
MITCHELL, BO	50	D	1700			1700
BECK, CARSON W (BILL)	51	D	500			500
STEWART, MIKE	52	D	3500	850		4350
POWELL, JASON*	53	D	3000	1000	1750	5750
GILMORE, BRENDA*	54	D	4000	500		4500
CLEMMONS, JOHN RAY	55	D	500			500
HARWELL, BETH HALTEMAN	56	R	2550	8750	5000	16300
LYNN, SUSAN	57	R	4700	500	1650	6850
LOVE, HAROLD M*	58	D	500	300		800
JONES, SHERRY	59	D	3025		100	3125
JERNIGAN, DARREN	60	D	1500			1500
SARGENT JR, CHARLES M	61	R	10000	6500	6950	23450
MARSH, PAT* Chair	62	R	4000	3500	5000	12500
CASADA, GLEN	63	R	8500	6250	1850	16600
BUTT, SHEILA	64	R	2300	600	1750	4650
DURHAM, JEREMY	65	R	1500		1500	3000
KUMAR, SABI (DOC)	66	R	1500			1500
PITTS, JOE	67	D	3550	250	3400	7200
JOHNSON, CURTIS	68	R	6400	2900	7050	16350
SHEPARD, DAVID A	69	D	3050	2250	3050	8350
DOSS, BARRY*	70	R	1000	800	1750	3550
BYRD, DAVID (COACH)	71	R	500			500
MCDANIEL, STEVE K	72	R	9650	2750	2150	14550
ELDRIDGE, JIMMY	73	R	4350	2750	2000	9100
REEDY, JAY D*	74	R	0	0	0	0
WIRGAU, TIMOTHY*	75	R	5800	1500		7300
HOLT, ANDREW H (ANDY)	76	R	1800		3000	4800
SANDERSON, BILL	77	R	1800	600	3250	5650
LITTLETON, MARY	78	R	1500		1500	3000
HALFORD, CURTIS	79	R	1850		800	2650
SHAW, JOHNNY W	80	D	3450	3300	2000	8750
MOODY, DEBRA	81	R	1500			1500
FITZHUGH, CRAIG	82	D	11700	2500	6550	20750
WHITE, MARK	83	R	1500	1150		2650
TOWNS JR, JOE E	84	D	4800	1700		6500
TURNER, JOHNNIE R	85	D	800	550		1350
COOPER, BARBARA	86	D	3632	600		4232
CAMPER, KAREN D	87	D	3600	800		4400
MILLER, LARRY J	88	D	3500	3800		7300
KANE, ROGER	89	R	500			500
DEBERRY JR, JOHN J	90	D	500	2750		3250
AKBARI, RAUMESH A	91	D	1000			1000
SPIVEY, BILLY	92	R	1500			1500
HARDAWAY SR, G A	93	D	1500			1500
WILBURN, LEIGH ROSSER	94	R	500			500
TODD, CURRY	95	R	7200	9500	300	17000
MCMANUS, STEPHEN	96	R	7000	8000	750	15750
COLEY, JAMES M (JIM)	97	R	2500	3250		5750
PARKINSON, ANTONIO	98	D	1000	1050		2050
LOLLAR, RON	99	R	2300			2300
Totals			254507	122000	112650	489157