Julia Hurley

Julia Cheyanne Hurley (born September 28, 1981)[1][2] is an American Republican politician and a former member of the Tennessee House of Representatives.

For the actress, see Julia Hurley (actress).
Julia C. Hurley
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 32nd district
In office
November 2010 – November 2012
Preceded byDennis Ferguson
Succeeded byKent Calfee
Personal details
Born (1981-09-28) September 28, 1981
Knoxville, Tennessee
Political partyRepublican
Childrenone
ResidenceLenoir City, Tennessee
Alma materMaryville College
OccupationBusiness owner

Business career

Hurley is currently the Influencing investor at the Lenoir City TN Keller Williams Real Estate offices. Hurley is the CEO of JustHomesGroup, founded in 2014–present. Just Homes Group - Keller Williams Realty Lenoir City TN

Hurley previously owned The JaCy Company which housed SECGrillToppers, a sports licensing/product company. Hurley also worked for the RMD Corporation, owners of Hooters in Alcoa, Tennessee, before transferring to the Knoxville Hooters store on Kingston Pike from 2001 to 2004.[3]

During her campaign for the Tennessee House, Hurley's Hooters experience was criticized, but she defended herself by stating that she wouldn't be the same person without that experience.[4]

Political career

Hurley defeated 18-year Democratic incumbent Dennis Ferguson in 2010 by a vote of 8,833 to 7,834.

In the General Assembly in 2012, Hurley joined with Tennessee Senator Stacey Campfield in sponsoring successful Drug Testing for TANF legislation, commonly known as drug testing for welfare.[5] Hurley opposed Amendment No. 6 to HB2725 by Rep. Johnny Shaw that would have established drug testing of the elected members of the Tennessee General Assembly.[6]

Hurley was elected Tennessee delegate at large, alternate delegate for Randy Boyd, representing 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney and cast her vote for Romney during the National Republican Convention in Tampa, Florida.[7]

Hurley sought re-election in 2012 but lost the August 2, 2012, Republican primary to Kent Calfee. Calfee received 4,609 votes to Hurley's 3,704 votes.[8] He went on to win the general election in November 2012.[9]

Since leaving the state legislature, Hurley has contributed some columns to the Knoxville News Sentinel. In a November 2013 column, she stated that she had been unemployed for 14 months living off the sale of her GrillToppers Business.[10]

Hurley went on to be elected to the Tennessee State Executive Committee in 2014, serving in State Senate District five until 2018. Hurley was unopposed and received 5,670 votes. http://loudoncountyvotes.com/archives/2014/20140807_CumulativeReport_LoudonCountyGeneral_UnofficialResults.pdf Hurley proposed a State Party rules change that was adopted in 2018. https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2017/10/02/tennessee-republicans-knoxville-officeholders-gop/712678001/

In 2018, Hurley defeated 32 year Democratic Incumbent, Earlena Maples, 643 (Hurley) 615 (Maples) for Loudon County Commission District 2, Seat A. http://www.news-herald.net/news/county-elections-offer-surprises/article_127a2d15-39b2-52ac-9436-98246316a6ac.html

Legislation

Family

Hurley is the mother of one child, a daughter, who was born circa 1997, when Hurley was a teenager. Hurley opposes abortion and has stated that she "was faced with the choice of abortion or birth" and "chose life".[11]

References
  1. "Rep. Julia Hurley's party requires way around legislator contribution limits". WATE-TV. July 6, 2011.
  2. "Rep. Julia Hurley". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  3. Harrington, Carly (2009-01-28). "Grill-top distributor is getting ready to sizzle : Business : Knoxville News Sentinel". knoxvillebiz.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-31.
  4. Schelzig, Erik (February 8, 2011). "Julia Hurley Credits Hooters For Success". Huffington Post.
  5. Hale, Steven (2012-05-01). "Hurley-Campfield Welfare Drug-Testing Bill Heads to Haslam". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  6. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Amend/HA1418.pdf "Amendment No. 6 to HB2725 Shaw"
  7. http://tnsos.org/elections/2012Delegates.php?showall
  8. "Rep. Julia Hurley Loses District 32 Seat". NewsChannel5.com. August 2, 2013. Archived from the original on August 7, 2012.
  9. Majors, Beverly (November 13, 2012). "Roane County elects Kent Calfee for House seat". The Oak Ridger.
  10. Hurley, Julia (November 9, 2013). "Republican relates to lure of Obamacare". Knoxville News Sentinel.
  11. Hurley, Julia (August 17, 2013). "Create opportunity to prevent abortions". Knoxville News Sentinel.
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