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{{Short description|American politician (born 1949)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Bud Hulsey
| image               = File:Tennessee State Representative Bud Hulsey (cropped).jpg
| caption             = Representative Bud Hulsey
| state_house         = Tennessee
| district            = 2nd
| term_start          = January 13, 2015
| term_end            =
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1949|5|30}}
| party               = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| residence           = [[Kingsport, Tennessee]]
| preceded            = [[Tony Shipley]]
| succeeded           = Incumbent
| alma_mater          = [[Bob Jones University]], B.A.
| birth_name          = Charles Nolan Hulsey
}}
'''Charles Nolan "Bud" Hulsey''' (born May 30, 1949) is an American politician. A [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], he represents the 2nd District in [[Sullivan County, Tennessee|Sullivan County]] in the [[Tennessee House of Representatives]] .<ref name="tn.gov">{{cite web|url=http://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/members/h2.html|title=Representatives - TN General Assembly}}</ref>
==Early life==
Bud Hulsey was born on May 30, 1949, and he attended Durango High School as a Durango Demon from 1964 to his 1967 graduation. Hulsey later attended [[Bob Jones University]] at [[Greenville, South Carolina]] from 1967 to 1972 where was a member of the "Byran" ([[William Jennings Bryan]] Literary Society at Bob Jones University) men's society and where he also obtained his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in education.<ref name="tn.gov"/>
==Career==
Bud Hulsey is a retired Kingsport Police lieutenant with post graduate work at the [[University of Virginia]] via the FBI National Academy.<ref name="tn.gov"/>
He is the owner and President of Burlington Logistics, Inc., a trucking company located in the Tri-Cities area of East Tennessee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.burlingtoninc.com/about-us/|title=Burlington Logistics, Inc. - About Us}}</ref>
Hulsey was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives as a member of the 109th General Assembly in 2014 after defeating three-term incumbent [[Tony Shipley]]<ref name="ballotpedia.org">{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/Bud_Hulsey|title=Bud Hulsey - Ballotpedia}}</ref> in the Republican primary and Independent J.R. Enfield in the general election.<ref name="ballotpedia.org"/> He was again elected to serve in the 110th General Assembly in 2016 after a  victory over Democratic challenger J.S. Moore.<ref name="Bud Hulsey - Ballotpedia">{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Bud_Hulsey|title=Bud Hulsey - Ballotpedia}}</ref> On November 6, 2018, Hulsey was re-elected to serve in the 111th General Assembly after defeating Democratic challenger Arvil Love, Jr. and Independent challenger Robert Ellis in the General Election.<ref name="Bud Hulsey - Ballotpedia"/> The second district proved its loyalty to Hulsey yet again on November{{nbsp}}3, 2020, when they overwhelmingly supported him against repeat challenger Arvil Love, Jr. in the general election.<ref name="Bud Hulsey - Ballotpedia"/> He has since been re-elected uncontested.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, he proposed legislation to prohibit mandatory COVID-19 vaccination.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Yu|first=Yue Stella|title=Tennessee bill allowing religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccines advances in Senate|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/31/covid-19-vaccination-religious-exemptions-during-public-health-crisis-advance-senate/4825721001/|access-date=2021-07-13|website=The Tennessean|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2023, the Tennessee House voted on motions to remove three sitting Democratic representatives {{emdash}} [[Gloria Johnson (politician)|Gloria Johnson]], [[Justin Jones (Tennessee politician)|Justin Jones]], and [[Justin J. Pearson]] {{emdash}} for disrupting proceedings with a protest as citizens were at the capitol voicing their outrage over a [[2023 Covenant School shooting|mass shooting at a Nashville school that left six dead]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tennessee GOP file resolutions to expel three Democrats who led gun reform chants on House floor |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/03/tennessee-republicans-file-resolutions-to-expel-three-democrats-who-led-gun-reform-chants-on-house-f/70078002007/ |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}}</ref> Hulsey voted in favor of all three resolutions: HR{{nbsp}}63, to remove Pearson;<ref name="tn-ga-hr-63">{{cite web |title=HR0063 |url=https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HR0063&GA=113 |publisher=Tennessee General Assembly |access-date=6 April 2023}}</ref> HR{{nbsp}}64, to remove Johnson;<ref name="tn-ga-hr-64">{{cite web |title=HR0064 |url=https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HR0064&GA=113 |publisher=Tennessee General Assembly |access-date=6 April 2023}}</ref> and HR{{nbsp}}65, to remove Jones.<ref name="tn-ga-hr-65">{{cite web |title=HR0065 |url=https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HR0065&GA=113 |publisher=Tennessee General Assembly |access-date=6 April 2023}}</ref> Pearson and Jones were expelled, while Johnson was not.<ref name="tn-ap-23-km">{{cite news |last1=Kruesi |first1=Kimberly |last2=Mattise |first2=Jonathan |title=Tennessee's House expels 2 of 3 Democrats over guns protest |url=https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-lawmakers-expulsion-d3f40559c56a051eec49e416a7b5dade |work=Associated Press News |date=6 April 2023}}</ref>
In 2024, Hulsey proposed to ban [[Cultured meat|lab-grown meat]]. He argued that exposing humans to lab-grown meat was a violation of the [[Nuremberg Code]] (a set of [[Research ethics|ethical research]] principles for [[human experimentation]] established in the wake of [[Nazi human experimentation|Nazi experiments]] on humans).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Moves to ban lab-grown meat intensify in Republican US states |url=https://www.ft.com/content/afb4be5d-e363-4ef7-b509-2a4c909144ca |website=Financial Times}}</ref>
===Elections===
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|title= Tennessee House of Representatives, 2nd Representative District, 2014}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Bud Hulsey
|votes      = 12,249
|percentage = 84.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party      = Independent  (United States)
|candidate  = J.R. Enfield
|votes      = 2,302
|percentage = 15.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
|title= Tennessee House of Representatives, 2nd Representative District, 2016}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Bud Hulsey
|votes      = 20,334
|percentage = 80.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party      = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate  = J.S. Moore
|votes      = 4,940
|percentage = 19.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
|title= Tennessee House of Representatives, 2nd Representative District, 2018}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Bud Hulsey
|votes      = 17,444
|percentage = 75.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party      = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate  = Arvil Love, Jr.
|votes      = 4,966
|percentage = 21.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party      = Independent Party (United States)
|candidate  = Robert Ellis
|votes      = 572
|percentage = 2.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
|title= Tennessee House of Representatives, 2nd Representative District, 2020}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Bud Hulsey
|votes      = 23,278
|percentage = 77.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party      = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate  = Arvil Love, Jr.
|votes      = 6,902
|percentage = 22.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
|title= Tennessee House of Representatives, 2nd Representative District, 2022}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party      = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate  = Bud Hulsey
|votes      = 15,359
|percentage = 99.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party      = Other (United States)
|candidate  = Write-in
|votes      = 63
|percentage = 0.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
===Committee assignments===
Hulsey serves in the 113th General Assembly as:
*Chair, Criminal Justice Committee<ref name="tn.gov"/>
*Member, Criminal Justice Subcommittee<ref name="tn.gov"/>
*Member, Agriculture and National Resources Committee<ref name="tn.gov"/>
*Member, Agriculture and National Resources Subcommittee<ref name="tn.gov"/>
*Member, Calendars and Rules Committee*Member<ref name="tn.gov"/>
Hulsey served in the 112th General Assembly as:
*Chair, Corrections Subcommittee<ref name="tn.gov"/>
*Member, Agriculture and National Resources Committee<ref name="tn.gov"/>
*Member, Agriculture and National Resources Subcommittee<ref name="tn.gov"/>
*Member, Criminal Justice Subcommittee<ref name="tn.gov"/>
*Member, State Government Committee<ref name="tn.gov"/>
Hulsey served in the 111th General Assembly as:
*Chair, Corrections Subcommittee<ref name="tn.gov"/>
*Member, State Committee<ref name="tn.gov"/>
*Member, Agriculture and National Resources Committee<ref name="tn.gov"/>
*Member, Agriculture and National Resources Subcommittee<ref name="tn.gov"/>
*Member, Judiciary Committee<ref name="tn.gov"/>
*Member, Public Safety Committee of Extraordinary Session II<ref name="tn.gov"/>
Hulsey served in the 110th General Assembly as:
*Vice-chair, House State Government Committee<ref name="tn.gov"/>
*Member, House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee<ref name="tn.gov"/>
*Member, House State Government Committee<ref name="tn.gov"/>
Hulsey served in the 109th General Assembly as:
*Member, House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee<ref name="tn.gov"/>
*Member, House State Government Committee<ref name="tn.gov"/>
*Member, House State Government Subcommittee<ref name="tn.gov"/>
===Other===
*In July 2014, Hulsey lost his campaign chair, former Tennessee State Representative Michael Locke, in a hit and run incident by a drunk driver.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesnews.net/News/2014/06/24/Kingsport-businessman-Michael-K-Locke-killed-in-hit-and-run-incident|title=Kingsport businessman Michael K. Locke killed in hit-and-run incident|date=23 June 2014 }}</ref>
==References==
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{{Tennessee House of Representatives}}
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[[Category:Republican Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives]]
[[Category:1949 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American Protestants]]
[[Category:Bob Jones University alumni]]
[[Category:21st-century members of the Tennessee General Assembly]]