Steven Dickerson

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Steven Dickerson
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Tennessee State Senate District 20
Successor: Heidi Campbell
Elections and appointments
Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

University of the South

Medical

Wake Forest University

Personal
Profession
Doctor
Contact

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Steven Dickerson (Republican Party) was a member of the Tennessee State Senate, representing District 20. He assumed office in 2012. He left office on November 3, 2020.

Dickerson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Tennessee State Senate to represent District 20. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Biography

Dickerson received a B.A. from the University of the South and an MD from Wake Forest University. He has worked as an anesthesiologist and runs a medical practice out of Hendersonville Medical Center.

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Dickerson was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Tennessee committee assignments, 2017
• Education
• Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Finance, Ways and Means

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Dickerson served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Dickerson served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2020

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Tennessee State Senate District 20

Heidi Campbell defeated incumbent Steven Dickerson in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 20 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Heidi Campbell
Heidi Campbell (D) Candidate Connection
 
51.8
 
58,746
Image of Steven Dickerson
Steven Dickerson (R)
 
48.2
 
54,755

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 113,501
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 20

Heidi Campbell defeated Kimi Abernathy in the Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 20 on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Heidi Campbell
Heidi Campbell Candidate Connection
 
51.4
 
13,441
Image of Kimi Abernathy
Kimi Abernathy Candidate Connection
 
48.6
 
12,723

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 26,164
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 20

Incumbent Steven Dickerson advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 20 on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Steven Dickerson
Steven Dickerson
 
100.0
 
14,345

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 14,345
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2016

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Tennessee State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016.

Incumbent Steven Dickerson defeated Erin Coleman in the Tennessee State Senate District 20 general election.[1][2]

Tennessee State Senate, District 20 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Steven Dickerson Incumbent 56.26% 52,966
     Democratic Erin Coleman 43.74% 41,172
Total Votes 94,138
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State


Erin Coleman ran unopposed in the Tennessee State Senate District 20 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Tennessee State Senate, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Erin Coleman  (unopposed)


Incumbent Steven Dickerson defeated Ron McDow in the Tennessee State Senate District 20 Republican primary.[3][4]

Tennessee State Senate, District 20 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Steven Dickerson Incumbent 59.94% 5,222
     Republican Ron McDow 40.06% 3,490
Total Votes 8,712

2012

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2012

Dickerson won election in the 2012 election for Tennessee State Senate District 20. Dickerson defeated David Hall and Rob Mortensen in the August 2 Republican primary and defeated Phillip L. North (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6][7]

Tennessee State Senate, District 20, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Dickerson 54.1% 46,254
     Democratic Phillip North 45.9% 39,280
Total Votes 85,534
Tennessee State Senate, District 20 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Dickerson 48.5% 5,378
David Hall 30% 3,325
Rob Mortensen 21.5% 2,379
Total Votes 11,082

Campaign themes

2020

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2016

Dickerson's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[8]

Jobs

  • Excerpt: "Economic opportunity is the backbone of Tennessee. As your State Senator, I have consistently supported job development with both regulatory and tax policies."

Education

  • Excerpt: "As your State Senator, I have sponsored bills to improve Pre-K education, hold charter schools more accountable and bring down the cost of education at our state colleges and universities."

Healthcare

  • Excerpt: "As your State Senator, I have sponsored the bill to allow for medical cannabis to be used in the treatment of our sickest Tennesseans."

Right to Earn a Living Act

  • Excerpt: "Sen. Dickerson co-sponsored the Right to earn a living which allows the Government operations committees of the general assembly to review rules and procedures from boards and commissions that may present barriers to entry of employment for hard working Tennesseans."

No gas tax

  • Excerpt: "Sen. Dickerson believes the state government should be a good steward of our tax dollars and in a time when we had a nearly $1 billion revenue surplus, he doesn’t believe we should be raising the gas tax on the backs of hardworking Tennesseans."

2012

Dickerson stated that he supports charter schools, opposes a State income tax, and is pro-life. He opposed the Affordable Care Act, and claimed that he will work to end Obamacare.[9]

2010

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2010

Dickerson was defeated by Douglas Henry, in the November 2, 2010, general election. Dickerson defeated James Chesser in the August 5 primary.[10]

Campaign finance summary

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Steven Dickerson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020Tennessee State Senate District 20Lost general$538,767 N/A**
2016Tennessee State Senate, District 20Won $818,774 N/A**
2012Tennessee State Senate, District 20Won $646,849 N/A**
2010Tennessee State Senate, District 21Lost $143,728 N/A**
Grand total$2,148,118 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Tennessee

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2020

In 2020, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 19.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2019


2018


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


Personal

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Dickerson and his wife, Katrina, have three sons.[13] They reside in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The New York Times, "Election 2016," accessed November 11, 2016
  2. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2016 general election results - Tennessee State Senate," accessed January 19, 2017
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 8, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 11, 2016
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 4, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 4, 2016
  5. ↑ Tennessee Department of State - Elections, "List of 2012 Candidates," accessed July 5, 2012
  6. ↑ Associated Press, "Tennessee - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 2, 2012
  7. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Tennessee General election results," accessed April 18, 2014
  8. ↑ Vote Steve Dickerson, "Issues," accessed July 7, 2016
  9. ↑ Votesetevedickerson.com, "Issues," accessed July 26, 2012
  10. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2010 Tennessee General election results," accessed April 18, 2014
  11. ↑ Tennessee Bar Association, "Nashville Chamber Releases 2015 Legislative Scorecard," accessed November 10, 2015
  12. ↑ Tennessee Bar Association, "Nashville Chamber Releases 2015 Legislative Scorecard," accessed November 10, 2015
  13. ↑ Votestevedickerson.com, "Bio," accessed July 26, 2012
Political offices
Preceded by
Joe Haynes (D) 		Tennessee Senate District 20
2012-2020 		Succeeded by
Heidi Campbell (D)


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