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John Stevens
John Stevens is an attorney from Huntington, Tennessee. He serves on several committees in the state senate and is a member of the Republican Party. He and his family attends First Baptist Church, Huntington.

Biography
John Stevens was born in Huntingdon, TN on October 18, 1973. He grew up there and soon went to the University of Memphis to recieve his Juris Doctor degree. Later he attended the University of Tennessee at Martin. At this university he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Political Science degree. Later he met his wife, Elicia, and had two daughters.

Community
Stevens is involved in the Tennessee Bar Association as well as the Carroll County Bar Association. Both of these are associations that help start new attorneys get started in the field. He is also a United Way of West Tennessee Volunteer. This program helps people with education, financial situations, and housing. He is an Upward Basketball coach as well as a Sunday school teacher at his church.

Senate Committees
Stevens is a member of 5 total committees, according to Tennessee General Assembly. In one of these committees, the Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, Stevens serves as first vice chair. This committee handles, among other issues, the "issuance, payment or retirement of bonds; all measures dealing with the appropriation of state funds; the deposit of public monies." Stevens also serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee which handles "civil laws, criminal laws, judicial proceedings," etc. As a member of the Senate Transportation and Safety Committee, he works to take care of "roads and bridges; railroads; air, bus and vehicular transportation." On the Senate Rules Committee, Stevens works on "recommending modification of the Senate Rules to the Senate." Finally, Stevens serves as a member of the Joint Pension and Insurance Committee to "develop and recommend standards and state policy relating to pensions and insurance for state and local governments within Tennessee."

Legislation
According to capitol.tn.gov, Stevens has sponsored 49 bills. One of the bills he sponsored was a handgun permit law. The bill was passed but has yet to go into effect. This allows for a concealed handgun to be carried with a permit. One of the other bills he supported was a bill passed to support special taxes for a school in Milan. Another bill that he supports is a criminal offenses bill. This bill states that after a theft of a firearm, there is a mandatory 30 day sentencing. It is obvious that Stevens is very supportive of bills that benefit the people more than his own personal agenda.