User:Remynewton7/Charlie Baum

Charlie Baum (December 13, 1972 ) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 37 since November 6, 2018.

Education
Charlie attended Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, North Carolina where he earned his B.A. in economics in 1995. Baum then attended The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, where he received his Ph.D. in economics in 1999.

Teaching Career
Charlie currently teaches economics at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN. He has taught at MTSU since August 1999.

Personal Life
Charlie was raised in Knoxville, TN. He is married to his wife Kelly and they have 3 children: Elizabeth (15), Anna Jane (13), and Charles (12). His children attend the Siegel schools in Knoxville. His family are active members of the First United Methodist Church in Murfreesboro.

2018 Election
=== 2018 District 37 Republican Primary Election Results === The District 37 Republican Primary Election took place on August 2, 2018.

2018 District 37 General Election Results
The District 37 General Election took place on November 6, 2018. == Current Legislative Committees

Volunteer Work
Charlie was a board member for 4 years at the United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties from 2013-2017. He was a board member at the American Heart Association of Rutherford County for 5 years from 2012-2017. He was a county commissioner at the Rutherford County Commission for 8 years from 2010-2018. He was a board member on the Murfreesboro City School Foundation for 6 years from 2013-2019. He is currently a board member on the Linebaugh Library Foundation Board, where he has served since 2015. He is currently a board member at Oaklands Historic Mansion, where he has served since 2016.

Organizations
Charlie has been apart of the American Academy of Economics and Financial Experts (AAEFE) since 2015. He has been apart of National Association of Forensic Economists since January 2013.

Published Work
Charlie published Calculating Economic Losses from Wrongful Incarceration in the Tennessee Bar Journal in July 2016. Charlie published Employee Tenure and Economic Losses in Wrongful Termination Cases in the Journal of Forensic Economics in 2013.

Honors and Awards
In 1988, Charlie became an Eagle Scout, as apart of the Boy Scouts of America. From 2008-2014, Charlie served as a chair in the Department of Economics and Finance at MTSU.