Tom Leatherwood

Republican Party

Candidate, Tennessee House of Representatives District 99

Tennessee House of Representatives District 99

Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

7

Prior offices:

Shelby County Register of Deeds

Years in office: 2000 - 2018

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Compensation

Base salary

$33,060/year

Per diem

$379.44/day. Legislators living within 50 miles of the Capitol receive a reduced amount of $86 per day.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

August 6, 2026

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Tom Leatherwood (Republican Party) is a member of theTennessee House of Representatives, representingDistrict 99. He assumed office on November 6, 2018. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.

Leatherwood (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theTennessee House of Representatives to representDistrict 99. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled onAugust 6, 2026.^[source]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Leatherwood was assigned to the following committees:

• Education Instruction Committee
• Health Committee,Vice Chair
• State Government Committee

2021-2022

Leatherwood was assigned to the following committees:

• Health Committee,Vice chair
• Local Government Committee
• Naming and Designating Committee

2019-2020

Leatherwood was assigned to the following committees:

• Health Committee
• House Education Committee

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 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

2026

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 6, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 99

IncumbentTom Leatherwood is running in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 99 on August 6, 2026.

		Candidate
		Tom Leatherwood

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Endorsements

2024

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 99

IncumbentTom Leatherwood defeatedWilliam Mouzon in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 99 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Leatherwood (R)	75.3	25,259
		William Mouzon (Independent)	24.7	8,275

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,534
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 99

IncumbentTom Leatherwood advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 99 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Leatherwood	100.0	4,742

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Endorsements

2022

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 99

IncumbentTom Leatherwood won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 99 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Leatherwood (R)	100.0	17,374

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 99

IncumbentTom Leatherwood defeatedLee Mills in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 99 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Leatherwood	71.8	6,526
		Lee Mills	28.2	2,565

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,091
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2020

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 99

IncumbentTom Leatherwood won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 99 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Leatherwood (R)	100.0	28,046

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 99

IncumbentTom Leatherwood defeatedLee Mills in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 99 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Leatherwood	66.9	5,243
		Lee Mills	33.1	2,599

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,842
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2018

State House of Representatives

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 99

Tom Leatherwood defeatedDavid Cambron in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 99 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Leatherwood (R)	70.3	18,644
	Submit photo	David Cambron (D)	29.7	7,893

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,537
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ron Lollar (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 99

David Cambron advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 99 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	David Cambron	100.0	3,315

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,315
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 99

IncumbentRon Lollar advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 99 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ron Lollar	100.0	8,891

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Shelby County Circuit Court Clerk

See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2018)

General election

General election for Shelby County Circuit Court Clerk

Temiika Gipson defeatedTom Leatherwood in the general election for Shelby County Circuit Court Clerk on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Temiika Gipson (D)	54.2	81,606
		Tom Leatherwood (R)	45.7	68,814
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	44

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 150,464
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Shelby County Circuit Court Clerk

Temiika Gipson defeatedDel Gill in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Circuit Court Clerk on May 1, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Temiika Gipson	73.6	30,864
	Submit photo	Del Gill	26.4	11,073

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,937
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Shelby County Circuit Court Clerk

Tom Leatherwood defeatedSteve Moore,Michael Finney, andJohn Lackey in the Republican primary for Shelby County Circuit Court Clerk on May 1, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Leatherwood	82.7	23,099
		Steve Moore	7.1	1,970
	Submit photo	Michael Finney	6.7	1,874
	Submit photo	John Lackey	3.6	999

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,942
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2016

See also:Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpediarated this race as safely Republican. IncumbentStephen Lee Fincher did not seek re-election to his seat in 2016. Twenty-one candidates filed in the race to replace him.David Kustoff (R) defeatedRickey Hobson (D), and independentsShelia Godwin,James Hart,Adrian Montague,Mark Rawles, andKaren Free Spirit Talley-Lane in the general election on November 8, 2016. Hobson defeatedGregory Alan Frye in the Democratic primary, while Kustoff defeated 12 other candidates in the Republican primary. The primary elections took place on August 4, 2016.^[1][2][3]

U.S. House, Tennessee District 8 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David Kustoff	68.8%	194,386
	Democratic	Rickey Hobson	25.1%	70,925
	Independent	Shelia Godwin	2.3%	6,442
	Independent	James Hart	1.4%	4,057
	Independent	Adrian Montague	0.9%	2,497
	Independent	Mark Rawles	0.9%	2,445
	Independent	Karen Free Spirit Talley-Lane	0.7%	1,981
Total Votes				282,733
Source:Tennessee Secretary of State

U.S. House, Tennessee District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rickey Hobson	54.8%	7,774
Gregory Frye	45.2%	6,413
Total Votes		14,187
Source:Tennessee Secretary of State

U.S. House, Tennessee District 8 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
David Kustoff	27.4%	16,889
George Flinn Jr.	23.1%	14,200
Mark Luttrell	17.7%	10,878
Brian Kelsey	12.9%	7,942
Brad Greer	11.1%	6,819
Tom Leatherwood	4.3%	2,620
Hunter Baker	1.6%	1,014
Ken Atkins	0.7%	410
Raymond Honeycutt	0.4%	231
George Howell	0.3%	211
David Wharton	0.2%	131
David Bault	0.2%	109
David Maldonado	0.1%	76
Total Votes		61,530
Source:Tennessee Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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2016

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