Senator Ron Ramsey
Lt. Governor and Speaker of the Senate

RON RAMSEY
Lt. Governor and Senate Speaker
1 Legislative Plaza
Nashville, TN 37243-0219
Phone (615) 741-4524

The Honorable Ron Ramsey, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Tennessee, graduated from Sullivan Central High School in 1973, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial technology at East Tennessee State University in 1978.

Ramsey obtained his surveyor's license in 1981 and started a surveying company that same year. He established a real estate and auction company in 1986 and, four years later, merged the two to create his business - Ron Ramsey and Associates.

Ramsey was elected by the First District of Sullivan County to serve two terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives and, in 1996, won election to the State Senate, representing Tennessee Senate District 2, which encompasses Johnson and Sullivan counties.

In January 2007, Ramsey was elected Speaker of the Senate and Lieutenant Governor. He is the first GOP Senate Speaker in Tennessee in 140 years and the first from Sullivan County in over 100 years.

Prior to his election, he served as Majority Leader and Caucus Chairman of the Senate Republican Caucus and is also a former Chairman of the Senate Environment Committee.

Active in his profession and community, Ramsey served as president of the Bristol Association of Realtors and as president of the Blountville Business Association. He was a member of the first "40 Under Forty" class recognized by The Business Journal of Tri-Cities Tennessee/Virginia, and is active in several local chambers of commerce.

The Lt. Governor is a member of the Blountville Ruritan and the Indian Springs Optimist Club, a past member of the Farm Credit Advisory Board, and a member of Elizabeth Chapel United Methodist Church where he serves as a Sunday School teacher. Ramsey resides in Blountville with his wife, Sindy. They have three daughters, Tiffany, Sheena and Madison.