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State Representative, 12th District
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Fred A. Atchley

Candidate for State Representative, 12th District

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Occupation
State representative; retired firefighter
Lives in
Sevierville

State representative for District 12 since 2025 (114th General Assembly); a retired firefighter. Served 26 years on the Sevier County Commission, chairing its budget committee from 2022 to 2024.

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Photo: Official portrait — Tennessee General Assembly (embedded in the member page)

Documented positions

Public safety

  • Sponsored the nitrous oxide abuse and retail-sale prohibition act.In office

    Prime sponsor of HB1644 in the 114th General Assembly (2025-2026). Enacted (Public Chapter 702).

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Fred Atchley, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1644 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “enacts the "Nitrous Oxide Abuse Prevention and Retail Sale Prohibition Act"”
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Courts & justice

  • Sponsored body cameras for Trousdale Turner prison officers.In office

    Prime sponsor of HB1718 in the 114th General Assembly (2025-2026). Enacted; takes effect July 1, 2026.

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Fred Atchley, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1718 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “requires each correctional officer at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center to utilize a body camera”
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  • Sponsored longer minimum sentences for second-degree murder.In office

    Prime sponsor of HB1871 in the 114th General Assembly (2025-2026). Enacted; takes effect July 1, 2026.

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Fred Atchley, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1871 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “requires a person convicted of second degree murder by knowingly killing another to be sentenced as no lower than a Range II offender.”
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