Bill > HJR1403

This concurrent resolution honors William Lewis Jenkins for receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hawkins County Republican Party, recognizing his extensive public service. The resolution highlights his lifelong dedication to Tennessee and the United States, his military service in the U.S. Army, his legal and educational background, and his significant political career. This career included serving in the Tennessee General Assembly as a Representative and Speaker of the House, sitting on the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and serving as a circuit court judge. He also represented Tennessee's First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for five terms, upholding conservative principles. The resolution acknowledges his deep roots in Hawkins County and his commitment to family values after his decades of public service.