Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

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4	4	SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 534
5	5	By Southerland
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12	12	A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Senator Frank Niceley
13	13	for his distinguished, brilliant, and principled
14	14	service as a member of the Tennessee General
15	15	Assembly.
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17	17	WHEREAS, it is most appropriate that the members of this General Assembly should
18	18	honor those fellow legislators who performed their duties with integrity and whose efforts during
19	19	their time in office were dedicated to providing thoughtful service to their districts and to this
20	20	great State; and
21	21	WHEREAS, Senator Frank Niceley of Strawberry Plains is one such distinguished public
22	22	servant, who served both his constituency and this legislative body with honor and ability; and
23	23	WHEREAS, Senator Niceley is never afraid to speak truth, even when inconvenient, and
24	24	often delivers it in a way that makes you laugh, learn, and then Google a few things afterward;
25	25	and
26	26	WHEREAS, Frank Niceley always seems to know what is coming before the rest of us—
27	27	perhaps from time travel, or good reading habits; and
28	28	WHEREAS, in a world where many talk but few truly listen or learn, Senator Niceley
29	29	stands out for his brilliance, boldness, and boundless curiosity; and
30	30	WHEREAS, Senator Niceley served in the General Assembly for over two decades,
31	31	championing small farms, low taxes, and Second Amendment rights, and he made it his mission
32	32	to keep Tennessee strong enough to withstand another Depression—or at least a couple of bad
33	33	federal policies; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Senator Niceley has always been an influential figure in the political, social,
35	35	and civic life of his community, and he served his constituents in numerous capacities during his
36	36	twenty-four-year tenure on Capitol Hill; and
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41	41	WHEREAS, unafraid to challenge the establishment, he once lost reelection after
42	42	refusing to support a permanent tax increase, proving that he was more interested in doing what
43	43	was right than what was easy; and
44	44	WHEREAS, Frank Niceley ably represented the 35
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46	46	District in the House of
47	47	Representatives during the 96
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49	49	and 97
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51	51	General Assemblies and the 17
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53	53	House District during
54	54	the 104
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56	56	through 107
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58	58	General Assemblies, serving as chair of the House Agriculture
59	59	Committee during his last term; and
60	60	WHEREAS, in 2012, Mr. Niceley ascended to the upper chamber of the General
61	61	Assembly and served three terms in the Senate during the 108
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63	63	through 113
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65	65	General
66	66	Assemblies, rendering sterling service as 2
67	67	nd
68	68	vice chair of the body's Transportation and Safety
69	69	Committee and as a member of its Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee; and
70	70	WHEREAS, Frank Niceley was a tremendous asset for the good people of Claiborne,
71	71	Grainger, Hancock, Jefferson, Union, and Sevier counties in the Senate, working with purpose
72	72	and commitment to protect family farms and increase their profitability, ensure fiscal
73	73	responsibility in State government, maintain low taxes, fight federal government overreach, and
74	74	make Tennessee the best place to live and raise a family; and
75	75	WHEREAS, Senator Niceley's life and family history are deeply embedded in East
76	76	Tennessee; he is the direct descendent of five veterans of the Revolutionary War, all of whom
77	77	are buried in the 8
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79	79	Senate District he represented, and one of these ancestors was the
80	80	doorkeeper to the first Tennessee General Assembly that established our State; and
81	81	WHEREAS, Frank Niceley and his wife, Cyndie, make their home on 400 acres along
82	82	the Holston River in Jefferson County; their Riverplains Farm is a working farm that includes row
83	83	crops, livestock, and an active equestrian training center; and
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88	88	WHEREAS, Senator Frank Niceley is committed to the precepts of public service that
89	89	have earned Tennessee recognition as the Volunteer State, and he should be recognized upon
90	90	his tenure in the General Assembly; and
91	91	WHEREAS, his deep love of Tennessee history, his commitment to principled
92	92	leadership, his ability to educate his colleagues with the vigor of a university professor and the
93	93	flair of a front-porch philosopher, and his one-of-a-kind personality have earned him not only the
94	94	unofficial title of "Senate Historian," but also the very official respect of this General Assembly;
95	95	now, therefore,
96	96	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
97	97	GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
98	98	REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we honor Senator Frank Niceley for his meritorious
99	99	service to Tennessee, his countless contributions and many good works in service of the
100	100	residents of the 8
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102	102	Senate District, and for making legislative sessions both smarter and far
103	103	more interesting. We commend him for his years of advocacy, wit, and wisdom, and extend to
104	104	him our sincerest best wishes for much continued success and happiness.
105	105	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
106	106	for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
107	107	the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
108	108	without House or Senate designation.