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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 535
By Briggs
SJR0535
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A RESOLUTION to recognize Randy Stamps of the Tennessee
State Employees Association on the occasion of
his retirement.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate that we should honor those citizens who have performed
with uncommon devotion and enthusiasm throughout their years of industry; and
WHEREAS, Randy Stamps is one such estimable person, who served with distinction as
the Executive Director of the Tennessee State Employees Association (TSEA) for seven years
and took his much-deserved retirement in 2023; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Stamps began his illustrious career with TSEA in 2014, serving as
Director of Government Affairs for the organization, a post he held until 2016, when he was
named Executive Director; and
WHEREAS, prior to his time with TSEA, Randy Stamps served as policy and research
counsel for the Tennessee House of Representatives and enjoyed a tenure as political director
for the Tennessee Republican Party from 2003 to 2009; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Stamps rendered sterling service as an elected official, first with the
Sumner County school board and later as a member of the Tennessee House of
Representatives, proudly representing the 45
th
District from 1988 to 1998; and
WHEREAS, he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government Public Administration
from Lipscomb University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Pepperdine University;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Stamps holds his faith, family, and friends as the most important parts
of his life, followed closely by his deep passion for University of Tennessee sports and politics;
and
WHEREAS, a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Mr. Stamps enjoys the love
and support of his wife, Cindy; his children and their spouses, Jessica Stamps Varnado and
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Nick Varnado, Emma Roy and Steven Roy, and Will Stamps and Morgan Stamps; and his
grandchildren, Gray, Reagan Louise, and Margaux Wynn; and
WHEREAS, Randy Stamps exemplifies the spirit and allegiance to family and
community that are characteristic of a true Tennessean; and
WHEREAS, throughout his estimable career, Randy Stamps demonstrated the utmost
professionalism, ability, and integrity, winning the unbridled respect and admiration of his
colleagues and the members of the Tennessee State Employees Association; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we extend to Randy Stamps our heartfelt wishes for
a happy and fulfilling retirement and every continued success in his future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
without House or Senate designation.