Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee Senate Bill SJR0535 Compare Versions

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4	4	SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 535
5	5	By Briggs
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8	8	SJR0535
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12	12	A RESOLUTION to recognize Randy Stamps of the Tennessee
13	13	State Employees Association on the occasion of
14	14	his retirement.
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16	16	WHEREAS, it is appropriate that we should honor those citizens who have performed
17	17	with uncommon devotion and enthusiasm throughout their years of industry; and
18	18	WHEREAS, Randy Stamps is one such estimable person, who served with distinction as
19	19	the Executive Director of the Tennessee State Employees Association (TSEA) for seven years
20	20	and took his much-deserved retirement in 2023; and
21	21	WHEREAS, Mr. Stamps began his illustrious career with TSEA in 2014, serving as
22	22	Director of Government Affairs for the organization, a post he held until 2016, when he was
23	23	named Executive Director; and
24	24	WHEREAS, prior to his time with TSEA, Randy Stamps served as policy and research
25	25	counsel for the Tennessee House of Representatives and enjoyed a tenure as political director
26	26	for the Tennessee Republican Party from 2003 to 2009; and
27	27	WHEREAS, Mr. Stamps rendered sterling service as an elected official, first with the
28	28	Sumner County school board and later as a member of the Tennessee House of
29	29	Representatives, proudly representing the 45
30	30	th
31	31	District from 1988 to 1998; and
32	32	WHEREAS, he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government Public Administration
33	33	from Lipscomb University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Pepperdine University;
34	34	and
35	35	WHEREAS, Mr. Stamps holds his faith, family, and friends as the most important parts
36	36	of his life, followed closely by his deep passion for University of Tennessee sports and politics;
37	37	and
38	38	WHEREAS, a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Mr. Stamps enjoys the love
39	39	and support of his wife, Cindy; his children and their spouses, Jessica Stamps Varnado and
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44	44	Nick Varnado, Emma Roy and Steven Roy, and Will Stamps and Morgan Stamps; and his
45	45	grandchildren, Gray, Reagan Louise, and Margaux Wynn; and
46	46	WHEREAS, Randy Stamps exemplifies the spirit and allegiance to family and
47	47	community that are characteristic of a true Tennessean; and
48	48	WHEREAS, throughout his estimable career, Randy Stamps demonstrated the utmost
49	49	professionalism, ability, and integrity, winning the unbridled respect and admiration of his
50	50	colleagues and the members of the Tennessee State Employees Association; now, therefore,
51	51	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
52	52	GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
53	53	REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we extend to Randy Stamps our heartfelt wishes for
54	54	a happy and fulfilling retirement and every continued success in his future endeavors.
55	55	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
56	56	for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
57	57	the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
58	58	without House or Senate designation.