| 词条 | Joe McKnight (politician) |
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|name = Joe McKnight |image = |state_senate= Tennessee |district = 27th |term_start = 1987 |term_end = 1995 |predecessor = |successor = Bobby Carter |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1933|12|4|mf=yes}} |birth_place = Jackson, Tennessee, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |nationality = American |party = |spouse = |children = |residence = |alma_mater = Memphis State University University of Tennessee-Martin |profession = |religion = |website = }}Joe "Nip" McKnight (born December 4, 1933) is an American politician who represented Tennessee's 27th district in the state senate from 1987–1995. Early lifeMcKnight grew up in Bemis, Tennessee, a company town run by the Bemis Company that merged into the city of Jackson in 1977. His father, a former college basketball player at University of Tennessee-Martin, taught McKnight the game at a young age. He continued playing throughout high school and college, first for Memphis State University before transferring to UT-Martin, where McKnight broke his father's scoring record. After graduation, McKnight taught at South Side High School in Jackson for two years. He was then hired by Martin-Marietta Ammunition of Milan and served as the company's production superintendent for sixteen years.[1] Political careerMcKnight served as Madison County commissioner for eight years prior to winning the 1986 state senate election.[1] He defeated Bobby Carter in the tight 1990 election,[2] but lost to Carter four years later. PersonalMcKnight married Sandra Maddox in 1960.[1][3] References1. ^1 2 {{cite journal|last1=Mays|first1=Bobbie|title=Getting Acquainted With Our Members|journal=FUMC First Edition|date=June 13, 2012|volume=11|issue=11|pages=6–7|url=http://www.jacksonfumc.org/files/newsletters/June%2013%202012.pdf|accessdate=January 5, 2015|publisher=First United Methodist Church|location=Jackson, Tennessee|archiveurl=http://issuu.com/fumcpublications/docs/june_13_2012|archivedate=July 5, 2015}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McKnight, Joe}}2. ^{{cite news|last1=Guillaum|first1=Ted|title=SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON CONTESTED ELECTION BOBBY CARTER v. JOE NIP McKNIGHT 1990-1991|url=http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/state/recordgroups/findingaids/rg287.pdf|accessdate=January 5, 2015|publisher=TN.gov|date=January 22, 2002}} 3. ^{{cite news|title=Obituaries for May 16, 2013|url=http://www.stategazette.com/story/1969655.html|accessdate=January 5, 2015|work=Dyersburg State Gazette|date=May 16, 2013}} 10 : 1933 births|Tennessee state senators|People from Jackson, Tennessee|American schoolteachers|UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball players|Memphis Tigers men's basketball players|County commissioners in Tennessee|Living people|People from Madison County, Tennessee|American men's basketball players |
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