Mike Kernell

Mike Kernell (born December 20, 1951, in Memphis, Tennessee) is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Kernell is married with two children.^[1]

Kernell, a Democrat, was first elected to the 89th Tennessee General Assembly in 1974; he lives in Memphis and represents the 93rd district (a portion of Shelby County).^[2] He is Vice Chair of the Government Operations Committee^[3] and is a member of the Conservation and Environment Committee,the Parks and Tourism and Wildlife Subcommittee.^[1]

Kernell opposed 2004 cutbacks to TennCare,^[4] which he criticized for moving the burden of paying for medical care received by the uninsured to local taxpayers.^[5]

In October 2008, Kernell's son David was indicted by a Tennessee grand jury in connection with the unauthorized access of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's Yahoo! Mail account.^[6] David Kernell entered a plea of not guilty, and Mike Kernell has denied knowing anything about the incident.^[7] David Kernell was convicted April 30, 2010 on two charges after four days of jury deliberation. He was found guilty of anticipatory obstruction of justice and unauthorized access to a computer, but was acquitted on a charge of wire fraud.^[8] The younger Kernell with the support of his father^{[citation needed]} is appealing the convictions.^{[citation needed]}

Re-election

In the November 4, 2008 elections, Kernell defeated Republican candidate and former Homeland Security agent Tim Cook.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Cook was again the Republican nominee in 2010, and Kernell again defeated him, with 6,478 votes to Cook's 4,518.^[13]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Tennessee House of Representatives: Mike Kernell Biography
2. ^ "Mike Kernell". Tennessee General Assembly. http://www.tnstatehousedems.com/view_rep.php?id=32. Retrieved 2008-09-21. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Political Notebook: Gentlemen, the envelope, please » The Commercial Appeal
4. ^ Locker, Richard (2004-10-25). "Voters in Shelby County, Tenn., want tax relief". The Commercial Appeal. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-17990510_ITM. 
5. ^ TennCare to lose 323,000 enrollees » The Commercial Appeal
6. ^ Dedrick, James (2008-10-08). "David C. Kernell Indicted for Alleged Hack of Governor Sarah Palin's E-mail Account". United States Department of Justice press release. http://knoxville.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/2008/kxhacking100808.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-08. 
7. ^ "Man denies hacking Palin e-mail". BBC. 2008-10-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7660811.stm. 
8. ^ http://cbs2.com/politics/Jury.convicts.palin.2.1667124.html
9. ^ State races come into focus » The Commercial Appeal
10. ^ Election panel certifies 57 for Aug. 7 ballot » The Commercial Appeal
11. ^ Home Page - Tim Cook for Tennessee State Representative District 93
12. ^ Election Results - The Council of State Governments
13. ^ Tennessee Department of State: Elections Home: Elections Results: Unofficial Election Results November 2, 2010: Tennessee House of Representatives Results

External links

• Official legislative page
• Project Vote Smart - Voting Record
• To Register Doubts, Press Here - New York Times

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