Park M. Strader

Park (Parkey) M. Strader (born February 15, 1945 in Knoxville) is a Tennessee politician and a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 14th district, which comprises part of Knox County.

He was elected to the 104th General Assembly as a member of the Republican Party in 2004. He is a member of the House Commerce Committee, the House State and Local Committee, the House Local Government Subcommittee, and the House Utilities and Banking Subcommittee. For seven terms, Park M. Strader served as Knox County Assessor, from 1972 to 2000. He currently works as Chief Deputy Assessor.

Park M. Strader has sponsored a House bill that would allow physician practices to restrict doctors from competing with other doctors within either a ten mile radius or an entire county, depending on which encompasses a greater area. In 2005, Strader voted with the majority of the House to pass a bill that would raise the amount of funding for the state's pre-kindergarten pilot program from $10 million to $35 million.

Randy Button, chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party, has accused Park Strader of accepting large amounts of money from either the Gregory family, of King Pharmaceuticals, or the political action committees that they have supported. He claimed that this is affecting his, and other legislators', decision to vote with the Republican Party against limiting donations from PACs and political parties.

External links

* [http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/house/members/h14.htm Park M. Strader's biography at the Tennessee General Assembly website]
* [http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2006/04/03/story7.html "Bills target physician non-compete agreements". Roy Moore. Nashville Business Journal. March 31, 2006.]
* [http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_63711.asp "Democrats Say GOP Legislators Against Ethics Reform, GOP Replies". The Chattanoogan. March 8, 2005.]
* [http://www.tennessean.com/education/archives/05/03/68803186.shtml?Element_ID=68803186 "House backs more funding for pre-K". Natalia Mielczarek. The Tennessean. April 28, 2005.]