Bryan Richey

Bryan Richey (born April 1, 1980) is an American businessman, realtor, and politician from Tennessee. He represented the 20th district in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2023 to 2025. A Republican, he assumed office on January 10, 2023.^[1]

Brian Richey
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 20th district
In office January 10, 2023 – January 14, 2025
Preceded by	Bob Ramsey
Succeeded by	Tom Stinnett
Personal details
Born	Bryan Richey (1980-04-01) April 1, 1980 (age 45) Winter Garden, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Lake-Sumter State College
Military service
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	2004–2006

Early life, education, and business

Richey was born on April 1, 1980, in Winter Garden, Florida. He was raised in Apopka, Florida, where he graduated from Apopka High School, then onward to Lake Sumter State College in Leesburg, Florida. He later served in the United States Navy as an Mk-86 technician on the USS Gettysburg.^[2][3]

Political career

2020 election

Richey ran for the Tennessee House of Representatives in 2020 but lost the Republican primary.^[3]

2022 election

In 2022, he ran for a second time in the Republican primary and won 64.8% of the vote, defeating 14-year incumbent Bob Ramsey.^[4] He ran unopposed in the general election.^[5]

Tenure as state representative

Richey assumed office as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives on January 10, 2023.

Richey is a supporter of term limits in the Tennessee General Assembly. On January 11, 2023, he filed a bill (HB-118), which would require each Tennessee county to include a referendum on the ballot in the 2024 general elections, on the question of whether or not elected officials in counties and municipalities should only be allowed to serve a maximum of 16 years, whether or not it is consecutive. A week later, on January 19, 2023, he filed a constitutional amendment (HJR-45), which would create an amendment on the ballot in 2026, in similarity to HB-118, only for state elected officials, such as state representatives and senators.^[6][7][8]

In 2023, Richey supported a resolution to expel two of three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.^[9]

Electoral history

2020 Republican primary: Tennessee House of Representatives 20th district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Ramsey	4,879	68.2%
	Republican	Bryan Richey	2,275	31.8%

2022 Republican primary: Tennessee House of Representatives 20th district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bryan Richey	3,802	64.8%
	Republican	Bob Ramsey	2,061	35.2%

2022 general election: Tennessee House of Representatives 20th district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bryan Richey	14,562	100.0%

Personal life

Richey lives in Maryville, Tennessee. He is married with two children. He is a Baptist.