Mike Sparks

Mike Sparks^[2] (born January 11, 1967) is an American politician. A Republican, he represents District 49 in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Mike Sparks
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 49th[1] district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2011
Preceded by	Kent Coleman
Personal details
Born	(1967-01-11) January 11, 1967 (age 58)
Party	Republican
Spouse	Felicia Sparks ​ (m. 1990)​
Children	2
Residence	Smyrna, Tennessee
Alma mater	Middle Tennessee State University
Website	votemikesparks.com

Career

Sparks was a county commissioner for Rutherford County, Tennessee from 2002 until 2010, and served on the Smyrna Municipal Planning Committee from 2001 to 2010.^[3]

His former auto business, MidTnAUTOS.com, was reported by the Business Journal to be the first 'dot com' car business in Tennessee to use a domain name as its official company name.^[4]

Sparks has self-published three books: Learn The Car Business for Fun & Profit, Learn to Barter & 21 Ways to Increase Your Income and How to Do More with Less During Tough Times.^[5]

Prompted, in part, by the Rutherford County, Tennessee juvenile arrest and incarceration scandal, in January 2023, he introduced House Bill 720^[6] to the Tennessee General Assembly, proposing amendments to protect juveniles from interrogation in the absence of a guardian.^[7]