Raymond Finney
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Republican Party (United States)
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member of the Tennessee Senate
Tennessee Senate
The Tennessee Senate is the upper house of the Tennessee state legislature, which is known formally as the Tennessee General Assembly.The Tennessee Senate, according to the state constitution of 1870, is composed of 33 members, one-third the size of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Senators...
representing the 8th district, which encompasses Blount
Blount County, Tennessee
Blount County is a U.S. county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Its population was 123,010 at the United States Census, 2010. The county seat is at Maryville, which is also the county's largest city....
and Sevier counties
Sevier County, Tennessee
Sevier County is a county of the state of Tennessee, United States. Its population was 71,170 at the 2000 United States Census. It is included in the Sevierville, Tennessee, Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN Combined Statistical Area. The...
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In the 104th General Assembly
Tennessee General Assembly
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, he was Assistant Floor Leader for the Senate Republican Caucus, as well as Vice-Chair of Senate Government Operations, and he served on the Senate Environment, Conservation and Tourism Committee and the Senate General Welfare, Health and Human Resources Committee. In the 105th General Assembly
Tennessee General Assembly
The Tennessee General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee.-Constitutional structure:According to the Tennessee State Constitution of 1870, the General Assembly is a bicameral legislature and consists of a Senate of thirty-three members and a House of Representatives of...
, he served as the Chair of the Calendar Committee, the Chair of Select Oversight Committee on TennCare, Secretary of the General Welfare, Health and Human Resources Committee and was a member of the Environment, Conservation and Tourism Committee and the Finance, Ways and Means Committee.
Raymond Finney graduated from the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
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in Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
with a B.S.
Bachelor of Science
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, and in 1964 he received an M.D.
Doctor of Medicine
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from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine
University of Tennessee College of Medicine
The University of Tennessee College of Medicine is one of six graduate schools of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in downtown Memphis...
in Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
. For one year he worked as a surgical intern in Memphis hospitals, and for four years he worked as an anatomic and clinical pathology
Pathology
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resident at The University of Tennessee Medical Center
University of Tennessee Medical Center
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in Knoxville.
Finney has previously worked at the United States Public Health Service
United States Public Health Service
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. He retired in 1999 from practice as a pathologist and laboratory director at Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, Tennessee.
Creationism in public schools
In February 2007, Finney filed a state senate resolution which asked the Tennessee Department of EducationTennessee Department of Education
The Tennessee Department of Education is the state education agency of Tennessee. It is headquartered on the 6th floor of the Andrew Johnson Tower in Nashville....
to address a number of creationist
Creationism
Creationism is the religious beliefthat humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe are the creation of a supernatural being, most often referring to the Abrahamic god. As science developed from the 18th century onwards, various views developed which aimed to reconcile science with the Genesis...
points. In his resolution, Finney requested that the Department of Education answer three particular questions regarding creationism, and the teaching of creationism in public schools. The first question asks:
Question two assumes that the answer to the first question is Yes, and then goes on to query:
If the answer to the first question is This question cannot be proved or disproved, the resolution then goes on to ask:
Finally, if in the opinion of the Department of Education, the answer to the first question is No, the resolution offers
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- Matthew HillMatthew HillMatthew Hill is a religious broadcaster and a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing the state's 7th House District .-Early life:...
- Tennessee Lt. Governor Ron RamseyRon RamseyRonald Lynn "Ron" Ramsey is the Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee and Speaker of the State Senate. A Republican from Blountville in East Tennessee, Ramsey succeeded long-term Democratic Lieutenant Governor John S...