Curtis Halford (March 27, 1943 – January 24, 2025) was an American politician who served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2009 to 2023, representing the 79th district as a member of the Republican Party. Prior to his tenure in the state house, he served on the county commission in Gibson County, Tennessee.
Halford served on the county commission in Gibson County, Tennessee, for six years from position one in the 19th district.[3][5] Kenny Flowers was appointed by the commission to fill the vacancy created after Halford left the commission to serve in the Tennessee House of Representatives.[6]
On March 7, 2008, Halford announced that he would seek the Republican nomination for a seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 79th district to succeed Representative Chris Crider who was retiring after being elected as mayor of Milan, Tennessee.[7] He defeated Mark Renfroe in the Republican primary and defeated Democratic nominee Jim Ryal in the general election.[8][9] During the campaign he had raised over $35,899 against Ryal's $18,970.[10]
Halford won reelection in the 2010 election against Joe M. Shepard, the former mayor of Gibson County.[11][12] Halford won reelection without opposition in 2012, 2016, and 2020.[13][14][15] He defeated Democratic nominee Bobby Barnett, a member of the Humboldt, Tennessee city council, in the 2014 election.[16][17] He defeated Democratic nominee Gregory Frye in the 2018 election.[18]
Speaker Cameron Sexton appointed Halford to serve in the National Conference of State Legislatures.[3] During his tenure he served as secretary of the Agricultural committee, vice-chair of the Bill Review committee, and on the Health and Human Resources, and Ethics committees.[19]
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