House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) presides first day of the legislative session in Nashville on Jan. 10, 2023. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal)
Senate Speaker Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge) and House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) have been re-elected as the heads of their respective chambers.
All 75 House Republicans voted for Sexton, plus Democrat Antonio Parkinson of Memphis. The remaining 22 members of the minority party voted for Democratic Caucus Chair John Ray Clemmons of Nashville.
In the Senate, 27 Republicans backed another two years with McNally in charge, while all six Democrats abstained.
Here are some more photos of the action on Tuesday.
Senators applaud Sen. Randy McNally’s election as speaker on the first day of session. From front are Sens. Page Walley (R-Savannah), Shane Reeves (R-Murfreesboro), and Frank Niceley (R-Strawberry Plains).Sen. Bill Powers (R-Clarksville) arrives in the House chamber to inform members the Senate is ready to conduct businesses first day of the legislative session in Nashville on Jan. 10, 2023. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal)Sen. Ed Jackson (R-Jackson, center, applauds Sen. Randy McNally’s election as speaker on the first day of the legislative session in Nashville on Jan. 10, 2023. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal)Freshman Rep. Brock Martin (R-Huntingdon) attends the first day of the legislative session in Nashville on Jan. 10, 2023. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal)Rep. Tim Rudd (R-Murfreesboro) attends first day of the legislative session in Nashville on Jan. 10, 2023. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal)Rep. Clark Boyd (R-Lebanon) applauds for House Speaker Cameron Sexton on the first day of the legislative session in Nashville on Jan. 10, 2023. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal)Rep. Todd Warner (R-Chapel Hill) applauds during the first day of the legislative session in Nashville on Jan. 10, 2023. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal)
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