Jimmy Matlock
Republican · TN · Member, Tennessee Higher Education Commission; board member, Tellico Reservoir Development Agency
Jimmy Matlock is a lifelong Tennessean and business owner born in 1959 in Loudon. Following his father, he grew a small service station, Matlock Tire Service, into a multi-location business across East Tennessee.
Where Jimmy Matlock stands, based on their records
Supports
Anti-Corruption (1 record), Government Efficiency (3 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (4 records),
Track record
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Introduced House Bill 1053, proposing to end the exemption that let elected officials, candidates and the governor's staff use public buildings for campaign events. The bill stalled in subcommittee.
February 15, 2017Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 3 support
Matlock sponsored House Bill 1052, limiting senior-judge commissions to former judges who left their most recent judicial term in good standing; it became Public Chapter 829.
May 4, 2018Supports Government Efficiency
Source: capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Matlock sponsored House Bill 1049, which required reporting when police officers are arrested and established attendance requirements for POST Commission members; it became Public Chapter 301.
May 19, 2017Supports Government Efficiency
Source: capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Sponsored a bill proposing that a contractor lose a lien if the lawsuit to enforce it is not decided within two years. It also proposed making a party who delays such a lawsuit pay the other side's added costs. The bill died in a House subcommittee (House Bill 1044).
February 17, 2017Supports Government Efficiency
Source: capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
Matlock sponsored a resolution calling for federal withdrawal of approval for specified X-Lite guardrail terminals and their removal from U.S. roads; it was signed by the governor.
May 2, 2018Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Matlock sponsored House Bill 1049, which required reporting when police officers are arrested and established attendance requirements for POST Commission members; it became Public Chapter 301.
May 19, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Matlock sponsored House Bill 1050, which created criminal and civil remedies for caller-ID, fax, and text-message spoofing; it became Public Chapter 257.
May 11, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Matlock sponsored House Bill 1051, making obstruction of highways that restricts emergency-vehicle access a Class B misdemeanor with a $200 fine; it became Public Chapter 121.
April 19, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Introduced House Bill 1053, proposing to end the exemption that let elected officials, candidates and the governor's staff use public buildings for campaign events. The bill stalled in subcommittee.
February 15, 2017Supports Election Integrity
Source: capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Matlock sponsored House Bill 1050, which created criminal and civil remedies for caller-ID, fax, and text-message spoofing; it became Public Chapter 257.
May 11, 2017Supports Data Privacy
Source: capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Matlock sponsored a resolution calling for federal withdrawal of approval for specified X-Lite guardrail terminals and their removal from U.S. roads; it was signed by the governor.
May 2, 2018Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — General
General · 2 records
A 2018 Federal Election Commission complaint alleged that Matlock's congressional campaign and tire business coordinated a prohibited corporate contribution; in February 2019 the commission voted 4-0 to find no reason to believe any respondent violated the cited federal law and closed the file.
February 21, 2019
Source: fec.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Matlock represented Tennessee House District 21 from 2007 through January 2019, serving in the 105th through 110th General Assemblies.
January 8, 2019
Source: capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Past race Jimmy Matlock ran in:
- Tennessee Senate District 5 · August 6, 2026 · State Senate District 5; Tennessee
Profile last researched August 7, 2026.