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Butt met Stan at Tennessee Technological University where married, and Sheila left school after one year to start working. After having sons Stan Jr., Cliff and Kyle with her husband and moving to [[Blountville, Tennessee|Blountville]], Butt returned to college in [[Johnson City, Tennessee]] at [[East Tennessee State University]].<ref>http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2015/03/05/sheila-butt-says-offended-reaction-comments/24453307/ ''Sheila Butt: I'm offended by reaction to comments''. The Tennessean. March 6, 2015.</ref>
Butt met Stan at Tennessee Technological University where married, and Sheila left school after one year to start working. After having sons Stan Jr., Cliff and Kyle with her husband and moving to [[Blountville, Tennessee|Blountville]], Butt returned to college in [[Johnson City, Tennessee]] at [[East Tennessee State University]].<ref>http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2015/03/05/sheila-butt-says-offended-reaction-comments/24453307/ ''Sheila Butt: I'm offended by reaction to comments''. The Tennessean. March 6, 2015.</ref>


Butt’s husband, Stan, preaches for the Anderson Bend Church of Christ in [[Duck River, Tennessee]] and was once Executive Director of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20100426142027/http://www.sheilabutt.com/bio.htm ''Sheila Butt, seeking to be a woman after God's own heart.''</ref><ref>http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2015/03/05/sheila-butt-says-offended-reaction-comments/24453307/ ''Sheila Butt: I'm offended by reaction to comments''. The Tennessean. March 6, 2015.</ref>
Butt’s husband, Stan, preaches for the Anderson Bend Church of Christ in [[Duck River, Tennessee]] and was once Executive Director of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20100426142027/http://www.sheilabutt.com/bio.htm ''Sheila Butt, seeking to be a woman after God's own heart.''</ref><ref>http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2015/03/05/sheila-butt-says-offended-reaction-comments/24453307/ ''Sheila Butt: I'm offended by reaction to comments''. The Tennessean. March 6, 2015.</ref> The Environmental Working Group online farm subsidy database shows that Stan R. Butt received USDA Livestock Compensation Program Subsidies disaster payments of $527 during 2002.<ref>http://farm.ewg.org/persondetail.php?custnumber=A12011930&summlevel=address STAN R BUTT Farm Location(s).</ref><ref>http://farm.ewg.org/persondetail.php?custnumber=A12011930&summlevel=detail STAN R BUTT Programs</ref>


One of Butt's son, Kyle, is the director of Biblical Research at Apologetics Press in [[Montgomery, Alabama]] and is an editor of Discovery: A Monthly Christian Evidences Magazine for Kids magazine.<ref>http://apologeticspress.org/kb.aspx "Kyle Butt". Apologetics Press.</ref><ref>http://apologeticspress.org/DiscoveryPubPage.aspx "Apologetics Press - Rolling Over Evolution".</ref>
One of Butt's son, Kyle, is the director of Biblical Research at Apologetics Press in [[Montgomery, Alabama]] and is an editor of Discovery: A Monthly Christian Evidences Magazine for Kids magazine.<ref>http://apologeticspress.org/kb.aspx "Kyle Butt". Apologetics Press.</ref><ref>http://apologeticspress.org/DiscoveryPubPage.aspx "Apologetics Press - Rolling Over Evolution".</ref>


Butt is a member of the [[Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)|Church of Christ]].<ref name="capitol"/>
Butt is a member of the [[Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)|Church of Christ]].<ref name="capitol"/>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==

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Tennessee State Representative
Sheila Keckler Butt
Member of the Tennessee State Assembly
from the 64th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2010
Personal details
Born (1951-11-20) November 20, 1951 (age 72)
Rockford, Illinois
CitizenshipUSA
Political partyRepublican
SpouseStan R. Butt
ChildrenStan Butt Jr.
Cliff Butt
Kyle Butt
ResidenceColumbia, Tennessee
EducationB.S. English, History cum laude
Alma materEast Tennessee State University
OccupationChristian book author
motivational speaker
politican
Websitesheilabuttstaterep.com

Sheila Keckler Butt is an American politician from Columbia, Tennessee.[1][2] Butt serves as a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 64th District 64, encompassing parts of Maury County, Tennessee.[1][3]

Biography

Early life

Butt was born on November 20, 1951 in Rockford, Illinois.[1] Butt's father was a shoe salesman and later a car salesman, while her mother was described by Butt as a "domestic engineer". Butt wasn't always a Christian and did not make that decision until she was 20 years old, according to her book Everyday Princess: Daughter of the King. In the Keckler home that she shared with her parents and four siblings, Butt described her family that she grew up with as having "strong faith," but that her family never participated in organized religion. Butt was also a high school cheerleader and editor of the high school newspaper.[4]

Butt also says in her book that while she never drank alcohol or used drugs growing up, she did "date plenty of boys".[5] Those boys drew Butt to Tennessee Technological University where she said boys outnumbered girls 7-to-1. According to Butt, Tennessee Tech was fun, except for that frat party where she said a man pulled his pants down and danced behind her. "Needless to say, I decided that night that I would not be dancing at parties anymore," Butt wrote.[6]

Butt later received a Bachelor of Science cum laude in both English and History from East Tennessee State University[1] and is also a 1980 Women’s Certificate Program graduate of the Bear Valley School of Biblical Studies.

Career

Butt serves as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives.[1][3] She has sponsored HJR 199, a resolution to federal government to follow Tennessee model of a balanced budget, and co-sponsored HB0007 for Voter Identification.[3]

Butt controls her own political action committee in Tennessee, Sheilas Liberty PAC.[7]

In a 2015 tweet critical of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Butt called for the creation of NAAWP , presumably the National Association for the Advancement of White People.[8]

Butt is a member of the both Tennessee Right to Life and the the Maury County Right to Life and was co-sponsor of the SJR0127 bill later approved by voters during 2014 as the Tennessee Amendment 1 ballot question. Butt has been on the record as being opposed making exceptions for abortion waiting periods when the survivor has been a victim of incest or rape. During a 2015 debate in the House, Butt said that most instances of rape or incest are "not verifiable." Her remarks were criticized as dangerous and insulting by Representative Sherry Jones.[9]

Butt is a member of the National Rifle Association, the Tennessee Firearms Association, the Maury Alliance, and the Fraternal Order of Police.[1][3] She received the Kay Battles Service Award from Freed–Hardeman University and the Golden Pen Award from Publishing Designs in Huntsville, Alabama.[1][3]

Butt has authored several books presenting Biblical teachings for women, children and parents.[10]

Personal life

Butt is married to Stan R. Butt, and has three children.[1]

Butt met Stan at Tennessee Technological University where married, and Sheila left school after one year to start working. After having sons Stan Jr., Cliff and Kyle with her husband and moving to Blountville, Butt returned to college in Johnson City, Tennessee at East Tennessee State University.[11]

Butt’s husband, Stan, preaches for the Anderson Bend Church of Christ in Duck River, Tennessee and was once Executive Director of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association.[12][13] The Environmental Working Group online farm subsidy database shows that Stan R. Butt received USDA Livestock Compensation Program Subsidies disaster payments of $527 during 2002.[14][15]

One of Butt's son, Kyle, is the director of Biblical Research at Apologetics Press in Montgomery, Alabama and is an editor of Discovery: A Monthly Christian Evidences Magazine for Kids magazine.[16][17]

Butt is a member of the Church of Christ.[1]

Bibliography

Author

  • Does God Love Michael’s Two Daddies (Montgomery, Alabama: Apologetics Press, 2007)[18]
  • Everyday Princess: Daughter of the King (book and dvd) Peaceful House Publishing. Columbia, Tennessee.[19]
  • Seeking Spiritual Beauty (book and dvd) Peaceful House Publishing. Columbia, Tennessee..[20]
  • No Greater Joy (book and dvd) Peaceful House Publishing. Columbia, Tennessee.. [21]

Co-Author

  • We Bow Down: Women Look at Worship by Sheila Butt, Cindy Colley, Gloria Ingram, Jane McWhorter, Foye Watkins. 2002. ISBN 978-0929540283 Publishing Designs. [22]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Tennessee House of Representatives
  2. ^ Tennessee Republican Party
  3. ^ a b c d e Official website
  4. ^ http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2015/03/05/sheila-butt-says-offended-reaction-comments/24453307/ Sheila Butt: I'm offended by reaction to comments. The Tennessean. March 6, 2015.
  5. ^ http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2015/03/05/sheila-butt-says-offended-reaction-comments/24453307/ Sheila Butt: I'm offended by reaction to comments. The Tennessean. March 6, 2015.
  6. ^ http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2015/03/05/sheila-butt-says-offended-reaction-comments/24453307/ Sheila Butt: I'm offended by reaction to comments. The Tennessean. March 6, 2015.
  7. ^ http://followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=25885780 SHEILAS LIBERTY PAC Non-Individual Overview. National Institute on Money in State Politics.
  8. ^ Zelinsky, Andrea (February 25, 2015). "Politics Rep. Sheila Butt Says We Need an NAAWP". Nashville Scene.
  9. ^ Wadhwani, Anita; Boucher, Dave (April 22, 2015). "TN state Rep. Sheila Butt calls rape, incest 'not verifiable'". The Tennessean.
  10. ^ [1]
  11. ^ http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2015/03/05/sheila-butt-says-offended-reaction-comments/24453307/ Sheila Butt: I'm offended by reaction to comments. The Tennessean. March 6, 2015.
  12. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20100426142027/http://www.sheilabutt.com/bio.htm Sheila Butt, seeking to be a woman after God's own heart.
  13. ^ http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2015/03/05/sheila-butt-says-offended-reaction-comments/24453307/ Sheila Butt: I'm offended by reaction to comments. The Tennessean. March 6, 2015.
  14. ^ http://farm.ewg.org/persondetail.php?custnumber=A12011930&summlevel=address STAN R BUTT Farm Location(s).
  15. ^ http://farm.ewg.org/persondetail.php?custnumber=A12011930&summlevel=detail STAN R BUTT Programs
  16. ^ http://apologeticspress.org/kb.aspx "Kyle Butt". Apologetics Press.
  17. ^ http://apologeticspress.org/DiscoveryPubPage.aspx "Apologetics Press - Rolling Over Evolution".
  18. ^ Google Books
  19. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20100416035531/http://www.sheilabutt.com/books.htm Sheila Butt, seeking to be a woman after God's own heart. Retrieved from the Internet Archive.
  20. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20100416035531/http://www.sheilabutt.com/books.htm Sheila Butt, seeking to be a woman after God's own heart. Retrieved from the Internet Archive.
  21. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20100416035531/http://www.sheilabutt.com/books.htm Sheila Butt, seeking to be a woman after God's own heart. Retrieved from the Internet Archive.
  22. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20100416035531/http://www.sheilabutt.com/books.htm Sheila Butt, seeking to be a woman after God's own heart. Retrieved from the Internet Archive.

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