About Gary Odom


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	*Biographical Information* Two grown children, John Paul and Sarah Elizabeth Member of Immanuel Baptist Church BS East Tennessee State University in 1973 Masters Eastern Kentucky University in 1975 Served as Faculty member of Aquinas Jr. College for three years Executive Director of the Tennessee Optometric Association for over 20 years *Public Office* House Majority Leader, 105th General Assembly House member of the 95th through 105th General Assemblies Member, House Finance Committee Member, House Government Operations Committee Member, House Health and Human Resources Committee Member, House Calendar & Rules Committee Member, TennCare Oversight Committee Member, House Professional Occupations Subcommittee Metro Council of Nashville from 1983 to 1995 Special Investigator for the Tennessee State Attorney General's Office *Awards and Honors* Honored by the Tennessee Primary Care Association Honored by the Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants Honored by the Tennessee Physical Therapists Association Honored twice by the Tennessee Nurses Association Legislator of the Year Award by the National Rural Health Association in 1996. He was the first State Legislator in the country to receive this honor. Received Tennessee Environmental Council's 1998 Outstanding Conservation Advocate Award Legislator of the year by the Environmental Action Fund Legislator of the year by the Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association Legislator of the year by the Tennessee Environmental Council Legislator of the year by the National Wildlife Federation Received Honors from the Tennessee Task Force Against Domestic Violence Legislator of the year twice by the Tennessee Chiropractic Association Legislator of the year by the Tennessee Psychological Association Statesman of the year by the Tennessee Optometric Association Certificate of Appreciation by the Mayor's Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities 2004 Legislator of the year by the Tennessee Assembly of Surgical Technologists 2004 Legislator of the year by the American Association of Surgical Technologists Legislative Victory Award 2006 by the Tennessee Association of Mental Health

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