Senator Kerry Roberts Contact information

Senator Kerry Roberts was elected to the Tennessee Senate in 2011 and represents Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, and Robertson counties along with a portion of Montgomery County. He was re-elected in 2014, 2018, and 2022.

Kerry is recognized for his diplomacy, statesmanship, and effectiveness by his colleagues and the media. He frequently appears on Nashville television and radio to discuss state legislative matters.

Key Points:

• Chairman of the Government Operations Committee, overseeing almost 260 departments, boards, or entities within Tennessee state government.
• Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
• Married to Dianne since 1987; they raised three children in a 160-year-old house on a small farm.
• Graduated from Lipscomb University in 1983 and served as adjunct business faculty there.
• President of Resource Network, a consulting services business.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) who teaches continuing education classes to other CPAs.
• Enjoys hobbies like antique tractors, bicycling, and traveling with Dianne.
• Their home is on the National Register of Historic Places, believed to be designed by William and Francis Strickland (Tennessee State Capitol).
• Known for the quote: “Ideology should never be a test of friendship. We impoverish ourselves when we limit our friendships to people who think, look, or act like ourselves.”
• Favorite legislative quote: “Seek first to understand, then to be understood” by Stephen Covey.
• Offers tours of the historic Tennessee State Capitol and humorously says that if he loses his next election, he’ll work as a tour guide!
• Shares the significance of George Washington’s 1789 inauguration, which consecrated the nation to God during Christian services.