Representative Susan Lynn Contact information

Susan M. Lynn (born April 26, 1964) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 57 since January 8, 2013. Lynn served from January 2003 until November 2010. In 2012, Lynn was re-elected to the Tennessee House.

Early life: Susan Lynn was born on April 26 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Newburgh Free Academy (NFA) in Newburgh, NY, and completed her BS in economics at Tennessee State University.

Political career:

• In March 2018, she sponsored legislation requiring Tennessee schools to prominently display “In God We Trust.”
• In 2020, Lynn voted against the removal of a bust honoring Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest from the Tennessee State Capitol building.
• Lynn proposed an anti-transgender bathroom bill in 2016, calling transgender identity a “mental disorder.”
• With Bill Ketron, Lynn sponsored a “no-go zone” bill in February 2015.
• In 2023, Lynn supported a resolution to expel three Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules.

Electoral history:

• 2002: Lynn won her first race for elected office, defeating Democratic nominee Danny Farmer.
• 2004: She was unopposed in the General Election.
• 2006: Lynn was unopposed for both the Republican Primary and the General Election.
• 2008: She won the General election with 74.4% of the vote.
• 2010: Lynn ran for state Senate but finished second in the Republican primary.
• 2012: She regained her former seat in the Tennessee House, defeating Linda Elam.

Lynn has earned a reputation for being a conservative champion of limited government, states’ rights, capitalism, and our constitutional freedoms. She considers herself a public servant first and foremost