Mike Kernell (born December 20, 1951, in Memphis, Tennessee) is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Kernell is married with two children.[1]
Kernell, a Democrat, was first elected to the 89th Tennessee General Assembly in 1974; he lives in Memphis and represents the 93rd district (a portion of Shelby County).[2] He chairs the Government Operations Committee[3] and is a member of the Conservation and Environment Committee, the House Calendar and Rules Committee, the House Environment Subcommittee, and the Parks and Tourism Subcommittee.[1]
Kernell has opposed recent cutbacks to TennCare,[4] which he criticized for moving the burden of paying for medical care received by the uninsured to local taxpayers.[5]
In the November 4, 2008 elections, Kernell defeated Republican candidate and former Homeland Security agent Tim Cook.[6][7][8][9]
In October 2008, Kernell's son David was indicted by a Tennessee grand jury in connection with the hacking of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's Yahoo! Mail account.[10] David Kernell has entered a plea of not guilty, and Mike Kernell has denied knowing anything about the incident.[11] A trial date has been set for April 20, 2009. [12]
See also: Sarah Palin email hack
References
- ^ a b Tennessee House of Representatives: Mike Kernell Biography
- ^ "Mike Kernell". Tennessee General Assembly. http://www.tnstatehousedems.com/view_rep.php?id=32. Retrieved on 2008-09-21.
- ^ http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/jun/02/political-notebook/
- ^ http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-17990510_ITM
- ^ http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2005/jan/11/tenncare-to-lose-323000-enrollees/
- ^ http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/aug/09/state-races-come-into-focus/
- ^ http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/apr/11/election-panel-certifies-57-for-aug-7-02/
- ^ http://www.electtimcook.com/
- ^ http://www.csg.org/pubs/Election2008/TN.aspx
- ^ Dedrick, James (2008-10-08). "David C. Kernell Indicted for Alleged Hack of Governor Sarah Palin's E-mail Account". United States Department of Justice press release. http://knoxville.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/2008/kxhacking100808.htm. Retrieved on 2008-10-08.
- ^ "Man denies hacking Palin e-mail". BBC. 2008-10-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7660811.stm.
- ^ http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/P/PALIN_HACKED?0SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-10-08-09-28-37
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