Assistant Republican Floor Leader, Tennessee State Senate

Senator, Tennessee State Senate, 2004-2017

Speaker Pro Tempore, Tennessee State Senate, 2017

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2014

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 6, 2010

Member, School Board, 1996-2002

Candidate, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 62, 2002

Former Member, Commerce and Labor Committee, Tennessee State Senate

Former Member, Education Committee, Tennessee State Senate

Former Member, Joint Pensions and Insurance Committee, Tennessee State Senate

Former Member, Joint Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations(TACIR) Committee, Tennessee State Senate

Former Chair, Transportation and Safety Committee, Tennessee State Senate

Owner, Jim Tracy Insurance Agency, 1989-present

Small Business Owner, 1985-present

Insurance Agent, Nationwide Insurance Company, 1985-present

Teacher and Coach, 1978-1984

Member, North Boulevard Church of Christ, present

Member, Shelbyville Breakfast Rotary Club, present

Former President, Bedford County Chamber of Commerce

Former Member, Bedford County School Board

Member, Board Member, Middle Tennessee State University Honors College

Member, Board of Directors, Rutherford Young Men's Christian Association

Former Memberl, Leadership Counci, National Federation of Independent Business

Basketball Official, National Collegiate Athletic Association

Basketball Council, National Collegiate Athletic Association

Former Member, Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce

Former Basketball Referee, Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association

Member, Tennessee State Board, Habitat for Humanity

Secretary, Rotary Club, 1996

President, Chamber of Commerce, 1992-1993

Awards:

Certificate of Appreciation Award, Shelbyville Community Development Center, Bedford County, 2007

Statesman of the Year, Sixth Congressional District, Chairman Bob Davis, Jr. and the Tennessee Republican Party, 2005

Award, LaVergne Police Athletic League (P.A.L.), 2011

Merit Award, Walking Horse Trainers' Auxiliary, 2011

Legislative Award, Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police, 2011

Appreciation Award, Boys and Girls Club, 2009

Legislator of the Year, South Central Tennessee Development District, 2007, 2009

Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Fraternity Award, Middle Tennessee State University, 2008

Legislative Award, The Arc of Tennessee, 2006, 2007

Applied Sciences Advisory Council Award, College of Agriculture, University of Tennessee Martin, 2004-2008

Check and Balance Award, Tennessee County Services Association, 2011

Courage in Restoring Conservative Principles Award, Rutherford County 9.12 Project Tennessee, 2011

Legislator of the Year, American Automobile Association (AAA) Auto Club Tennessee, 2009

Appreciation Award, Habitat for Humanity, 2008

Friend of Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents (TOSS) Award, 2008

Advocate of the Year, American Heart Association, 2007

Leadership Award, Adult Education Task Force, 2007

Service Above Self Award, Shelbyville Breakfast Rotary Club, 2007

Legislative Award, Tennessee School Board Association, 2007

Senator of the Year, Tennessee Public Transit Authority, 2007

Legislative Award, Bedford County Retired Teachers Association, 2006

Certificate of Appreciation Award, Stones River Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, 2005

Father's Occupation:

Former Teacher, University of Tennessee Extension Office

Favorite Quote:

"Treat others as you would want to be treated." -The Golden Rule

"Service above self." -Rotary International

Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States.
-Ronald Reagan

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Sports, Running, and Campaigning

Mother's Occupation:

Retired Teacher, Hardin County