Senator Bill Powers is a Republican representing Tennessee State Senate District 22, which includes Clarksville and counties such as Houston, Montgomery, and Stewart. Born on March 10, 1957, he is married to Fran and has three adult children. He resides in Clarksville, Tennessee, and serves as Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Calendar, Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Education, and a member of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics, Senate Committee on Finance, Ways and Means, and Senate Committee on Transportation and Safety. Notable achievements include winning the District 22 election with 52.4% of the vote, serving in the 111th through 114th General Assemblies, and prior roles such as two-term Clarksville City Council member, past chairman of Clarksville Gas & Water, Board of Zoning Appeals, and Parks & Recreation, as well as leadership in local economic development and education foundations. He is also a graduate of Leadership Middle Tennessee and a past board member of the University of Tennessee Board of Governors.

Education and Political Experience

Education: B.A. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with honors.

Political Experience: First elected to the Tennessee State Senate in 2019 ; managing partner at Wyatt-Johnson Automotive Group; past vice president of CMCSS Education Foundation; past director at CDE/Lightband and Clarksville Economic Development Council.