Randy Rinks

Randy S. Rinks
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 71st district
In office
January 8, 1991 – January 13, 2009
Preceded byRobbie Wolfe
Succeeded byVance Dennis
Personal details
Born (1954-01-01) January 1, 1954 (age 72)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
Children2
EducationUniversity of Tennessee at Martin
WebsiteHouse website

Randy S. Rinks, also known as Randy "Bear" Rinks (born January 1, 1954) is an American businessman (formerly a dealer in building materials, now a real estate agent) and politician from Savannah, Tennessee who served nine terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives, from 1991-2009 (97th through 105th General Assemblies), after serving as mayor of Savannah for four years (1987-1990). Rinks, a Democrat, succeeded Robbie Wolfe in the House; Wolfe had taken office after winning a special election to succeed former representative Herman Wolfe. Rinks was born in Houston, Texas and went to University of Tennessee at Martin.

He did not run for re-election in 2008 and was succeeded by Republican Vance Dennis.

References

  1. ↑ "Tennessee House Member". www.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Tennessee House Member, 96th General Assembly". capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved September 9, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ Tennessee House of Representatives-Randy Rinks
  4. ↑ Votesmart.org.-Randy Rinks
  5. ↑ Graves, Carole. "Election 2008: GOP wins majority in both state chambers." Tennessee Town & City Nashville: Tennessee Municipal League, 2008; November 10, 2008 (Volume 59, Number 18), p. 3