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Mike Kernell (born December 20, 1951, in Memphis, Tennessee) is a former member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, 1975-2012. Kernell is married with two children.〔 Kernell, a Democrat, was first elected to the 89th Tennessee General Assembly in 1974; he lives in Memphis and represented the 93rd district (a portion of Shelby County).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mike Kernell ) 〕 He is Vice Chair of the Government Operations Committee〔(Political Notebook: Gentlemen, the envelope, please » The Commercial Appeal )〕 and was a member of the Conservation and Environment Committee,the Parks and Tourism and Wildlife Subcommittee.〔(Tennessee House of Representatives: Mike Kernell Biography )〕 Kernell opposed 2004 cutbacks to TennCare, which he criticized for moving the burden of paying for medical care received by the uninsured to local taxpayers.〔(TennCare to lose 323,000 enrollees » The Commercial Appeal )〕 In October 2008, Kernell's son David was indicted by a Tennessee grand jury in connection with the unauthorized access of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's Yahoo! Mail account. David Kernell entered a plea of not guilty, and Mike Kernell has denied knowing anything about the incident. David Kernell was convicted April 30, 2010 on two charges after four days of jury deliberation. He was found guilty of anticipatory obstruction of justice and unauthorized access to a computer, but was acquitted on a charge of wire fraud.〔http://cbs2.com/politics/Jury.convicts.palin.2.1667124.html〕 == Re-election == In the November 4, 2008 elections, Kernell defeated Republican candidate and former Homeland Security agent Tim Cook.〔(State races come into focus » The Commercial Appeal )〕〔(Election panel certifies 57 for Aug. 7 ballot » The Commercial Appeal )〕〔(Home Page - Tim Cook for Tennessee State Representative District 93 )〕〔(Election Results - The Council of State Governments )〕 Cook was again the Republican nominee in 2010, and Kernell again defeated him, with 6,478 votes to Cook's 4,518.〔(Tennessee Department of State: Elections Home: Elections Results: Unofficial Election Results November 2, 2010: Tennessee House of Representatives Results )〕 Kernell's district was redrawn in 2012 by the Republican-controlled legislature, pitting him against fellow Democratic incumbent Goffrey Hardaway in the August 2012 Democratic primary. Kernell lost to Hardaway, ending his 38-year tenure. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mike Kernell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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