Incumbent Scott Cepicky secures seat for another term in 64th House District

Dave Campbell, Special to The Daily Herald
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Incumbent Rep. Scott Cepicky, R-Culleoka, secured the 64th District House seat for another term, reigning over opponent Jason Gilliam in the Aug. 4 Republican Primary.

Cepicky drew 4,732 votes, or 54.4%, while Gilliam garnered 3,943 votes, or 45.35% of the vote.

Republicans Gilliam and Cepicky squared off at a time when the county is facing a property tax increase and a new budget.

From left, former Spring Hill Mayor Rick Graham, State Rep. Scott Cepicky and District 5 County Commission candidate Vincent Fuqua speak at Tuesday's Meet the Candidates event at Central High School.
From left, former Spring Hill Mayor Rick Graham, State Rep. Scott Cepicky and District 5 County Commission candidate Vincent Fuqua speak at Tuesday's Meet the Candidates event at Central High School.

Gilliam, a pilot for Southwest Airlines and also trained as a federal flight deck officer said he would aggressively pursue building impact fees, feeling incumbent Cepicky did not fight hard enough for the fees in the House.

Cepicky, meanwhile, vows to revisit the bill in order to generate more revenue for Maury County as growth abounds in the fastest growing county in Tennessee.

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He said a coalition of legislators from Rutherford, Wilson, Sumner, Montgomery and Maury counties would attempt to shift current state law setting the impact fee at $1 per square foot and adjusting for cost-of-living and inflation over the last 16 years, Cepicky said.

Jason and Dawn Gilliam
Jason and Dawn Gilliam

“We should bring it up to $2.71 which would garner Maury County about $9 million in revenue,” Cepicky said. “We would not create new law, just tweak existing law.”

The building fees have been a strong point of contention in this race, since its failure in the Tennessee General Assembly House, setting the stage for Maury County’s 31-cent property tax increase.

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Former professional athlete, Cepicky has also been active as chairman of the House Subcommittee on Instruction and vowed to fight for legislation that would help improve student performance across the state.

Uncontested Democrat, Jameson Manor ran unopposed, receiving 918 votes and 99.9% with only one write-in vote.

The results of the State House District 64 race are as follows:

  • Scott Cepicky (Republican Incumbent) - 4,732 or 54.42%

  • Jason Gilliam (Republican) - 3,943, or 45.35%

This article originally appeared on The Daily Herald: State House District 64 election results: Scott Cepicky ahead early