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Posted by: Kate Prince on Aug 18, 2022

Outgoing state Sen. Mike Bell, R-Riceville, will resign his seat early to take a job as senior advisor for legislative affairs and policy with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), the Tennessean reports. Bell announced earlier this year he’d be leaving his position after nearly 16 years in the legislature. He was elected to the state House in 2006 and then the state Senate in 2010. Bell’s District 9 seat was redrawn as part of redistricting this year and is now considered District 1. He previously chaired the Senate Government Operations Committee, which oversees all the state government agencies and departments, including the TWRA.