Mike Kernell is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. 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 represents the 93rd district (a portion of Shelby County).

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  • Mike Kernell is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. 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 represents the 93rd district (a portion of Shelby County). He chairs the Government Operations Committee and is a member of the Conservation and Environment Committee, the House Calendar and Rules Committee, the House Environment Subcommittee, and the Parks and Tourism Subcommittee. Kernell has opposed recent cutbacks to TennCare, which he criticized for moving the burden of paying for medical care received by the uninsured to local taxpayers. In the November 4, 2008 elections, Kernell defeated Republican candidate and former Homeland Security agent Tim Cook. In October 2008, Kernell's son David was indicted by a Tennessee grand jury in connection with the hacking of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's Yahoo! Mail account. David Kernell has entered a plea of not guilty, and Mike Kernell has denied knowing anything about the incident. A trial date has been set for April 20, 2009. See also: Sarah Palin email hack
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  • Mike Kernell is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. 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 represents the 93rd district (a portion of Shelby County).
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