Becky Duncan Massey

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Becky Duncan Massey
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Tennessee State Senate District 6
Tenure

2011 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

14

Compensation

Base salary

$28,405.96/year

Per diem

$326.47/day. Legislators living within 50 miles of the Capitol receive a reduced amount of $47 per day.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1977

Personal
Birthplace
Knoxville, Tenn.
Religion
Presbyterian
Profession
Exec. Dir., Sertoma Center
Contact

Becky Duncan Massey (Republican Party) is a member of the Tennessee State Senate, representing District 6. She assumed office in 2011. Her current term ends on November 7, 2028.

Massey (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Tennessee State Senate to represent District 6. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Becky Duncan Massey was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. She received her B.S. in business administration from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 1977. Her professional experience includes working as the executive director of the Sertoma Center, an organization serving adults with developmental disabilities, for 25 years. As of 2020, she was involved with the following organizations:[1]

  • New Life Gathering Church
  • Habitat of Tennessee State Board
  • UT College of Nursing Advisory Board
  • Downtown Sertoma Club
  • Knox County Republican Executive Committee
  • Leadership Knoxville Alumnae
  • Leadership Tennessee Alumnae
  • Women in Government State Director
  • National Conference of State Legislators Labor and Workforce Committee Chair
  • Council of State Government Finance Committee

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Massey was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Massey was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Massey was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Tennessee committee assignments, 2017
Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Vice chair
Health and Welfare
Transportation and Safety

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Massey served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Massey served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Tennessee State Senate District 6

Incumbent Becky Duncan Massey defeated Domonica Bryan in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 6 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Becky Duncan Massey
Becky Duncan Massey (R)
 
64.1
 
63,009
Image of Domonica Bryan
Domonica Bryan (D) Candidate Connection
 
35.9
 
35,219

Total votes: 98,228
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 6

Domonica Bryan advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 6 on August 1, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Domonica Bryan
Domonica Bryan Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
10,342

Total votes: 10,342
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 6

Incumbent Becky Duncan Massey defeated Monica Irvine in the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 6 on August 1, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Becky Duncan Massey
Becky Duncan Massey
 
59.8
 
10,089
Image of Monica Irvine
Monica Irvine Candidate Connection
 
40.2
 
6,794

Total votes: 16,883
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Endorsements

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2020

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Tennessee State Senate District 6

Incumbent Becky Duncan Massey defeated Jane George in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 6 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Becky Duncan Massey
Becky Duncan Massey (R) Candidate Connection
 
63.1
 
61,286
Image of Jane George
Jane George (D) Candidate Connection
 
36.9
 
35,785

Total votes: 97,071
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 6

Jane George defeated Sam Brown in the Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 6 on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jane George
Jane George Candidate Connection
 
64.0
 
7,783
Sam Brown
 
36.0
 
4,386

Total votes: 12,169
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 6

Incumbent Becky Duncan Massey advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 6 on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Becky Duncan Massey
Becky Duncan Massey Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
19,741

Total votes: 19,741
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2016

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Tennessee State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016.

Incumbent Becky Duncan Massey ran unopposed in the Tennessee State Senate District 6 general election.[2][3]

Tennessee State Senate, District 6 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Becky Duncan Massey Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State



Incumbent Becky Duncan Massey ran unopposed in the Tennessee State Senate District 6 Republican primary.[4][5]

Tennessee State Senate, District 6 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Becky Duncan Massey Incumbent (unopposed)

2012

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2012

Massey won re-election in the 2012 election for Tennessee State Senate District 6. Massey ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 2, 2012, and defeated Evelyn Gill (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6]

Tennessee State Senate, District 6, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBecky Duncan Massey Incumbent 68.7% 49,744
     Democratic Evelyn Gill 31.3% 22,691
Total Votes 72,435

2011

Massey won election in the 2011 special election for Tennessee Senate District 6. She defeated Marilyn Roddy and Victoria DeFreese in the September 27 primary. Gloria Johnson ran on the Democratic ticket. The election took place on November 8.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Candidate Connection

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I am a Knoxville native, a graduate of UT-Knoxville with a degree in Business, and ran a social service agency (Sertoma Center) serving adults with intellectual disabilities. I have been an active volunteer in the community helping out countless organizations over the years.

I was elected to the TN Senate in 2011 in a special election. I was re-elected in 2012 and 2016. I serve as Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee and as a member on the Health Committee.

I am presently a state director for Women in Government, and on the Finance Committee for the Council of State Government. I have served on several national task forces and as a conference presenter focusing on disabilities and also workforce development.

I am a graduate of Leadership Knoxville and Leadership Tennessee and was selected as a Toll Fellow (CSG's national leadership program).

My husband, Morton, an I have been married for 44 years, We have 2 daughters and one granddaughter. We are members of New Life Gathering Church.
  • Working to ensure a successful future for all Tennesseans
  • Strengthening education to help our children succeed
  • Improving the health of all Tennesseans
The areas of public policy that I am most passionate about are policies that affect vulnerable people and preventative health.

I have focused on legislation dealing with sexual assault victims, foster children, people with disabilities, pregnant workers, human trafficking, law enforcement, health (especially preventative health) and transportation.

Also, as Chair of the Senate Transportation and Safety Committee, I work to make sure we have great roads, airports, and other transportation infrastructure In our state. Also it's important to keep our state safe including our highway patrol and our homeland security.
I look up to my Dad, John J. Duncan, Sr. He died in 1988 when I was only 33 but he taught me a lot about what it meant to be a true public servant. He was elected Mayor of Knoxville when I was 4 and then to the US Congress when I was in 4th grade. He served in that position until his death. He was an incredible person who really cared about others. He was instrumental in helping facilitate peaceful integration in Knoxville in the early 60's. While he was a staunch Republican, he served in a non-partisan way. It didn't matter what party someone belonged to, what their economic status was, who they voted for or what was their ethnicity....if they needed help, he did his best to help solve their problems. He never thought he was any better than anyone else.

While I felt like I was following in his footsteps of public service by my work serving individuals with disabilities at Sertoma Center, I never planned on running for elected office. But my work advocating for people with disabilities led me to the legislature. Having watched the caring way he served has given me an amazing example to attempt to follow. I believe that if I can do half the job that he did, I will have served well.
To be respectful of others whether you agree with them or not.

To be accessible and attend events in the community.
To do the best that I can do to be a efficient legislator

To try to continually improve.
I try to respect everyone.

I'm hardworking

I have a track record of getting things done
To leave my community and state a little better than I found it
To make a positive difference in the lives of others
The Bible because it guides me through life
This is Me from the Greatest Showman
I'm not the most bold person and I don't like conflicts
Because the Senate is smaller (33 members), members are more respectful of each other. We all get to know each other better and respect each other, even when we have difference of opinions on policy issues. We tend to look at the big picture more and long term results as opposed to being more driven by the emotions of the moment.
I think it is good for members to have a mix of background and life experiences. It's good to have a variety of careers represented. It's good to have a variety of ages represented. It's good to have members who have served in other elected or appointed government positions an also people who haven't but just know their community. It's good to have people that are new with fresh ideas and members that have served awhile that bring institutional knowledge. The diversity is what makes us great.
First to overcome the disruption in our economy due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Then to continue to grow our economy as we have been the last 10 years with recruiting jobs and new businesses to our state. We need to focus on the challenge of funding our roads and infrastructures while vehicles are becoming more energy efficient with less reliance on gas. We also need to focus on preventative health measures to improve the health of all Tennesseans.
There needs to be mutual respect between members of the legislature and the Governor. There needs to be good communication between the two and they need to be working towards the same primary goals.
Absolutely. I believe you can get so much more done if you have a good relationship and respect for each other. It helps in communicating and learning from each other. It is beneficial because each of us has different strengths and expertise that we bring to the job. Working together we can be more effective and get more done.
Using experts in the field, public input and computer modeling in order to achieve the one person one vote goal.
Having been a disability provider, the Health and Welfare Committee was my first choice. This committee oversees the long care services for Tennesseans. Also we need to be a healthy state i order to be a thriving state.

My other committee is Transportation and Safety. The one issue that people see everyday and they typically are the most passionate about are roads. Everyone uses our roads. Safety is very important to me also. I have been on both of these committees since I was first elected.
I can't name just one as there are different character traits from a number of different legislators that I try to follow to be a better legislator.
The stories that I heard from the parents of children with massive seizures were heartbreaking. I was able to pass the legislation that decriminalized CBD with low levels of THC to help these families.

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2016

Massey's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[7]

Recruit jobs and grow the economy

  • Excerpt: "Becky’s top priority for Tennessee is jobs. It is important that we create and retain good paying jobs."

Improve education and our children's future

  • Excerpt: "Becky is committed to strengthening our educational system in Tennessee by attracting and rewarding good teachers."

Cut waste and spending

  • Excerpt: "[It’s] not only about balancing a budget; it is also about making the wisest choice for state expenditures so our state dollars are maximized and are used in the most beneficial way."

Regulatory relief

  • Excerpt: "One of her goals is to make our government more user-friendly for all businesses and organizations throughout the state."

Tax relief

  • Excerpt: "Becky is against a state income tax and she will fight to hold down taxes for small businesses, our senior citizens and all citizens of Tennessee."

2012


Becky Duncan Massey discusses her candidacy.

Becky Duncan Massey campaign commercial.
















Campaign finance summary


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Becky Duncan Massey campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Tennessee State Senate District 6Won general$475,629 $177,933
2020Tennessee State Senate District 6Won general$344,189 N/A**
2016Tennessee State Senate, District 6Won $254,150 N/A**
2012Tennessee State Senate, District 6Won $159,795 N/A**
Grand total$1,233,763 $177,933
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Personal

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Massey her husband, Morton, have two children.[10] They currently reside in Knoxville, Tennessee. She has volunteered with the Rocky Hill Elementary PTA, the Girls Scouts, and the Rocky Hill Ballpark girls softball team.


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Footnotes

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2011-Present
Succeeded by
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