Tennessee U.S. Representative Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-04) was sworn into the 119th Congress on Friday, marking the beginning of his eighth term in Congress.
DesJarlais, who represents Tennessee’s fourth congressional district, thanked his constituents for reelecting him to another term in Congress.
“I want to thank the good people of Tennessee’s Fourth Congressional District for entrusting to me the privilege to serve our great district,” DesJarlais said in a statement on Friday.
I want to thank the good people of Tennessee’s Fourth Congressional District for entrusting to me to serve our great district. I look forward to working to advance President-elect Trump’s agenda to make life better for all Americans. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/Ye19EPFV2O
— Scott DesJarlais (@DesJarlaisTN04) January 3, 2025
Tennessee’s fourth congressional district includes the counties of Bedford, Bledsoe, Coffee, Franklin, Giles, Grundy, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Meigs, Moore, Rhea, Rutherford, Sequatchie, and Warren.
The Tennessee congressman said he looks forward “to working to advance President-elect Trump’s agenda to make life better for all Americans.”
DesJarlais was endorsed by Trump in his reelection bid, as the president-elect said the congressman at the time was “doing a terrific job” representing TN-04.
During the 118th Congress, DesJarlais served on the U.S. House Committee on Armed Services and U.S. House Committee on Agriculture and, within the committees, the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Force, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, and Subcommittee on Nutrition.
The congressman also served in a number of caucuses during the 118th Congress, including the House Freedom Caucus, Republican Study Committee, and Republican Doctors Caucus.
DesJarlais sponsored four pieces of legislation during the 118th Congress, one bill of which gained national attention.
The congressman’s bill, filed as H.J.Res.35, proposes an “amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require individuals to demonstrate cognitive competence as a condition of holding the office of President or Vice President.”
As a former family medical doctor, DesJarlais defended the bill at the time, saying that such an amendment to the Constitution “should be a completely nonpartisan issue” as “all Americans deserve leaders that are mentally competent.”
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Kaitlin on X / Twitter.
Photo “Rep. Scott DesJarlais” by Rep. Scott DesJarlais.
