The 2009 Session of the 106th Tennessee General Assembly adjourned in June. The Assembly includes ten representatives of Knox County districts: three are Senators who each serve a four-year term and seven are House Representatives, each serving a two-year term. We generally hear from our legislators around election time, but this year they're sitting down with us between sessions for a conversation.
Chrissy Keuper speaks with Republican House Representative Harry Brooks, who serves the state's 19th District and begins his eighth year in the House in January. Brooks says he was always interested in government. but one decision really got his career in government rolling... 