| Charlie was raised in Knoxville, attended college at Wake Forest University, and earned his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina where he met his wife, Kelly. Following graduation from U.N.C. Chapel Hill in 1999, he and Kelly moved to Murfreesboro where he began teaching economics for the Department of Economics and Finance at Middle Tennessee State University. He later served as department chair from 2008-2014. Bloomberg BusinessWeek, U.S. News and World Report, and the New York Times have cited his research on employment trends, wages, labor force participation rates, and employment benefits.
Charlie was elected in 2018 as a Republican to represent District 37 in the Tennessee State House. He serves as Vice Chairman of the House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee. Charlie also serves on the House Education Committee and the House Higher Education Sub-Committee
He served on the Rutherford County Commission from 2010 to 2018, chairing the commission's Audit Committee and serving on the commission's Budget, Finance, and Investment Committee.
Charlie currently is a member on the board for Oaklands Mansion. He is a past board member of the Community Foundation of Rutherford County, Murfreesboro Domestic Violence Center, the United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties, the Murfreesboro City Schools Foundation, the Linebaugh Library Foundation, and the American Heart Association. Charlie was a scout with the Boy Scouts of America and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.
Charlie and Kelly have three children, Elizabeth (20), Anna Jane (18), and Charles (16), who either attend or graduated from the Siegel schools in Murfreesboro, and they are active members of First United Methodist Church in Murfreesboro. |