Rhett Pratt to join TML staff

Rhett Pratt will join the Tennessee Municipal League’s government relations team on Jan. 18, 2023. Pratt will be taking the position previously held by Denise Paige. Pratt has spent a decade working in and with members of the Tennessee General Assembly, including his present role as a legislative budget specialist in the Office of Legislative Budget Analysis. He previously served as the committee research analyst for the Senate State and Local Government Committee under chairmen Sen. Steve Dickerson and later Sen. Richard Briggs. He also served as a legislative assistant to former state Sen. Dickerson and interned in the Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office. Pratt holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s in public policy and administration both from the University of Tennessee Knoxville. He was also selected as a 2022 participant in the Council of State Governments South Staff Academy for Government Excellence.