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'''Matthew Joseph Hill''' (born December 4, 1978) is an American ],<ref>http://www.whcbradio.org/ArticleViewer.aspx?ObjectId=12 {{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> businessman, and politician who served as a member of the ] from 2005 to 2021.<ref name=LegisBio>, ] website</ref> Hill briefly served as Deputy Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives under appointment by House Speaker Rep. ] (January 8, 2019 through August 2, 2019).
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Hill sought his own selection by the Tennessee House of Representatives as Tennessee House Speaker following both the drawn-out resignation of Speaker Casada amid an unfavorable no-confidence vote by the Tennessee House Republican Caucus and the widely reported news investigations of Casada's own political and personal scandals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allison |first=Natalie |title=After 3 months of scandal, Glen Casada is no longer speaker of the Tennessee House |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2019/08/02/glen-casada-scandal-tennessee-house-speaker-has-resigned/1899655001/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Natalie Allison and Joel |title=Casada to step down as speaker in August, asks governor to call a special session |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2019/06/04/glen-casada-scandal-house-speaker-announces-resignation-date-amid-scandal/1333640001/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Republican Tennessee House Speaker To Resign After Lewd And Sexist Texts |website=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414175656/https://www.npr.org/2019/05/21/725389031/tenn-republican-to-resign-as-house-speaker-after-lewd-and-sexist-texts |archive-date=2023-04-14 |url-status=live |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/05/21/725389031/tenn-republican-to-resign-as-house-speaker-after-lewd-and-sexist-texts}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Martínez-Beltrán |first=Sergio |date=2019-01-06 |title=The Tri-Star State: Meet Glen Casada, New Top Republican In Tennessee House |url=https://wpln.org/post/the-tri-star-state-meet-glen-casada-new-top-republican-in-tennessee-house/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=WPLN News |language=en-US}}</ref> Hill subsequently lost his own 2020 Republican Primary bid in the Tennessee 7th House District "by a nearly two to one margin to political newcomer" Rebecca Alexander.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-09 |title=The rise and fall of a political wunderkind: Matthew Hill 2004-2020 |url=https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/the-rise-and-fall-of-a-political-wunderkind-matthew-hill-2004-2020/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=WJHL {{!}} Tri-Cities News & Weather |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Alund |first=Natalie Neysa |title=3 controversial East Tennessee legislators unseated in primaries: Hill, Van Huss, Staples |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2020/08/07/hill-van-huss-staples-embattled-east-tn-incumbents-unseated-primaries/3316939001/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-07 |title=Alexander defeats longtime state Rep. Matthew Hill in GOP primary |url=https://www.wjhl.com/news/your-local-election-hq/alexander-defeats-longtime-state-rep-matthew-hill-in-gop-primary/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=WJHL {{!}} Tri-Cities News & Weather |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Floyd |first=David |date=2019-08-25 |title=Hill out as deputy speaker, appointed chair of new subcommittee |url=https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/news/hill-out-as-deputy-speaker-appointed-chair-of-new-subcommittee/article_af697ae4-797f-5987-ad36-07e4bff09c78.html |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=Johnson City Press |language=en}}</ref>
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'''Matthew Hill''' is an elected House member of the ] (104th 2005-2006; 105th 2007-2008),<ref></ref> and one of the highest-ranking ]s <ref></ref> in politics.


==Early life== ==Early life==
Hill was born in ], the eldest son of Evangelical Methodist Church of America Rev. Dr. Kenneth C. Hill and Janet Hill, and grew up in northeast Tennessee, while attending public, private, and home schools at different times as a student. Hill graduated from Tri-Cities Christian High School<ref name=listens/> and then went on to earn an ] from ] during 2001.<ref>https://www.northeaststate.edu/Business-and-Community/Alumni-and-Friends/Outstanding-Alumni-Award-Winners/ "Outstanding Alumni Award Winners"</ref> Hill later completed a ] degree in ] from ].<ref name=LegisBio/><ref name=listens/>
Hill was ] and earned an ] from ] and later received a ] degree in ] from ]. According to his archived campaign website (2004), Matthew Hill was also at one time concurrently working as the host of "Good Morning Tri-Cities" on the ] "sister station" ] for seven years.<ref></ref>
] taking off from ], ]; Hill protested the U.S. military air war over Kosovo.]]


Hill participated in the April 17, 1999 Bristol protest rally coordinated with ] international protests against the U.S. military intervention during the ].<ref>"Citizens Protest Bombings". April 18, 1999. Kingsport Times News. Bristol Herald-Courier.</ref>
Hill is employed by his father, Rev. Dr. Kenneth "Ken" C. Hill<ref></ref><ref></ref>, as Information Communications Corporation, Inc. Vice President and Independent Methodist ] with WHCB 91.5 FM.<ref> ''Kingsport Times-News''. James Brooks. April 16, 2004</ref><ref></ref> Dr. Kenneth Hill is currently (2005-2006) serving as a ] State Executive Committee Member to the Tennessee Republican Party<ref></ref> and president of the State of Franklin political action committee. Dr. Kenneth Hill was in late 2005 nominated by then U.S. Senate Majority Leader ] in 2005 for appointment as commissioner with the U.S. ] (FCC).<ref> Leonard L. Kahn. December 12, 2005, issue #23. wrathofkahn.org</ref>


Hill married registered dental hygienist Amanda Nadine Jenkins in 2003.
Rep. Hill's younger brother, ], is currently employed as a ] by U.S. Representative ] and is also himself a former ] ''Good Morning Tri-Cities'' far right<ref>"Officials look to focused leaders, not College GOP and campaigners." Robert Houk. Johnson City Press. August 19, 2007</ref> conservative ] show host.


At the time of his first campaign for the ] in 2004, Matthew Hill worked concurrently as operations manager of the Information Communications Corporation, Inc., while hosting "Good Morning Tri-Cities" on ] for seven years<ref name=listens>and with the Appalachian Educational Communication Corporation, Inc. ] "sister station" , Matthew Hill campaign website archived by Internet Archive on March 17, 2004</ref> Hill is a children's radio show host of the weekday broadcast of the ''Bible Buddies WHCB Kid’s Show with Mr. Matthew''<ref name="nashvillescene">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nashvillescene.com/2009-05-14/news/tennessee-republicans-get-more-unstable-by-the-day/ |title="Tennessee Republicans get more unstable by the day" |access-date=December 19, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090518203621/http://www.nashvillescene.com/2009-05-14/news/tennessee-republicans-get-more-unstable-by-the-day |archive-date=May 18, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> featuring ] and had formerly hosted ''The Matthew Hill Show''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irnusaradio.com/our-programs/matthew-hill-show|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221010040/http://irnusaradio.com/our-programs/matthew-hill-show|url-status=dead|title="The Matthew Hill Show: The Way Talk Radio Was Meant To Be!"|archive-date=February 21, 2009}}</ref> nationally syndicated broadcast radio program that was also hosted online by the IRN USA Radio News network as a free archived podcast.<ref> 'The Matthew Hill Show'. Retrieved August 6, 2015.</ref><ref> webwire.com</ref>
==State Representative==
Hill was first elected to the ] in 2004 as a member of the ] and represents the 7th district, which is part of ]. He is a member of the Children and Family Affairs Committee, the Transportation Committee, the Domestic Relations Subcommittee, and the Public Safety and Rural Roads Subcommittee.


His younger brother ] is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the 3rd district.
During the 2004 7th House District election, Hill was quoted by a local newspaper stating that he "would only vote for an income tax if there was a ]."<ref> ''Kingsport Times-News''. James Brooks. April 16, 2004</ref>


==Tennessee State Representative==
A 2005 article within ''Business Tennessee Magazine'' cited Hill as a "...firebrand political conservative," who "...championed social issues to recently get elected to the state House of Representatives representing Johnson City and Washington County."<ref> ''Business Tennessee Magazine''. Orr, Ruble & Smirnov. February 2005.</ref>
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===2004===
Among the 2006 legislation sponsored by Hill in the ] is HB2921 authorizing (upon passage) "...the display, in county and municipal public buildings..., of replicas of historical documents and writings" including the ] religious displays found contrary to the 2005 ] affirmation of ]. <ref></ref>


Hill was first elected to the ] in 2004 as a member of the ]. Hill was then a member of the Children and Family Affairs Committee, the Transportation Committee, the Domestic Relations Subcommittee, and the Public Safety and Rural Roads Subcommittee.
Former Rep. ] of ] introduced HB2921 in the Tennessee House Constitutional Protections subcommittee<ref></ref> --- of which Hill is not a standing member --- and Hill's HB2921 legislation died peacefully in subcommittee.<ref></ref>


During the 2004 7th House District election, Hill was quoted by a local newspaper as stating that he "would only vote for an income tax if there was a ]."<ref name="timesnews.net"> ''Kingsport Times-News''. James Brooks. April 16, 2004</ref>
Another 2006 bill introduced by Matthew Hill, HB2924<ref></ref>, would make child rape a ], punishable by death or ] and would cost Tennessee taxpayers over $15 million each year to carry out the proposal.<ref></ref>. Hill's HB2924 failed in both the House and the Senate during the 2006 legislative session. The Senate version of Hill's child rape bill, SB2490, was sponsored by State Senator ]. Finney has stated since the defeat of both HB2924 and SB2490 within the Tennessee General Assembly that he "...does not plan to continue with his bill."<ref></ref>


===2005===
Hill defeated former Washington County Sheriff and Tennessee Department of Safety Director Fred Phillips in the November 2006 general election.<ref></ref><ref></ref>


A 2005 article within ''Business Tennessee Magazine'' cited Hill as a "...firebrand political conservative," who "...championed social issues to recently get elected to the state House of Representatives representing Johnson City and Washington County."<ref> {{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''Business Tennessee Magazine''. Orr, Ruble & Smirnov. February 2005.</ref>


===2006===


Hill was first re-elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 2006, defeating Fred Phillips, former Washington County Sheriff and Tennessee Department of Safety Director, in the general election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timesnews.net/article.dna?_StoryID=3619437|title=''Kingsport Times-News'' article on Fred Phillips challenging Rep. Hill in the 2006 Tennessee House election|accessdate=December 18, 2023}}</ref><ref></ref>
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Among the 2006 legislation sponsored by Hill in the ] is HB2921, authorizing (upon passage) "...the display, in county and municipal public buildings..., of replicas of historical documents and writings" including the ] religious displays. Former Rep. ] of ] introduced HB2921 in the Tennessee House Constitutional Protections subcommittee<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timesnews.net/article.dna?_StoryID=3609014|title=''Kingsport Times-News'' article on Rep. Hill sponsoring Ten Commandments legislation|accessdate=December 18, 2023|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231503/http://www.timesnews.net/article.dna?_StoryID=3609014|url-status=dead}}</ref> – of which Hill is not a standing member – and Hill's HB2921 legislation died peacefully in subcommittee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timesnews.net/article.dna?_StoryID=3619364|title=''Kingsport Times-News'' article on the above bill dying in the House subcommittee|accessdate=December 18, 2023|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173927/http://www.timesnews.net/article.dna?_StoryID=3619364|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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Another 2006 bill introduced by Hill, HB2924,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://law.onecle.com/constitution/amendment-08/09-proportionality.html|title=Limitations on Capital Punishment - Proportionality - United States Constitution|website=law.onecle.com|accessdate=December 18, 2023}}</ref> would make child rape a ], punishable by death or ] and would cost Tennessee taxpayers over $15 million each year to carry out the proposal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timesnews.net/article.dna?_StoryID=3619437|title=''Kingsport Times-News'' article on Rep. Hill's bill making child rape a capital offense|accessdate=December 18, 2023}}</ref> Hill's HB2924 failed in both the House and the Senate during the 2006 legislative session. The Senate version of Hill's child rape bill, SB2490, was sponsored by State Senator ]. Finney has stated since the defeat of both HB2924 and SB2490 within the Tennessee General Assembly that he "...does not plan to continue with his bill."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://heraldcourier.com/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20060523203532/http://www.tricities.com/tristate/tri/news.apx.-content-articles-TRI-2006-04-21-0050.html|url-status=dead|title=heraldcourier.com &#124; Read Bristol, VA and Virginia breaking news. Get latest news, events and information on Virginia sports, weather, entertainment and lifestyles|first=The Bristol Herald|last=Courier|archive-date=May 23, 2006|website=The Bristol Herald Courier}}</ref>


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Hill was among a handful of Tennessee General Assembly Members within the House of Representatives widely reported during 2009 as a "]", demanding that ] be compelled to present Hill and other legislators with certified copies of Obama's Hawaiian birth certificate.<ref name="nashvillescene" /> Hill interviewed the nationally noted "birther" conspiracy advocate Orly
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Taitz at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville for a February 10, 2009 segment podcasted online by the IRN USA Radio News network during "The Matthew Hill Show.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-03-21 |title=Nashville - Nashville Scene - Pith in the Wind - In State House, Another Obama 'Birther' Steps Forward |url=http://blogs.nashvillescene.com/pitw/2009/03/in_the_state_house_another_oba.php |access-date=2024-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321180032/http://blogs.nashvillescene.com/pitw/2009/03/in_the_state_house_another_oba.php |archive-date=March 21, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-05-18 |title=Nashville News - Tennessee Republicans get more unstable by the day - page 1 |url=http://www.nashvillescene.com/2009-05-14/news/tennessee-republicans-get-more-unstable-by-the-day |access-date=2024-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090518203621/http://www.nashvillescene.com/2009-05-14/news/tennessee-republicans-get-more-unstable-by-the-day |archive-date=May 18, 2009 }}</ref>
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===2010===
The ''Nashville Scene'' reported on February 9, 2010 that Hill introduced his HB2683,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2683&ga=106|title=Tennessee General Assembly Legislation|website=wapp.capitol.tn.gov|accessdate=December 18, 2023}}</ref> legislation that "...would transfer all commercial vehicle inspection and enforcement duties from the Safety Department to the Tennessee Regulatory Authority." The ''Nashville Scene'' article also observed that as Hill's father is a Tennessee Regulatory Authority Director, Hill's proposed TRA legislation would, "... In addition to all this new revenue from tractor-trailer tickets, the TRA and its directors also would gain fabulous new patronage powers under Hill's bill to fill positions outside of civil service for the next two years."<ref>http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2010/02/09/a-state-house-zealot-shows-his-shrewd-side A State House Zealot Shows His Shrewd Side</ref>

Hill re-introduced Tennessee workplace legislation during 2010 as HB2685,<ref> capitol.tn.gov</ref> mandating that employees can only legally speak English at Tennessee workplaces.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Brandon Gee |title=State Rep. Matthew Hill crafts English-only workplace bill|via=Bizjournals.com|work=Nashville Business Journal |date=February 24, 2010
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===2011===
During 2011, Hill introduced his ] bill (sponsored in the Tennessee Senate by ] ) that would direct the ] to ''...appoint a committee to review all federal laws and regulations for constitutionality; requires the committee to submit for a vote of the general assembly all federal laws and regulations it deems to be invalid under the Tennessee or federal constitutions.''<ref>http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1705&ga=107 "Bill Information for HB1705"</ref><ref> capitol.tn.gov</ref>{{undue weight inline|reason=This kind of thing happens all the time. A secondary source would be useful to establish that it's significant, and not just pandering or promotion.|date=May 2014}} The U.S. Supreme Court in 1958 (''Cooper v. Aaron'', 358 U.S. 1) ruled that attempts by state and local officials to nullify federal law amounted to a “war against the Constitution” and cannot be accomplished by an official “without violating his solemn oath to support it.”<ref>https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/358/1/ "Cooper v. Aaron, 358 U.S. 1 (1958)".</ref>

===2017===

In early 2017, Hill and State Senator ] garnered national attention by proposing legislation that would free motorists of civil liability for running down political demonstrators.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hickman|first=John|title=To Kill A Protester|url=http://likethedew.com/2017/02/22/to-kill-a-protester-tennessee-republicans-to-issue-hunting-licenses/#.WK2V8k1-ue8|access-date=February 22, 2017|date=February 22, 2017}}</ref>

Hill amended a 2018 bill to strip Memphis of $250,000 after the majority-black city legally circumvented the Tennessee Heritage Protection Act by having opted to sell a parcel of land from a Memphis city park to a non-profit organization that immediately removed the statue of Confederate President ] and statue of ] ] ] from display on the former city-owned property.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://apnews.com/17ec9774415240b0a7b1ec41d923eb3c|title=Tennessee lawmakers punish Memphis for removing statues|work=AP News|access-date=2018-04-18|language=en-US}}</ref>

===2019===
According to the ''Tennessean'' the entity Dock Haley Gospel Magic online business Hill and his wife reportedly out of their basement is not registered as a business in Tennessee. Hill did not answer questions about if he has been paying taxes on the business. He stated that "'he has never made a dime' ... 'it's mine and my wife's ministry'". According to the executive director of the state Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance, "a lawmaker should be required to disclose the business if it is producing income, even if it is being used to repay the previous business owner. Members of the General Assembly are always required to disclose sources of income over $200".<ref name="Ebert">{{cite web |last1=Ebert |first1=Joel |author2=Natalie Allison |title=House speaker candidate's Christian magic supply business is not registered with the state |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2019/06/20/matthew-hill-tennessee-house-speaker-christian-magic-supply-business-dock-haley-gospel-magic/1481310001/ |website=Tennessean. |publisher=USA Today Network |access-date=20 June 2019}}</ref>

===2020===
The Tennessee State Capitol Commission convened on July 9, 2020 and, after consideration of comments made by the public and deliberation among the members, voted for the petition to the Tennessee Historical Commission "for a waiver that would allow for the relocation of the busts of ], ] and ] from their current locations on the second floor of the Tennessee State Capitol to the ]". TNGA Senator Jack Johnson (R-]) and Hill, were the only votes against the removal of the ] from the Tennessee General Assembly building.<ref>https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/09/tennessee-capitol-commission-votes-remove-nathan-bedford-forrest-bust/5380243002/ "Capitol Commission approves moving Nathan Bedford Forrest bust to Tennessee State Museum". July 9, 2020.</ref><ref>https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/statearchitect/scc/Public%20Notice.pdf "Public Notice State Capitol Commission Petition for Waiver Relocation of Forrest, Farragut and Gleaves Busts".</ref>

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American politician For other people named Matt Hill, see Matt Hill (disambiguation).

Matthew Hill
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 7th district
In office
January 2005 – January 12, 2021
Preceded byBob Patton
Succeeded byRebecca Alexander
Personal details
BornMatthew Joseph Hill
(1978-12-04) December 4, 1978 (age 46)
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse Amanda Nadine Jenkins ​ ​(m. 2003)​
Children3
Residence(s)Blountville, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma materEast Tennessee State University
Mass Communications
(B.S. 2003)
Northeast State Community College
(A.S. 2001)
ProfessionTalk Show Host
Telemarketer
Franchisee
Politician

Matthew Joseph Hill (born December 4, 1978) is an American talk show host, businessman, and politician who served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2005 to 2021. Hill briefly served as Deputy Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives under appointment by House Speaker Rep. Glen Casada (January 8, 2019 through August 2, 2019).

Hill sought his own selection by the Tennessee House of Representatives as Tennessee House Speaker following both the drawn-out resignation of Speaker Casada amid an unfavorable no-confidence vote by the Tennessee House Republican Caucus and the widely reported news investigations of Casada's own political and personal scandals. Hill subsequently lost his own 2020 Republican Primary bid in the Tennessee 7th House District "by a nearly two to one margin to political newcomer" Rebecca Alexander.

Early life

Hill was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the eldest son of Evangelical Methodist Church of America Rev. Dr. Kenneth C. Hill and Janet Hill, and grew up in northeast Tennessee, while attending public, private, and home schools at different times as a student. Hill graduated from Tri-Cities Christian High School and then went on to earn an Associate degree from Northeast State Technical Community College during 2001. Hill later completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communication from East Tennessee State University.

Hill participated in the April 17, 1999 Bristol protest rally coordinated with International Action Center international protests against the U.S. military intervention during the Kosovo War.

Hill married registered dental hygienist Amanda Nadine Jenkins in 2003.

At the time of his first campaign for the Tennessee General Assembly in 2004, Matthew Hill worked concurrently as operations manager of the Information Communications Corporation, Inc., while hosting "Good Morning Tri-Cities" on WPWT "PowerTalk" 870 AM for seven years Hill is a children's radio show host of the weekday broadcast of the Bible Buddies WHCB Kid’s Show with Mr. Matthew featuring Christian Rock music and had formerly hosted The Matthew Hill Show nationally syndicated broadcast radio program that was also hosted online by the IRN USA Radio News network as a free archived podcast.

His younger brother Timothy is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the 3rd district.

Tennessee State Representative

Rep. Matthew Hill speaking during 2008 Republican primary debate, Jonesborough, Tennessee

2004

Hill was first elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 2004 as a member of the Republican Party. Hill was then a member of the Children and Family Affairs Committee, the Transportation Committee, the Domestic Relations Subcommittee, and the Public Safety and Rural Roads Subcommittee.

During the 2004 7th House District election, Hill was quoted by a local newspaper as stating that he "would only vote for an income tax if there was a war."

2005

A 2005 article within Business Tennessee Magazine cited Hill as a "...firebrand political conservative," who "...championed social issues to recently get elected to the state House of Representatives representing Johnson City and Washington County."

2006

Hill was first re-elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 2006, defeating Fred Phillips, former Washington County Sheriff and Tennessee Department of Safety Director, in the general election.

Among the 2006 legislation sponsored by Hill in the Tennessee General Assembly is HB2921, authorizing (upon passage) "...the display, in county and municipal public buildings..., of replicas of historical documents and writings" including the Ten Commandments religious displays. Former Rep. Jerome Cochran of Carter County introduced HB2921 in the Tennessee House Constitutional Protections subcommittee – of which Hill is not a standing member – and Hill's HB2921 legislation died peacefully in subcommittee.

Another 2006 bill introduced by Hill, HB2924, would make child rape a capital offense, punishable by death or life imprisonment and would cost Tennessee taxpayers over $15 million each year to carry out the proposal. Hill's HB2924 failed in both the House and the Senate during the 2006 legislative session. The Senate version of Hill's child rape bill, SB2490, was sponsored by State Senator Raymond Finney. Finney has stated since the defeat of both HB2924 and SB2490 within the Tennessee General Assembly that he "...does not plan to continue with his bill."

2009

Hill was among a handful of Tennessee General Assembly Members within the House of Representatives widely reported during 2009 as a "Barack Obama "birther" citizenship conspiracy theorist", demanding that U.S President Barack Obama be compelled to present Hill and other legislators with certified copies of Obama's Hawaiian birth certificate. Hill interviewed the nationally noted "birther" conspiracy advocate Orly Taitz at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville for a February 10, 2009 segment podcasted online by the IRN USA Radio News network during "The Matthew Hill Show.

2010

The Nashville Scene reported on February 9, 2010 that Hill introduced his HB2683, legislation that "...would transfer all commercial vehicle inspection and enforcement duties from the Safety Department to the Tennessee Regulatory Authority." The Nashville Scene article also observed that as Hill's father is a Tennessee Regulatory Authority Director, Hill's proposed TRA legislation would, "... In addition to all this new revenue from tractor-trailer tickets, the TRA and its directors also would gain fabulous new patronage powers under Hill's bill to fill positions outside of civil service for the next two years."

Hill re-introduced Tennessee workplace legislation during 2010 as HB2685, mandating that employees can only legally speak English at Tennessee workplaces.

2011

During 2011, Hill introduced his HB1705 nullification bill (sponsored in the Tennessee Senate by Senator Stacey Campfield SB1474) that would direct the Tennessee General Assembly to ...appoint a committee to review all federal laws and regulations for constitutionality; requires the committee to submit for a vote of the general assembly all federal laws and regulations it deems to be invalid under the Tennessee or federal constitutions. The U.S. Supreme Court in 1958 (Cooper v. Aaron, 358 U.S. 1) ruled that attempts by state and local officials to nullify federal law amounted to a “war against the Constitution” and cannot be accomplished by an official “without violating his solemn oath to support it.”

2017

In early 2017, Hill and State Senator Bill Ketron garnered national attention by proposing legislation that would free motorists of civil liability for running down political demonstrators.

Hill amended a 2018 bill to strip Memphis of $250,000 after the majority-black city legally circumvented the Tennessee Heritage Protection Act by having opted to sell a parcel of land from a Memphis city park to a non-profit organization that immediately removed the statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and statue of Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest from display on the former city-owned property.

2019

According to the Tennessean the entity Dock Haley Gospel Magic online business Hill and his wife reportedly out of their basement is not registered as a business in Tennessee. Hill did not answer questions about if he has been paying taxes on the business. He stated that "'he has never made a dime' ... 'it's mine and my wife's ministry'". According to the executive director of the state Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance, "a lawmaker should be required to disclose the business if it is producing income, even if it is being used to repay the previous business owner. Members of the General Assembly are always required to disclose sources of income over $200".

2020

The Tennessee State Capitol Commission convened on July 9, 2020 and, after consideration of comments made by the public and deliberation among the members, voted for the petition to the Tennessee Historical Commission "for a waiver that would allow for the relocation of the busts of Nathan Bedford Forrest, David Glasgow Farragut and Albert Gleaves from their current locations on the second floor of the Tennessee State Capitol to the Tennessee State Museum". TNGA Senator Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) and Hill, were the only votes against the removal of the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust from the Tennessee General Assembly building.

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