Michael Anthony Faulk (September 10, 1953 – November 11, 2014) was an American jurist and politician.

Faulk was born in Kingsport, Tennessee. In November 2008, he was elected to the Tennessee State Senate, defeating incumbent Micheal R. Williams by the narrow margin of 29,417 to 29,171. He was a Republican, representing Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, and Union counties. Before his election to the Senate, he worked as a personal injury attorney in Church Hill, Tennessee. In March 2012, he announced he would not be seeking re-election for a second term. He served in the Senate until 2013.

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Faulk held a B.S. from the University of Tennessee at Martin and a J.D. from the University of Memphis. He attended Oak Grove Baptist Church and was a divorced father of two.

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He died on November 11, 2014 of cancer at the age of 61. He had esophageal cancer that metastasized to his liver.

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Mike Faulk scandal

1953 births

2014 deaths

People from Kingsport, Tennessee

University of Memphis alumni

University of Tennessee at Martin alumni

Tennessee state court judges

Republican Party Tennessee state senators

People from Church Hill, Tennessee

20th-century American judges