Len Silverman to Challenge Cortney Rogers for seat formerly held by Debra Maggart

Len Silverman

Len Silverman of Hendersonville has announced he is running in the Republican primary for the 45th district State House of Representatives seat. He is challenging incumbent State Representative Courtney Rogers.

Rogers defeated Representative Debra Maggart, who was the Republican whip in the House, in the 2012 Republican primary in a bitter campaign focused on extending gun rights. The Tennessee Firearms Association did not deem Republican Debra Maggart sufficiently pro-gun and they spend an unprecedented $155,000 plus dollars in negative campaigning and disparaged her A+ rated, pro-Second Amendment voting record.  They said she was for gun control, for shredding the Constitution, and compared her to President Barack Obama. That campaign got national attention and was used as an example of the power of the gun lobby.

Until last month there was speculation that Maggart might seek a rematch and challenge Rogers in the 2014 primary. In mid-November however, she announced she would join a Nashville lobbying firm ending that speculation.


Silverman  owns a Huntington Learning Center tutoring franchise in Hendersonville. He is Chairman of the  Board of Directors for COMPASS, a foundation that helps raise funds for Sumner County Schools.  Until recently, COMPASS was headed-up by former State Representative Debra Maggart.

He is also Chairman of the Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber Foundation, Chairman of the Sumner County United Way, and a member of the Board of Trustees of Pope John Paul II High School.

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Courtney Rogers received Small Business endorsement

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) today endorsed Courtney Rogers in her race for the State House in Tennessee’s 45th  House District.

 “Courtney Rogers will be a very strong supporter of free enterprise in Nashville and will work to protect small businesses in House District 45,” said Jim Brown, state director of NFIB/Tennessee. “Courtney Rogers is the clear choice for small business because she will emphasize reducing the burdens of government on hard-working entrepreneurs.” 

Rogers said, “I greatly appreciate NFIB’s support for my campaign. I will continue to fight for less government and less red tape so our small-business job creators can get back to doing what they do best, which is grow Tennessee’s economy. Tennessee is a great place to do business, but we have more to do to make it even better.” 

NFIB’s endorsement is critical to the Rogers campaign. Small business owners and their employees vote in high numbers and are known for actively recruiting friends, family members and acquaintances to go to the polls. NFIB has pledged it will activate its grassroots network on behalf of the Rogers campaign. NFIB’s political support is based on the candidates’ positions and records on small business issues. 

Rogers is a 28-year Air Force and Air National Guard veteran and resident of Goodlettsville, TN for 18 years where she lives with her husband, Mike, and three children. 

You can find out more about Courtney at www.votecourtney.com.

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Courtney Rogers Reception

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