{{Short description|American politician (born 1959)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Eddie Mannis | honorific_suffix = | image = | state_house = Tennessee | district = 18th | term_start = January 12, 2021 | term_end = January 10, 2023 | predecessor = Martin Daniel | successor = Elaine Davis | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|04|14}} | birth_place = | party = Republican | occupation = | spouse = | website = {{URL|https://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/members/h18.html}} }} '''Eddie Mannis''' (born April 14, 1959) is an American former politician, who was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2020-2022.<ref name=results>[https://www.wvlt.tv/2020/11/02/the-race-for-tennessee-state-house-district-18-mannis-v-couch/ "Mannis wins race for Tennessee State House District 18"]. WVLT-TV, November 3, 2020.</ref> He represented the 18th House District as a member of the Tennessee Republican Party.<ref name=results/>
Mannis, a businessman from Knoxville, previously ran for mayor of the city in the 2019 Knoxville mayoral election, winning the first round but losing the runoff to Indya Kincannon.<ref>Tyler Whetstone and Monica Kast, [https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/politics/2019/11/05/indya-kincannon-defeats-eddie-mannis-become-next-knoxville-mayor/4125723002/ "Indya Kincannon defeats Eddie Mannis to become next Knoxville mayor"]. ''Knoxville News Sentinel'', November 5, 2019.</ref> His victory in the 2020 Republican state house primaries was initially challenged by candidate Gina Oster on the grounds that Mannis had voted in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, but was upheld after Mannis affirmed that he is a moderate Republican and voted crossover solely to prevent Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren from becoming the Democratic nominee.<ref>Tyler Whetstone, [https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/03/gop-sticks-eddie-mannis-after-election-results-were-challenged/5681172002/ "GOP sticks with Eddie Mannis after fellow candidate questioned his status as a Republican"]. ''Knoxville News Sentinel'', September 3, 2020.</ref>
Alongside Torrey Harris, Mannis was of the first two openly LGBT state representatives elected in Tennessee.<ref>Hannah McDonald, [https://www.newschannel5.com/news/election/harris-mannis-make-history-as-first-lgbtq-legislators-elected-to-tennessee-house "Harris, Mannis make history as first LGBTQ legislators elected to Tennessee House"]. WTVF, November 4, 2020.</ref>
Mannis did not seek a second term to the legislature in 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wate.com/news/local-news/knoxville-state-rep-eddie-mannis-announces-he-wont-seek-reelection/ | title=Knoxville state rep. Eddie Mannis announces he won't seek reelection | date=5 April 2022 }}</ref>
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