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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Brandon Dodds |
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Newbern, Tennessee , United States |
| Email | None |
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| Born |
00, 1974
(50 years)
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| Contributor | RBH |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | Brandon was born in Union City, Tennessee in 1974, a 7th generation Tennessean. He grew up on a farm just outside of Newbern, Tennessee. He learned the importance of hard work, patience, and improvisation as he helped on the farm. He and his brother chopped and tromped cotton from an early age then became much more involved in the family farming operation as they matured. His mother, an educator originally from Yorkville, Tennessee, also instilled in him a lifelong passion for reading books. His father, a retired farmer and current city of Newbern department supervisor, taught him through example the spirit of accomplishing your goals with whatever you have on hand and not quitting until you achieve them. Both of his grandfathers were World War II combat veterans and inspired him with a love of military history.
Brandon graduated from Dyer County High School in 1992 where he played football and tennis. He went on to graduate from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1997 with a degree in History and Biology. He received his doctorate of optometry in 2001 from Southern College of Optometry in Memphis. He helped pay his way through school by working every summer and most spring breaks in various factories. His work then included packaging seeds, shipping automobile air conditioner parts, printing magazines, stacking fabric rolls in a cotton mill, and of course farming. After graduating from optometry school he worked for various eye doctors until opening Dodds EyeCare in his hometown of Newbern in 2004.
He married his wife April, who he met in high school, in 1998. They live not far from where he grew up outside of Newbern. Their first son, Brandon Clay was unexpectedly born very prematurely and passed away in 2002. Since then they have been blessed with three more sons: Cole, Bo, and Clay. Brandon has attended Main Street Church of Christ in Newbern his entire life.
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