of forty-five to forty-three. In 1985, the state house voted sixty-three to thirty, with Ivy voting to table, to table legislation which would allow drunk drivers to continue working while serving the forty-five day sentence given to them for a second offense. In 1986, the state house voted fifty-four to thirty-seven, with Ivy voting against, in favor of legislation that would increase the gas tax by 4¢ and the legislation was approved by the state senate by a vote of twenty-six to six. Ivy was named Outstanding Legislator of the Year by the Tennessee Forestry Association in 1987. He voted against legislation which would have increased the salaries of state legislators. Electoral history References External links Farm Digest interview from 1990 on YouTube 1930 births 2021 deaths 20th-century American politicians Entertainers from Tennessee Democratic Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives People from Decatur County, Tennessee