Kent Calfee (born May 15, 1949) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 32 since January 8, 2013. A picture of him drinking water out of a Hershey's Syrup bottle went viral in 2020. When asked about it, he said he wasn't going to pay for a water bottle that he would probably end up losing. Education Calfee attended East Tennessee State University. Elections 2012 Calfee challenged District 32 Representative Julia Hurley in the August 2, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 4,611 votes (55.4%), and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 16,447 votes (69.5%) against Democratic nominee Jack McNew and Independent candidate Allen Cole. References External links Official page at the Tennessee General Assembly Kent Calfee at Ballotpedia Kent Calfee at OpenSecrets Place of birth missing (living people) 1949 births Living people East Tennessee State University alumni Republican Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives People from Kingston, Tennessee 21st-century American politicians