Becky Duncan Massey is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate for the 6th district, encompassing Knoxville and Knox County.

[1] Her father was John Duncan, Sr., Mayor of Knoxville from 1959 to 1964, and a U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 2nd congressional district from 1965 to 1988.

[2][3] Their uncle, Joe D. Duncan, is a former Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Judge.

[2][3] She received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1977.

She is the former executive director of the Sertoma Center, a company that provides residential and day services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Knoxville and now serves as a consultant.