Election 2022: Tennessee and National - WVLT

Governor:

Bill Lee

Race: Governor

Party: Republican

Biography: Gov. Lee is from Franklin, Tennessee. He graduated from Auburn University. He has been the politician of Tennessee since 2019. He is besides the president of Lee Company, a operation and location services company. If re-elected, helium wants to make bully jobs, large schools and harmless neighborhoods. Lee is joined to Maria. Together, they person 4 children and 9 grandchildren.

Jason Brantly Martin

Race: Governor

Party: Democrat

Biography: Martin grew up successful confederate Alabama. He went to Tulane University for his undergraduate grade and past attended aesculapian schoolhouse astatine the University of Southern Alabama. Before moving for office, helium was the Chief Resident astatine the Nashville Veteran Affairs Medical Center and a doc astatine Nashville General. If elected, helium wants harmless communities, well-funded education, precocious infrastructure, a well-trained workforce and an businesslike government. Martin has a woman and 3 daughters.

US House District 1

Diana Lynn Harshbarger

Race: US House District 1

Party: Republican

Biography: Harshbarger believes successful limiting national taxes and regulations connected businesses. She serves arsenic a subordinate of the House Committee connected Homeland Security and the House Border Security Cause and emphasizes beardown borderline information measures. She opposes the teaching of captious contention mentation and afloat program transparency successful schools. Harshbarger is passionate astir healthcare issues specified arsenic reducing cause prices and warring substance abuse. She is pro-life and a protagonist of the Second Amendment. Harshbarger has been a licensed pharmacist and concern proprietor for implicit 30 years. She is joined with 1 lad and 2 grandsons.

Cameron Parsons

Race: US House District 1

Party: Democrat

Biography: Parsons supports word limits, protecting elections and run concern reform. Parsons is joined with 2 daughters.

US House District 2

Tim Burchett

Race: US House District 2

Party: Republican

Biography: During his archetypal term, Burchett focused connected authorities transparency, national spending accountability, vigor innovation and tiny concern growth. His goals for immoderate aboriginal word are to absorption connected revitalization successful agrarian America by gathering caller schools, launching infrastructure projects and paying down debt. Burchett believes successful not raising taxes. He plans to absorption connected 3 main areas: entree to capital, authorities ratio and transgression justness reform. Burchett is joined with 1 daughter.

Mark Harmon

Race: US House District 2

Party: Democrat

Biography: Harmon was calved successful Pittsburgh, Pa. but has lived successful Knoxville for 23 years. He is presently a Journalism and Electronic Media prof astatine the University of Tennessee. Harmon’s goals are restoring termination rights, raising the minimum wage and expanding the magnitude of grants disposable for assemblage and different post-secondary education.

US House District 3

Chuck Fleischmann

Race: US House District 3

Party: Republican

Biography: Fleischmann went to the University of Illinois and past earned a instrumentality grade astatine the University of Tennessee. Fleischmann sits connected the appropriation committee successful legislature which focuses connected h2o and vigor development, labor, health, quality services, acquisition and homeland security. He is anti-abortion and supports the 2nd amendment. He has a woman and 3 sons.

Meg Gorman

Race: US House District 3

Party: Democrat

Biography: Gorman wants to instrumentality human-centered authorities connected topics similar immigration, reproductive rights and common-sense weapon laws. She besides wants to found automatic elector registration, word limits, wealth, and property tax. Gorman besides intends to absorption connected clime alteration by supporting the Green New Deal. She wants to bring astir constabulary reform, decriminalize addiction and legalize marijuana. Gorman attended Notre Dame High School and the University of Tennessee successful Knoxville.

US House District 6

Randal Cooper

Race: US House District 6

Party: Democrat

Biography: Cooper is from Mobile, Alabama. He went to the Georgia Institute of Technology, and present helium works arsenic a mechanical engineer. Cooper supports teaching captious contention mentation successful schools. He is supportive of termination rights and weapon control. If elected, helium wants to beforehand nationalist education, state of religion and state of speech. He supports immigrants coming to the US and believes successful escaped and just elections. He is joined with a five-year-old child.

John Rose

Race: US House District 6

Party: Republican

Biography: Rose prioritizes reducing the nationalist indebtedness and minimizing authorities spending. He believes successful limiting national regulations connected individuals, families, businesses and assemblage banks. He worked connected his family’s workplace and present serves arsenic the proprietor and president of Boson Software. Rose was raised successful Cookeville and lives determination with his woman and 2 songs.

Tenn. House District 8

Jerome Moon

Race: Tenn. House District 8

Party: Republican

Biography: Moon attended Maryville High School and the University of Tennessee. He is simply a Vietnam seasoned and presently serves connected the seat of the Elections Committee of the Third Extraordinary Session. Moon is joined with 2 daughters and 4 grandchildren.

Dylan D. Kelley

Race: Tenn. House District 8

Party: Democrat

Biography: WVLT News has reached retired aggregate times for accusation and has not heard back.

Tenn. House District 12

Dale Carr

Race: Tenn. House District 12

Party: Republican

Biography: Carr is simply a postgraduate of Sevier County High School. He supports the 2nd amendment and Tennessee’s broad prohibition connected abortion. He is the seat of the Property and Planning Subcommittee. Carr is simply a subordinate of the Insurance and Local Government committees. He is joined with 1 child.

Larry Linton

Race: Tenn. House District 12

Party: Independent

Biography: Linton was calved successful Japan portion his begetter served successful the United States Air Force. Linton enlisted erstwhile helium was 17 and served for 30 years. He moved to Sevier County aft helium retired. Linton wants to reaffirm 2nd and tenth amendment rights to the state. He besides wants to springiness parents power implicit nationalist acquisition and guarantee predetermination integrity. Linton is joined with 1 daughter.

Tenn. House District 14

Amanda Collins

Race: Tenn. House District 14

Party: Democrat

Biography: Collins grew up successful Alabama but has lived successful Knoxville for thirteen years. After 10 years arsenic a schoolhouse scientist for Knox County Schools, she retired successful 2020. Collins wants to reconstruct exceptions to termination successful cases of kid abuse, rape, incest and the mother’s life. She plans to found escaped meal and luncheon successful each nationalist schools and to summation salaries for teachers. Collins is besides passionate astir pupil intelligence health. She is joined with 3 children.

Jason Zachary

Race: Tenn. House District 14

Party: Republican

Biography: He attended Pellissippi State Community College and the University of Tennessee. Zachary was archetypal elected successful 2015. He is the main and enforcement vice president of Americomm, a telecommunications institution successful Farragut. Zachary is joined with 1 child.

Tenn. House District 18

Elaine Davis

Race: Tenn. House District 18

Party: Republican

Biography: She went to the University of Tennessee earlier becoming a Knox County Commissioner. She was appointed to service connected the Knox County Beer Board and Intergovernmental committee. She is an advocator for Type 1 diabetes consciousness and research. Davis says she volition support faith, household and freedom. She wants affordable healthcare and much well-paying jobs. She supports students and educators, the 2nd amendment and the police. She is besides anti-abortion. Davis is joined with 3 children and 1 granddaughter.

Greg Kaplan

Race: Tenn. House District 18

Party: Democrat

Biography: Kaplan has been a module subordinate astatine the University of Tennessee for 27 years. He is simply a subordinate of the Executive Council of the UT Faculty Senate and won the Outstanding Teacher grant and the Outstanding Advising Award. He wants to absorption connected education, healthcare, termination entree and jobs. Kaplan says helium believes successful escaped speech, rigorous statement and nationalist policy. He is joined with 1 son.

Tenn. House District 19

Zeke Streetman

Race: Tenn. House District 19

Party: Democrat

Biography: Although calved successful Georgia, Streetman moved to Knoxville to person his Bachelor’s grade from the University of Tennessee. He works astatine the Rocket Fizz Soda and Candy Store and started the Appalachian Free Press, an autarkic escaped newspaper. Streetman antecedently worked arsenic the HR Director of Mandate Democracy. His goals for bureau see expanding Medicaid, expanding teacher salaries, processing affordable lodging and establishing sustainable infrastructure.

Dave Wright

Race: Tenn. House District 19

Party: Republican

Biography: WVLT News has reached retired aggregate times for accusation and has not heard back.

Mary Ann Rochat

Race: Tenn. House District 19

Party: Independent

Biography: WVLT News has reached retired aggregate times for accusation and has not heard back.

Tenn. House District 25

Anne Quillen

Race: Tenn. House District 25

Party: Democrat

Biography: Quillen worked astatine the Tennessee Valley Authority Office of the Inspector General for 20 years, and that enactment included investigating immoderate fraud oregon maltreatment claims impacting the bureau oregon the public. She besides directed a programme that paid rent connected behalf of families who suffered during the 2008 recession. Quillen wants to grow Medicaid, afloat money nationalist schools, legalize marijuana, supply incentives for tiny businesses and found a liveable wage. Quillen is joined with a kid and 1 granddaughter.

Cameron Sexton

Race: Tenn. House District 25

Party: Republican

Biography: Sexton graduated from Oak Ridge High School, received a Bachelor’s grade from the University of Tennessee and went into banking. He is the existent House Speaker and a Board Member of the Good Samaritans Society. He was appointed successful 2016 arsenic the president of the 2-Star Healthy Taskforce. Sexton is joined with 3 children.

Tenn. House District 32

Monty Fritts

Race: Tenn. House District 32

Party: Republican

Biography: Fritts is from Rockwood, TN. He earned his undergraduate grade astatine Liberty University and an MBA from the University of Tennessee. He had a vocation successful the US Army, worked successful National Security and Nuclear Energy and is present a realtor. He supports stricter borderline policies and protecting tiny businesses. He wants to fto parents take what their students larn successful school. He is committed to defending the 2nd amendment. Childs is endorsed by the NRA. He has a wife, 2 grown children and 3 grandchildren.

John Hahn

Race: Tenn. House District 32

Party: Democrat

Biography: Hahn has been a household doc for 40 years. He taught nationalist precocious schoolhouse astatine Farragut High School for 3 years and founded the Loudon County Domestic Violence Victim Center IVAS Place. He wants to amended entree to affordable healthcare, money nationalist acquisition and support the environment.

Tenn. House District 33

Jim Dodson

Race: Tenn. House District 33

Party: Democrat

Biography: Dodson grew up successful South Knoxville. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a BFA and a bachelor’s successful Education. Dodson is presently serving his 2nd word connected the Oak Ridge City Council. In 2017, helium was appointed to service arsenic the City Council Representative connected the Municipal Planning Commission. He is besides an creation teacher astatine Jefferson Middle School. He was named the National Middle School Art Educator of the Year. He besides served for 3 years arsenic Oak Ridge High School’s summertime schoolhouse principal. Dodson was appointed by Governor Bill Haslam to service connected Humanities Tennessee. If elected, Dodson plans to money nationalist schools, bring economical maturation done businesses and tourism and summation entree to affordable healthcare, lodging and net access. Dodson is joined to Becky and they person 1 girl and 1 grandson.

John Ragan

Race: Tenn. House District 33

Party: Republican

Biography: Ragan is simply a retired Air Force Fighter Pilot and Business Consultant. He serves arsenic the Chair of the Government Operations Committee and is simply a subordinate of the Education Administration Committee. He is the Chairman of NCSL Nuclear Working Group and a committee subordinate of the Southern States Energy Board. Ragan is joined with 2 children and 3 grandchildren.

Tenn. House District 41

John Mark Windle

Race: Tenn. House District 41

Party: Independent

Biography: Windle attended the Tennessee College of Law and worked arsenic an attorney. He is the seat of the Naming and Designating Committee and served arsenic a colonel successful the Tennessee Army National Guard.

Ed Butler

Race: Tenn. House District 41

Party: Republican

Biography: WVLT News has reached retired aggregate times for accusation and has not heard back.

Tenn. House District 89

Justin Lafferty

Race: Tenn. House District 89

Party: Republican

Biography: Lafferty graduated from Farragut High School and got a Bachelor’s grade from the University of Tennessee Knoxville. He is simply a tiny concern owner. Lafferty serves arsenic the seat of the Higher Education Subcommittee and the Joint Judiciary and Government Committee. He is endorsed by the National Federation of Independent Business and the Knoxville Fraternal Order of Police. Lafferty is joined with 1 child.

M.D. Dotson

Race: Tenn. House District 89

Party: Democrat

Biography: WVLT News has reached retired aggregate times for accusation and has not heard back.

Tenn. House District 90

Gloria Johnson

Race: Tenn. House District 90

Party: Democrat

Biography: Johnson is simply a retired teacher. She is simply a subordinate of the Tennessee Women’s Political Caucus and the Tennessee State Employees Association. Johnson serves connected the committee of Emerge TN.

David “Pozy” Poczobut

Race: Tenn. House District 90

Party: Republican

Biography: Poczobut graduated from Knoxville Catholic High School and the University of Tennessee. For 4 years, helium worked arsenic a Knox County Reserve Police Officer. He presently works arsenic a existent property broker. Poczobut is passionate astir homelessness, nationalist information and infrastructure.

Tenn. Senate District 7

Richard M. Briggs

Race: Tenn. Senate District 7

Party: Republican

Biography: Briggs is from Louisville, Kentucky. He went to Transylvania University successful Lexington, KY, past the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. Briggs served arsenic a combat trauma surgeon successful the military. Briggs was archetypal elected to the Knox County Commission successful 2008 and represented District 5 successful Knox County. He was re-elected to a 2nd word successful 2010. In 2014, helium ran and won the predetermination for the Tennessee authorities legislature territory 7 successful Knox County. He was re-elected to a 2nd four-year word successful the legislature successful 2018. In the Tennessee Senate, helium has served connected the Finance Committee, the Transportation Committee and the Health Committee. He was besides the Chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee. In 2020, Senator Briggs assumed duties arsenic the Chairman of the Senate State and Local Government Committee. Briggs is moving connected vision, enactment and experience. He is focused connected improving education, creating jobs and keeping taxes low. He says helium wants to make a business-friendly environment. He besides wants to summation acquisition backing and teacher pay, amended pupil trial scores, code the opioid epidemic and enactment towards affordable and accessible wellness care. Briggs is anti-abortion and pro-second amendment.

Bryan Langan

Race: Tenn. Senate District 7

Party: Democrat

Biography: Langan moved to Knoxville 22 years agone to get his grade astatine the University of Tennessee and decided to stay. He supports workers’ rights, bodily autonomy, nationalist schoolhouse funding, marijuana legalization, weapon power and infrastructure upgrades. Langan is joined with an 8-year-old daughter.

Tenn. Senate District 9

Steve Southerland

Race: Tenn. Senate District 9

Party: Republican

Biography: Southerland went to Walters State Community College and worked arsenic a owe broker anterior to serving. He is the seat of the Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources committee, the Senate Deputy Speaker and a subordinate of the National Rifle Association. Southerland is joined with 1 child.

Sara Thompson

Race: Tenn. Senate District 9

Party: Democrat

Biography: WVLT News has reached retired aggregate times for accusation and has not heard back.

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