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State Representative, 17th District
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Andrew Ellis FarmerOfficial portrait — Tennessee General Assembly

Andrew Ellis Farmer

Candidate for State Representative, 17th District

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Occupation
State representative; attorney
Lives in
Sevierville

Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, representing District 17 since 2013 (108th-114th General Assemblies). An attorney and businessman.

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Photo: Official portrait — Tennessee General Assembly

Documented positions

Health & human services

  • Sponsored the Tennessee Child Care Hosting Safe Harbor Act.In office

    Prime sponsor of HB1965 in the 114th General Assembly (2025-2026). Enacted (Public Chapter 695); the sponsor list gives only the act's name.

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Andrew Farmer, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1965 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “enacts the "Tennessee Child Care Hosting Safe Harbor Act."”
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Courts & justice

  • Sponsored five new assistant public defender positions.In office

    Prime sponsor of HB0486 in the 114th General Assembly (2025-2026). Enacted; the positions took effect July 1, 2025.

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Andrew Farmer, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB0486 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “creates five additional assistant district public defender positions effective July 1, 2025.”
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  • Sponsored weighing unpaid child support in custody decisions.In office

    Prime sponsor of HB0492 in the 114th General Assembly (2025-2026). Enacted (Public Chapter 321).

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Andrew Farmer, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB0492 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “requires the court to consider any failure to pay child support, rather than failure for a period of three years or more”
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