Anne Backus
Candidate for State Representative, 33rd District
Background
- Occupation
- Retired Y-12 project manager
- Lives in
- Oak Ridge
- Campaign website
- backusfortn33.com
Retired project and program manager with 33 years at the Y-12 National Security Complex. A Court Appointed Special Advocate in Anderson County Juvenile Court and member of the Tennessee Democratic Party executive committee.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Supports eliminating the state sales tax on groceries.
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House, District 33 (candidate questionnaire)Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support eliminating the state sales tax on groceries to provide immediate relief to families.”
Education
Opposes vouchers that send public money to private schools.
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House, District 33 (candidate questionnaire)Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I oppose any program that takes public money and sends it to private schools.”
Housing
Supports regulating large corporations' purchases of housing.
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House, District 33 (candidate questionnaire)Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“We also need laws regulating the buying up of housing by large corporations.”
Economy & jobs
Supports raising the minimum wage and supporting unions.
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House, District 33 (candidate questionnaire)Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“This includes raising the minimum wage and supporting unions.”
Health & human services
Supports expanding TennCare.
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House, District 33 (candidate questionnaire)Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Expanding TennCare would help hundreds of thousands of Tennesseans gain access to healthcare”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Anne Backus on them.
- Public safetyNo documented position found.
- Courts & justiceNo documented position found.
All sources (5)
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists (Anderson County offices and districts)
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- Official Ballot for Anderson County, State and Federal General Election held on November 3, 2026 (sample ballot, all precincts)
Election filing · Anderson County Election Commission · acelection.com
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- Anne Backus for State House (TN 33)
Campaign website · Anne Backus for State House · backusfortn33.com
- VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House, District 33 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
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