Brett A. Giannini
Candidate for State Representative, 81st District
Background
- Occupation
- Tipton County commissioner
- Lives in
- Atoka
Tipton County commissioner from Atoka whose work experience includes 26 years as a Memphis Police Department officer and 17 years in the Air Force Reserve. He is running for the open District 81 seat, where no Democrat qualified.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Supports capping property taxes in favor of user taxes
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 81 (candidate questionnaire)Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Cap property taxes in favor of user taxes.”
Education
Supports expanding TCAT courses and raising teacher pay
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 81 (candidate questionnaire)Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Enhance/expand TCAT courses and raise teacher pay.”
Supports expanding Education Freedom Scholarships and school choice
His VOTE411 answers also list expanding school choice for parents.
ReportWest Tennessee Candidates Offer Different Solutions to Improve EducationNews coverage · Tennessee Firefly · Jul 20, 2026 · tnfirefly.com
“Giannini told the Firefly that he supports expanding these programs”
Economy & jobs
Supports cutting regulations and fees for small businesses
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 81 (candidate questionnaire)Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Cut regulations and fees for small business.”
All sources (7)
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists (Haywood County offices and districts)
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- Official Ballot for Haywood County, State and Federal General Election, November 3, 2026 (newspaper sample ballot)
Election filing · Haywood County Election Commission · haywoodvotes.com
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists (Tipton County offices and districts)
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- Official Ballot, State and Federal General Election, Tipton County, Tennessee, November 3, 2026, with the town ballots (sample ballot)
Election filing · Tipton County Election Commission · tiptonco.com
- VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 81 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
- West Tennessee Candidates Offer Different Solutions to Improve Education
News coverage · Tennessee Firefly · Jul 20, 2026 · tnfirefly.com
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