David Miller
Candidate for State Senator, 5th District
Background
- Occupation
- Retired educator; Anderson County school board member
- Lives in
- Oak Ridge
- Campaign website
- davidmillerfortennessee.com
Retired educator with more than 35 years in public schools, correctional facilities and a drug-abuse prevention center, including as chair of a special education department. Lives in Oak Ridge and serves on the Anderson County School Board.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Pledges to end the state sales tax on groceries.
ReportOur Priorities - David Miller for TennesseeCampaign website · David Miller for Tennessee · davidmillerfortennessee.com
“Our campaign is committed to ending the state sales tax on groceries”
Education
Supports ending the school voucher program.
He told Knox News the money should go to public schools, noting Tennessee's low per-pupil spending.
ReportTennessee Senate District 5 primary voter's guide: Meet the candidatesCandidate questionnaire · Knoxville News Sentinel (via Yahoo News) · Jul 18, 2026 · yahoo.com
“First we must end the voucher program in Tennessee.”
Housing
Supports easing land-use rules to increase homebuilding.
He pointed to Montana and Texas laws allowing apartments in commercial areas, easing land-use rules and treating manufactured homes like site-built ones.
ReportTennessee Senate District 5 primary voter's guide: Meet the candidatesCandidate questionnaire · Knoxville News Sentinel (via Yahoo News) · Jul 18, 2026 · yahoo.com
“In 2023, Montana's legislature passed a series of laws to increase homebuilding and ease housing prices”
Roads & infrastructure
Proposes prioritizing road maintenance over new mega projects.
ReportTennessee Senate District 5 primary voter's guide: Meet the candidatesCandidate questionnaire · Knoxville News Sentinel (via Yahoo News) · Jul 18, 2026 · yahoo.com
“switching our focus from decades-long mega projects (that never seem to end) to prioritizing maintenance of the roads we already have”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from David Miller on them.
- Government & transparencyNo documented position found.
All sources (10)
- 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 (Knox County offices and districts)
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- Precinct Sample Ballot, November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election, Knox County, Tennessee (revised; no municipal candidate contests)
Election filing · Knox County Election Commission · knoxcounty.org
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists (Loudon County offices and districts)
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- Sample Ballot: State and Federal General Election, City of Greenback, City of Lenoir City and City of Loudon Municipal Election, Loudon County, November 3, 2026
Election filing · Loudon County Election Commission (posted by the Tennessee Division of Elections) · tnsos.org
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- Meet David - David Miller for Tennessee
Campaign website · David Miller for Tennessee · davidmillerfortennessee.com
- Our Priorities - David Miller for Tennessee
Campaign website · David Miller for Tennessee · davidmillerfortennessee.com
- Tennessee Senate District 5 primary voter's guide: Meet the candidates
Candidate questionnaire · Knoxville News Sentinel (via Yahoo News) · Jul 18, 2026 · yahoo.com
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