Mandy Cook
Candidate for State Representative, 45th District
Background
- Occupation
- Physical therapist assistant; community organizer
- Lives in
- Hendersonville
- Campaign website
- mandycook4tn.com
Hendersonville physical therapist assistant at a Nashville hospital and founder of Indivisible Sumner who moved to Tennessee from Ohio in 2007 to pursue music, later earning her license through the Tennessee Reconnect program.
Documented positions
Education
Supports repealing the school voucher program.
ReportIssues — Mandy's Platform — Mandy Cook for TNCampaign website · Mandy Cook for TN · mandycook4tn.com
“One of Mandy’s top priorities is repealing the school voucher program”
Housing
Supports regulating short-term rentals like Airbnbs.
ReportIssues — Mandy's Platform — Mandy Cook for TNCampaign website · Mandy Cook for TN · mandycook4tn.com
“Regulate short-term rentals like Airbnbs”
Economy & jobs
Supports legalizing and regulating cannabis.
Backs the Democrats' "Pot for Potholes" bill, which would spend cannabis tax revenue on road repairs.
ReportIssues — Mandy's Platform — Mandy Cook for TNCampaign website · Mandy Cook for TN · mandycook4tn.com
“Mandy Cook believes in legalizing and regulating cannabis in the state of Tennessee”
Environment & parks
Supports strict regulation of data centers.
ReportIssues — Mandy's Platform — Mandy Cook for TNCampaign website · Mandy Cook for TN · mandycook4tn.com
“Data centers need to be strictly regulated to mitigate their environmental and social impact.”
Health & human services
Supports keeping medical decisions between patients and doctors.
Includes reproductive care and gender-affirming care, per her platform.
ReportIssues — Mandy's Platform — Mandy Cook for TNCampaign website · Mandy Cook for TN · mandycook4tn.com
“medical decisions should stay between patients, families, and doctors”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Mandy Cook on them.
- Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
- Public safetyNo documented position found.
All sources (6)
- 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 (Sumner County offices and districts)
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- Federal and State General and Sumner County Municipal Elections, Tuesday, November 03, 2026: Condensed Machine Sample Ballot
Election filing · Sumner County Election Commission · votesumnertn.org
- Election 2026 is almost here. Here's everything you need to know about TN House, Senate candidates
News coverage · WSMV 4 · Sep 28, 2026 · wsmv.com
- About Mandy — Mandy Cook for TN
Campaign website · Mandy Cook for TN · mandycook4tn.com
- Issues — Mandy's Platform — Mandy Cook for TN
Campaign website · Mandy Cook for TN · mandycook4tn.com
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