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State Representative, 42nd District
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Trenton Tyler Strode

Candidate for State Representative, 42nd District

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Health information management professional
Lives in
Cookeville

Cookeville native who works in healthcare revenue cycle management as a registered health information technician; he also ran for the Putnam County Commission (District 11) and the Cookeville City Council in 2026.

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Photo: Campaign photo — VOTE411 (League of Women Voters)

Documented positions

Education

  • Supports fully funding public schools and career-technical education.

    In May 2026 he urged the Putnam County Commission to ask the legislature for stronger school funding.

    VOTE411 voter guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 42

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “The legislature should fully fund public schools, increase support for teachers, expand career and technical education”
    Commission candidate advocates for full school funding

    News coverage · Herald-Citizen (Cookeville) · May 20, 2026 · herald-citizen.com

    “demanding stronger, long-term public school funding protections”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports workforce training and affordable child care to ease costs.

    VOTE411 voter guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 42

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “investing in workforce training, expanding access to affordable childcare, protecting rural healthcare, encouraging housing development that meets community needs”
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Roads & infrastructure

Environment & parks

Government & transparency

  • Supports government neutrality toward all religious beliefs.

    VOTE411 voter guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 42

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “protecting every Tennessean's right to practice their faith, or no faith at all, without government favoring one belief over another”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Trenton Tyler Strode on them.

  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • Health & human servicesNo documented position found.

All sources (8)

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