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What this office does: A state representative votes on Tennessee laws and the state budget in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

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Rick EldridgeOfficial portrait — Tennessee General Assembly

Rick Eldridge

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; retired · Morristown

The gist

  • Sponsored law allowing school boards to open meetings with prayer.In office
  • Sponsored the Military Families Licensing Recognition Act.In office
  • Sponsored adding Hamblen County to a convenience-voting pilot.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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  1. Sponsored law allowing school boards to open meetings with prayer.

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Rick Eldridge, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1834 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “authorizes a local board of education to open a meeting of the board with a prayer led by a member of the board”
  2. Sponsored the Military Families Licensing Recognition Act.

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Rick Eldridge, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1677 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “enacts the "Military Families Licensing Recognition Act."”
  3. Sponsored adding Hamblen County to a convenience-voting pilot.

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Rick Eldridge, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB0620 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “authorizes Hamblen County to participate in the convenience voting center pilot project.”

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