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State Representative, 11th District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 3
Election: Nov 3, 2026

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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Kenny Cody

Republican

Public school teacher · Cosby

The gist

Pledges to prioritize funding for emergency services and police.
Supports lower taxes and fewer regulations on farms and businesses.
Supports anti-abortion policy.
Opposes diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.

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Pledges to prioritize funding for emergency services and police.
Kenny Cody for State House
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Kenny Cody · votekennycody.com
“Funding for our emergency services, law enforcement, and civil servants has to be a priority in the 115th General Assembly.”
Supports lower taxes and fewer regulations on farms and businesses.
Kenny Cody for State House
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Kenny Cody · votekennycody.com
“By cutting red tape and deregulating restraints on hunting, fishing, agriculture, education, and small businesses, and advocating for lower taxes”
Supports anti-abortion policy.
Kenny Cody for State House
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Kenny Cody · votekennycody.com
“push for anti-abortion policy to protect the unborn”
Opposes diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.
Kenny Cody for State House
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Kenny Cody · votekennycody.com
“pushback against damaging DEI policies”

Sheila Grooms McMahan

Democratic

Respiratory therapist · Cosby

The gist

Supports fully funding public schools and opposes vouchers.
Supports lowering housing, health care and child care costs.
Supports strong protections for rivers and forests.
Opposes corporate tax giveaways that drain rural communities.

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Supports fully funding public schools and opposes vouchers.
Issues - Sheila 4 TN
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Sheila Mcmahan · sheila4tn.com
“I will fight to fully fund public education, protect local schools from being drained by voucher programs”
Supports lowering housing, health care and child care costs.
Issues - Sheila 4 TN
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Sheila Mcmahan · sheila4tn.com
“I will fight for policies that lower everyday costs like housing, healthcare, utilities, and childcare”
Supports strong protections for rivers and forests.
Issues - Sheila 4 TN
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Sheila Mcmahan · sheila4tn.com
“I will support strong protections for our rivers and forests, oppose corporate practices that pollute rural communities”
Opposes corporate tax giveaways that drain rural communities.
About - Sheila 4 TN
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Sheila Mcmahan · sheila4tn.com
“an end to corporate giveaways that drain rural communities and leave Appalachia behind”

Larry Jeremiah Brown

Independent

Cosby

The gist

No documented position found.

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Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 7 issues covered in this race.