State

State Representative, 13th District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
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.

Candidates Compare by issue

Brett Windrow

Democratic

Attorney · Lavergne

The gist

Supports repealing the school voucher program.
Supports cutting the grocery tax, offset by other revenue.
Supports making data centers pay for utility increases.
Supports expanding TennCare to workers without employer plans.
Opposes toll roads; supports more transit into Nashville.

More about Brett

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Supports repealing the school voucher program.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee State House District 13 Democratic primary (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Repeal of the voucher program.”
Supports cutting the grocery tax, offset by other revenue.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee State House District 13 Democratic primary (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Reduction or repeal of the grocery tax, with funding coming from reinstatement of the franchise tax as well as legalization of recreation marijuana.”
Supports making data centers pay for utility increases.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee State House District 13 Democratic primary (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“any increase in utilities be paid for by large data centers in areas they are built rather than the average ratepayer.”
Supports expanding TennCare to workers without employer plans.
Win with Windrow: Candidate for Tennessee State House 13
Campaign website · Win with Windrow · winwithwindrow.com
“Expand TennCare to workers without employer plans”
Opposes toll roads; supports more transit into Nashville.
Win with Windrow: Candidate for Tennessee State House 13
Campaign website · Win with Windrow · winwithwindrow.com
“More transit options into Nashville No toll roads”

Robert Stevens

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; attorney · Smyrna

The gist

Supports reducing or eliminating the grocery sales tax.
Supports limiting how fast local property taxes can rise.
Supports bonding some road projects to add capacity.
Supports efforts to remove people living in Tennessee illegally.
Sponsored sending state charter school funding directly to charters.In office

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More about Robert

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Supports reducing or eliminating the grocery sales tax.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee State House District 13 Republican primary (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“First, we have to reduce or eliminate the sales tax on groceries.”
Supports limiting how fast local property taxes can rise.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee State House District 13 Republican primary (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I also support the state limiting how much local governments can increase property taxes at one time.”
Supports bonding some road projects to add capacity.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee State House District 13 Republican primary (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“we need to seriously consider bonding some road projects to increase capacity for the future.”
Supports efforts to remove people living in Tennessee illegally.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee State House District 13 Republican primary (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“We must continue looking for ways to demagnetize our state and have those here illegally removed”
Sponsored sending state charter school funding directly to charters.
Legislation sponsored by Representative Robert Stevens, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1163 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“allocate the state share of the Tennessee investment in student achievement formula funds generated by student members of a public charter school”

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