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State Representative, 13th District

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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.

Taxes & budget

  • Brett WindrowDemocratic

    • Supports cutting the grocery tax, offset by other revenue.
  • Robert StevensRepublican

    • Supports reducing or eliminating the grocery sales tax.
    • Supports limiting how fast local property taxes can rise.

Public safety

  • Brett WindrowDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Robert StevensRepublican

    • Supports efforts to remove people living in Tennessee illegally.

Education

  • Brett WindrowDemocratic

    • Supports repealing the school voucher program.
  • Robert StevensRepublican

    • Sponsored sending state charter school funding directly to charters.In office

Roads & infrastructure

  • Brett WindrowDemocratic

    • Opposes toll roads; supports more transit into Nashville.
  • Robert StevensRepublican

    • Supports bonding some road projects to add capacity.

Environment & parks

Health & human services

  • Brett WindrowDemocratic

    • Supports expanding TennCare to workers without employer plans.
  • Robert StevensRepublican

    No documented position found.

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State Representative, 13th District · Tennessee 2026 General Election · The Gist