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State Representative, 14th 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

Lindsay Young Honaker

Democratic

Corporate operations manager · Knoxville

The gist

Opposes school vouchers; supports fully funding public schools.
Supports repealing the 2006 ban on local development impact fees.
Pledges to push for I-40/I-75 corridor improvements.
Supports better caregiver pay and shorter disability waitlists.
Pledges to support term limits.

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Opposes school vouchers; supports fully funding public schools.
Issues - Lindsay Young Honaker for Tennessee
Campaign website · Lindsay Young Honaker for Tennessee · lindsayfortennessee.com
“I firmly oppose school voucher programs that drain public funds away from public schools to subsidize private institutions with no accountability to taxpayers.”
Supports repealing the 2006 ban on local development impact fees.
Issues - Lindsay Young Honaker for Tennessee
Campaign website · Lindsay Young Honaker for Tennessee · lindsayfortennessee.com
“Repeal the 2006 impact fee ban so local governments can require developers to contribute to the infrastructure their projects demand.”
Pledges to push for I-40/I-75 corridor improvements.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 14 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will push to make sure our region gets its fair share of state transportation investment”
Supports better caregiver pay and shorter disability waitlists.
Issues - Lindsay Young Honaker for Tennessee
Campaign website · Lindsay Young Honaker for Tennessee · lindsayfortennessee.com
“Improve disability services by fighting for better caregiver pay, shorter waitlists, and accessible infrastructure.”
Pledges to support term limits.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 14 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I have pledged to support term limits.”

Jason Zachary

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; business owner · Knoxville

The gist

Sponsored law allowing lawsuits over gender-transition medical procedures.In office
Sponsored ban on race-based decisions at public colleges.In office
Sponsored disclaimers on political ads using deepfakes.In office
Sponsored offenses for unlawfully present commercial truck drivers.In office

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

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Sponsored law allowing lawsuits over gender-transition medical procedures.
Legislation sponsored by Representative Jason Zachary, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1872 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“if the procedure was for enabling the person to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the person's sex”
Sponsored ban on race-based decisions at public colleges.
Legislation sponsored by Representative Jason Zachary, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB0377 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“excluding a person from benefits, activities, and employment, or making decisions, based on a person's race, color, ethnicity, or national origin”
Sponsored disclaimers on political ads using deepfakes.
Legislation sponsored by Representative Jason Zachary, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1513 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“requires political advertisements to include a disclaimer if the advertisements include deepfake elements impersonating or depicting a candidate”
Sponsored offenses for unlawfully present commercial truck drivers.
Legislation sponsored by Representative Jason Zachary, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1706 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“creates certain offenses for a person who is unlawfully present in the United States to operate a commercial motor vehicle in this state”

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