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State Representative, 15th District

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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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Sam McKenzieOfficial portrait — Tennessee General Assembly

Sam McKenzie

DemocraticIncumbent

State representative; retired Oak Ridge National Laboratory employee · Knoxville

The gist

  • Sponsored a 10-year deadline to prosecute vehicular homicide.In office
  • Sponsored repeal of the 2022 school library materials law.In office
  • Sponsored a sales tax exemption for generic food products.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 a 10-year deadline to prosecute vehicular homicide.

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Sam McKenzie, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB2432 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “requires prosecution for vehicular homicide committed on or after July 1, 2026, to commence within 10 years from the date the offense occurs.”
  2. Sponsored repeal of the 2022 school library materials law.

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Sam McKenzie, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1051 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “enacts the "Freedom to Read Act"; repeals the "Age-Appropriate Materials Act of 2022."”
  3. Sponsored a sales tax exemption for generic food products.

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Sam McKenzie, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB2437 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “exempts the retail sale of generic food products from the food retail sales tax.”

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