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State Representative, 16th 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

Eliza Boles

Democratic

Law librarian · Knoxville

The gist

Supports expanding Medicaid.
Supports repealing the Education Freedom school voucher program.
Supports paid parental leave and universal pre-K.
Supports protecting reproductive freedom.

More about Eliza

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Supports expanding Medicaid.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 16 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“1. Expansion of Medicaid”
Supports repealing the Education Freedom school voucher program.
Legislative Priorities - Eliza Boles for TN House 16
Campaign website · Eliza Boles for TN House 16 · elizafortn16.com
“Repealing the Tennessee “Education Freedom” School Voucher Program”
Supports paid parental leave and universal pre-K.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 16 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“paid parental leave and universal Pre-K”
Supports protecting reproductive freedom.
About Eliza - Eliza Boles for TN House 16
Campaign website · Eliza Boles for TN House 16 · elizafortn16.com
“In the legislature, she will fight to expand Medicaid, strengthen and fully fund public schools, protect reproductive freedom”

Michele Carringer

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; advertising · Knoxville

The gist

Opposes abortion, citing her work on population health.
Supports Tennessee's law on eligibility for girls' sports.
Sponsored easing bedroom rules for relative foster caregivers.In office
Sponsored revisions to laws on offenses at houses of worship.In office

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More about Michele

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Opposes abortion, citing her work on population health.
Rep Michele Carringer (Facebook page)
Candidate social media · Facebook · facebook.com
“I have proudly fought for policies that protect the unborn, support families, and defend the sanctity of life.”
Supports Tennessee's law on eligibility for girls' sports.
Rep Michele Carringer (Facebook page)
Candidate social media · Facebook · facebook.com
“I support the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Tennessee’s protections for girls’ and women’s sports.”
Sponsored easing bedroom rules for relative foster caregivers.
Legislation sponsored by Representative Michele Carringer, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB2283 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“prohibits the department from requiring a relative caregiver, including relatives in the kinship foster care program, to provide a child with the child's own bedroom”
Sponsored revisions to laws on offenses at houses of worship.
Legislation sponsored by Representative Michele Carringer, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB2309 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“makes revisions to law relative to offenses occurring at a house of worship.”

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