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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.
Public safety
Eliza BolesDemocratic
No documented position found.
Michele CarringerRepublican
- Sponsored revisions to laws on offenses at houses of worship.In office
Education
Eliza BolesDemocratic
- Supports repealing the Education Freedom school voucher program.
Michele CarringerRepublican
- Supports Tennessee's law on eligibility for girls' sports.
Economy & jobs
Eliza BolesDemocratic
- Supports paid parental leave and universal pre-K.
Michele CarringerRepublican
No documented position found.
Health & human services
Eliza BolesDemocratic
- Supports expanding Medicaid.
- Supports protecting reproductive freedom.
Michele CarringerRepublican
- Opposes abortion, citing her work on population health.
- Sponsored easing bedroom rules for relative foster caregivers.In office
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