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State Representative, 19th 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

Jenny Fowler

Democratic

Retired mathematics lecturer · Kodak

The gist

Pledges to expand access to affordable health care.
Opposes vouchers and school-sponsored religious education.
Pledges to help farmers keep and conserve farmland.
Supports reducing or eliminating grocery taxes.

More about Jenny

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Pledges to expand access to affordable health care.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 19 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will work to expand access to affordable healthcare.”
Opposes vouchers and school-sponsored religious education.
Core Issues - Jenny Fowler for Tennessee House District 19
Campaign website · Friends of Jenny Fowler · jennyfortn.com
“I am against school vouchers for private education and school sponsored religious education, preferring to keep this money invested in public schools.”
Pledges to help farmers keep and conserve farmland.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 19 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will work to save our farmland and preserve what makes our rural areas special.”
Supports reducing or eliminating grocery taxes.
Core Issues - Jenny Fowler for Tennessee House District 19
Campaign website · Friends of Jenny Fowler · jennyfortn.com
“reducing or eliminating the regressive taxes on groceries”

Dave Wright

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; retired AT&T employee · Corryton

The gist

Sponsored barring local elected officials from holding two elected offices.In office
Sponsored allowing electronic local community meetings.In office
Sponsored protecting historic imagery in city and county seals.In office

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

More about Dave

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Sponsored barring local elected officials from holding two elected offices.
Legislation sponsored by Representative Dave Wright, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB0618 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“prohibits an individual holding an elected office of a local government from holding another elected office in this state at the same time”
Sponsored allowing electronic local community meetings.
Legislation sponsored by Representative Dave Wright, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1858 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“authorizes local governmental bodies to conduct certain community meetings via electronic means of communication.”
Sponsored protecting historic imagery in city and county seals.
Legislation sponsored by Representative Dave Wright, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1071 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“an official governmental seal of a city or county government that contains imagery representative of any historic conflict”

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