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State Representative, 22nd 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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Dan HowellOfficial portrait — Tennessee General Assembly

Dan Howell

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; retired · Benton

The gist

  • Sponsored mandatory jail time for selling hemp products to minors.In office
  • Sponsored enforcement rules for school bus stop-arm cameras.In office
  • Sponsored annual mutual-aid training for local emergency agencies.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 mandatory jail time for selling hemp products to minors.

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Dan Howell, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB0072 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “establishes mandatory minimum penalties of 48 hours in jail and a $500 fine”
  2. Sponsored enforcement rules for school bus stop-arm cameras.

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Dan Howell, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB2356 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “requires a local education agency that installs cameras on the exterior of school buses”
  3. Sponsored annual mutual-aid training for local emergency agencies.

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Dan Howell, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1753 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “requires a local emergency management agency to annually require all employees to receive training provided by TEMA”

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