State

State Representative, 25th 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.

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Monica Mowdy

Democratic

United Methodist pastor · Crossville

The gist

Supports rolling back the school voucher program.
Supports raising Tennessee's $7.25 minimum wage.
Supports repealing grocery taxes.
Proposes down-payment subsidies for housing.
Opposes ICE enforcement in communities except against criminals.

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Supports rolling back the school voucher program.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 25 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Rolling back the voucher program is necessary.”
Supports raising Tennessee's $7.25 minimum wage.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 25 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Minimum wage must be addressed and raised”
Supports repealing grocery taxes.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 25 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“The state legislature needs to repeal grocery taxes.”
Proposes down-payment subsidies for housing.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 25 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“We need down payment or deposit subsidies for housing”
Opposes ICE enforcement in communities except against criminals.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 25 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“ICE needs to remain at the borders except for criminals.”

Cameron Sexton

RepublicanIncumbent

Speaker of the House; banker · Crossville

The gist

Supports repealing certificate-of-need rules to spur health competition.
Opposes government-run health care for all.
Supports focusing on early childhood literacy in grades K-3.
Sponsored the 2026 redrawing of Tennessee's congressional districts.In office
Sponsored tougher penalties for machine-gun conversion devices.In office

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

More about Cameron

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Supports repealing certificate-of-need rules to spur health competition.
Issues - Cameron Sexton
Campaign website · Cameron Sexton for State Representative · cameronsexton.com
“Removing barriers to competition by redoing and eliminating the Certificate of Need laws is also an essential part of the fix.”
Opposes government-run health care for all.
Issues - Cameron Sexton
Campaign website · Cameron Sexton for State Representative · cameronsexton.com
“I am against government run healthcare for all”
Supports focusing on early childhood literacy in grades K-3.
Issues - Cameron Sexton
Campaign website · Cameron Sexton for State Representative · cameronsexton.com
“Our primary focus must be on improving early childhood literacy rates across this state”
Sponsored the 2026 redrawing of Tennessee's congressional districts.
Legislation sponsored by Speaker Cameron Sexton, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB7003 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“revises the boundaries for Tennessee's congressional districts.”
Sponsored tougher penalties for machine-gun conversion devices.
Legislation sponsored by Speaker Cameron Sexton, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1093 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“any part, or combination of parts, designed and intended solely for use in converting a firearm into a machine gun”

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