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State Representative, 28th District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 3
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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Demetrus "Meechie" Coonrod

Independent

Former Chattanooga City Council member · Chattanooga

The gist

Pledges focus on jobs, affordable health care and housing.
Pledges greater government transparency and accountability.

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Pledges focus on jobs, affordable health care and housing.
Former Chattanooga City Council member Demetrus Coonrod enters Tennessee House race (archived copy)
News coverage · Chattanooga Times Free Press · Aug 18, 2026 · web.archive.org
“Coonrod's campaign will focus on expanding economic opportunity, protecting access to affordable healthcare, addressing housing and food insecurity”
Pledges greater government transparency and accountability.
Former Chattanooga City Council member Demetrus Coonrod enters Tennessee House race (archived copy)
News coverage · Chattanooga Times Free Press · Aug 18, 2026 · web.archive.org
“demanding greater transparency and accountability from government”

Johnny Horne

Independent

Chattanooga

The gist

Supports balanced budgets and reduced waste.
Supports local control and parental choice in education.
Supports more resources for local law enforcement.
Supports reducing regulatory burdens on small businesses.

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Supports balanced budgets and reduced waste.
Johnny Horne for Tennessee House District 28
Campaign website · Friends of Johnny Horne · friendsofjohnnyhorne.com
“Ensuring responsible management of state resources to protect taxpayers and secure our economic future through balanced budgets and reduced waste.”
Supports local control and parental choice in education.
Johnny Horne for Tennessee House District 28
Campaign website · Friends of Johnny Horne · friendsofjohnnyhorne.com
“Championing local control and parental choice, while providing educators with the tools needed to facilitate world-class learning experiences for our youth.”
Supports more resources for local law enforcement.
Johnny Horne for Tennessee House District 28
Campaign website · Friends of Johnny Horne · friendsofjohnnyhorne.com
“Providing local law enforcement with the essential resources and legislative support needed to maintain public order and community security.”
Supports reducing regulatory burdens on small businesses.
Johnny Horne for Tennessee House District 28
Campaign website · Friends of Johnny Horne · friendsofjohnnyhorne.com
“Reducing regulatory burdens and fostering an environment where small businesses can thrive”

Yusuf A. Hakeem

DemocraticIncumbent

State representative; retired from General Electric · Chattanooga

The gist

Supports bringing more living-wage jobs to Chattanooga.
Supported Insure Tennessee health coverage for all Tennesseans.
Opposes public money for private school vouchers.
Sponsored abortion-ban exceptions for emergencies, rape and incest.In office
Sponsored more property tax relief for disabled veteran homeowners.In office

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Supports bringing more living-wage jobs to Chattanooga.
Yusuf Hakeem for State House
Campaign website · Yusuf Hakeem · yusufhakeem.net
“it’s time to bring more living wage jobs to Tennessee and to Chattanooga”
Supported Insure Tennessee health coverage for all Tennesseans.
Yusuf Hakeem for State House
Campaign website · Yusuf Hakeem · yusufhakeem.net
“He believes we should have passed Insure TN and made sure that every Tennessean has access to healthcare they can afford.”
Opposes public money for private school vouchers.
Yusuf Hakeem for State House
Campaign website · Yusuf Hakeem · yusufhakeem.net
“prevent public dollars from funding private schools through school choice vouchers”
Sponsored abortion-ban exceptions for emergencies, rape and incest.
Legislation sponsored by Representative Yusuf Hakeem, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB0179 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“performed on a patient whose pregnancy was the result of rape or incest”
Sponsored more property tax relief for disabled veteran homeowners.
Legislation sponsored by Representative Yusuf Hakeem, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1687 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“payment on the first $175,000 of the full market value of the home to payment on the first $200,000”

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