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State Representative, 30th District

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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

  • Art RymerDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Esther Helton HaynesRepublican

    • Sponsored Matthew Davenport's Law on kratom offenses and testing.In office

Health & human services

  • Art RymerDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Esther Helton HaynesRepublican

    • Sponsored limiting buprenorphine recovery prescriptions to licensed physicians.In office
    • Sponsored stricter eligibility for the 340B drug discount program.In office

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