State

State Representative, 33rd 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

Anne Backus

Democratic

Retired Y-12 project manager · Oak Ridge

The gist

Supports eliminating the state sales tax on groceries.
Supports raising the minimum wage and supporting unions.
Supports expanding TennCare.
Opposes vouchers that send public money to private schools.
Supports regulating large corporations' purchases of housing.

More about Anne

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Supports eliminating the state sales tax on groceries.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House, District 33 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support eliminating the state sales tax on groceries to provide immediate relief to families.”
Supports raising the minimum wage and supporting unions.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House, District 33 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“This includes raising the minimum wage and supporting unions.”
Supports expanding TennCare.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House, District 33 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Expanding TennCare would help hundreds of thousands of Tennesseans gain access to healthcare”
Opposes vouchers that send public money to private schools.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House, District 33 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I oppose any program that takes public money and sends it to private schools.”
Supports regulating large corporations' purchases of housing.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House, District 33 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“We also need laws regulating the buying up of housing by large corporations.”

Rick Scarbrough

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; UT Law Enforcement Innovation Center director · Oak Ridge

The gist

Supports education fitted to each student with high standards.
Sponsored barring no-bond release for certain violent charges.In office
Sponsored requiring courts to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.In office
Sponsored the Violent Criminal Court Act in the House.In office

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

More about Rick

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Supports education fitted to each student with high standards.
Why I'm Running - Rick Scarbrough for State Representative
Campaign website · Rick Scarbrough for State Representative · rickscarbrough.com
“Each student is unique and should be supported with an education that fits their needs”
Sponsored barring no-bond release for certain violent charges.
Legislation sponsored by Representative Rick Scarbrough, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB0920 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“prohibits a defendant charged with certain offenses from being released on the defendant's personal recognizance or upon execution of an unsecured bond.”
Sponsored requiring courts to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
Legislation sponsored by Representative Rick Scarbrough, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1707 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“requires, until February 1, 2029, each court to cooperate with the U.S. department of homeland security and federal immigration authorities”
Sponsored the Violent Criminal Court Act in the House.
Legislation sponsored by Representative Rick Scarbrough, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1268 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“enacts the "Violent Criminal Court Act."”

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