Daniel T. Hawthorne
Democratic
Public school teacher · Dixon Springs
The gist
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State Representative, 40th 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.
Michael Hale
RepublicanIncumbent
Funeral home owner; farmer · Smithville
The gist
- Supports letting Tennesseans keep more of their money.
- Supports gun rights for law-abiding owners.
- Opposes abortion; holds life precious from conception.
- Supports giving parents a voice in their children's education.
- Sponsored law allowing schools to display the Ten Commandments.In office
- Sponsored law on hiring family members as paid caregivers.In office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Supports letting Tennesseans keep more of their money.
Issues — Michael Hale for State RepresentativeCampaign website · Michael Hale for State Representative · votemichaelhale.com
“Michael is a fiscal conservative who believes Tennesseans should be able to keep more of their money”
Supports gun rights for law-abiding owners.
Issues — Michael Hale for State RepresentativeCampaign website · Michael Hale for State Representative · votemichaelhale.com
“will always stand up for law abiding gun owners”
Opposes abortion; holds life precious from conception.
Issues — Michael Hale for State RepresentativeCampaign website · Michael Hale for State Representative · votemichaelhale.com
“Michael is 100% pro-life, and believes that every life is precious from the moment of conception.”
Supports giving parents a voice in their children's education.
Issues — Michael Hale for State RepresentativeCampaign website · Michael Hale for State Representative · votemichaelhale.com
“parents should have a voice in their child's education”
Sponsored law allowing schools to display the Ten Commandments.
Representative Michael Hale: bills sponsored in the 114th General AssemblyGovernment record · Tennessee General Assembly · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“authorizes local boards of education ... to display the Ten Commandments”
Sponsored law on hiring family members as paid caregivers.
Representative Michael Hale: bills sponsored in the 114th General AssemblyGovernment record · Tennessee General Assembly · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“develop guidelines for service providers for hiring qualified family members as a family caregiver”
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