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State Representative, 46th 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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Dominic Howard

Democratic

Professional sports official · Lebanon

The gist

Pledges to eliminate the school voucher program.
Supports raising the minimum wage to match living costs.
Supports impact fees so new development pays for roads.
Supports property tax protections for longtime homeowners and seniors.
Supports dual enrollment and trade school partnerships.

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Pledges to eliminate the school voucher program.
Priorities — Dominic Howard for Tennessee
Campaign website · Dominic Howard for Tennessee · dominic4tn.com
“Dominic will move to eliminate the school voucher program.”
Supports raising the minimum wage to match living costs.
Priorities — Dominic Howard for Tennessee
Campaign website · Dominic Howard for Tennessee · dominic4tn.com
“Dominic supports raising the minimum wage to reflect the modern cost of living in Wilson and Davidson counties.”
Supports impact fees so new development pays for roads.
Priorities — Dominic Howard for Tennessee
Campaign website · Dominic Howard for Tennessee · dominic4tn.com
“New development should pay for the new infrastructure it requires.”
Supports property tax protections for longtime homeowners and seniors.
Priorities — Dominic Howard for Tennessee
Campaign website · Dominic Howard for Tennessee · dominic4tn.com
“He supports state-level protections for long-term homeowners and seniors on fixed incomes.”
Supports dual enrollment and trade school partnerships.
Priorities — Dominic Howard for Tennessee
Campaign website · Dominic Howard for Tennessee · dominic4tn.com
“Dominic will champion dual enrollment and trade school partnerships in high schools”

Clark Boyd

RepublicanIncumbent

Insurance agency owner · Lebanon

The gist

Sponsored law expanding services at state veterans' homes.In office
Sponsored law extending pollution-control tax credits to nuclear plants.In office
Sponsored law penalizing unauthorized possession of used catalytic converters.In office
Sponsored law allowing suits against those who pay rioting demonstrators.In office
Sponsored the Regulatory Freedom Act of 2026.In office

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

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Sponsored law expanding services at state veterans' homes.
Representative Clark Boyd: bills sponsored in the 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“authorizes state veterans' homes to provide services other than skilled nursing services to honorably discharged veterans”
Sponsored law extending pollution-control tax credits to nuclear plants.
Representative Clark Boyd: bills sponsored in the 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“allows nuclear energy production facilities to seek pollution control tax credits for certain machinery and equipment”
Sponsored law penalizing unauthorized possession of used catalytic converters.
Representative Clark Boyd: bills sponsored in the 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“makes the offense of possession of a used, detached catalytic converter by an unauthorized person punishable”
Sponsored law allowing suits against those who pay rioting demonstrators.
Representative Clark Boyd: bills sponsored in the 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“establishes a cause of action for persons to seek damages from persons who compensate others to participate in demonstrations”
Sponsored the Regulatory Freedom Act of 2026.
Representative Clark Boyd: bills sponsored in the 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“Regulatory Freedom Act of 2026”

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