State

State Representative, 47th 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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Mike Stein

Democratic

Public school teacher, Coffee County Schools · Manchester

The gist

Pledges to fight to eliminate the grocery tax.
Proposes a $60,000 minimum teacher salary.
Supports repealing vouchers and the third-grade retention law.
Supports Medicaid expansion.
Supports a $15-an-hour state minimum wage.
Supports a statewide moratorium on new data centers.

More about Mike

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Pledges to fight to eliminate the grocery tax.
VOTE411 voter guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 47
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will fight to eliminate the grocery tax”
Proposes a $60,000 minimum teacher salary.
VOTE411 voter guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 47
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will push for a $60,000 teacher salary floor to stop the exodus of experienced educators”
Supports repealing vouchers and the third-grade retention law.
VOTE411 voter guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 47
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Tennessee must repeal its voucher program immediately. … I want to advocate for repealing the 3rd grade retention law”
Supports Medicaid expansion.
VOTE411 voter guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 47
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will advocate loudly for Medicaid expansion”
Supports a $15-an-hour state minimum wage.
VOTE411 voter guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 47
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“we need to implement a state minimum wage of $15 an hour”
Supports a statewide moratorium on new data centers.
VOTE411 voter guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 47
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Tennessee should enact a statewide moratorium on new data center construction until we establish guardrails”

Rush Bricken

RepublicanIncumbent

Banker; certified public accountant · Tullahoma

The gist

Supports keeping taxes low and government small.
Supports free-market health care competition to lower costs.
Supports protecting parks, trails and recreation areas.
Supports more state funding for local roads and bridges.
Sponsored law ordering a study of emergency communications.In office

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Supports keeping taxes low and government small.
Values | Rush Bricken for State House
Campaign website · Rush Bricken Campaign · rushforstatehouse.com
“Keep taxes low and government small”
Supports free-market health care competition to lower costs.
Values | Rush Bricken for State House
Campaign website · Rush Bricken Campaign · rushforstatehouse.com
“Support free market solutions in health care that increase competition and lower costs”
Supports protecting parks, trails and recreation areas.
Values | Rush Bricken for State House
Campaign website · Rush Bricken Campaign · rushforstatehouse.com
“Protect our robust and healthy system of parks, trails and recreation areas”
Supports more state funding for local roads and bridges.
Values | Rush Bricken for State House
Campaign website · Rush Bricken Campaign · rushforstatehouse.com
“Seek increased funding from the state for local road and bridges”
Sponsored law ordering a study of emergency communications.
Representative Rush Bricken: bills sponsored in the 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“perform a study of this state's emergency communications system”

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