State
State Representative, 48th 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.
Taxes & budget
Matt FerryDemocratic
- Supports a grocery tax break instead of corporate tax breaks.
Bryan TerryRepublican
No documented position found.
Public safety
Matt FerryDemocratic
- Supports safe-storage laws for firearms.
Bryan TerryRepublican
No documented position found.
Education
Matt FerryDemocratic
- Opposes vouchers; wants public education dollars kept public.
Bryan TerryRepublican
No documented position found.
Housing
Matt FerryDemocratic
No documented position found.
Bryan TerryRepublican
- Sponsored law extending homestead exemption to disabled adult children.In office
Roads & infrastructure
Matt FerryDemocratic
- Supports expanding public transportation.
Bryan TerryRepublican
No documented position found.
Environment & parks
Matt FerryDemocratic
No documented position found.
Bryan TerryRepublican
- Sponsored law creating an advisory task force on solid waste.In office
Health & human services
Matt FerryDemocratic
- Supports expanding Medicaid.
- Pledges to protect access to IVF and birth control.
Bryan TerryRepublican
- Sponsored law clarifying the medical exception in abortion law.In office
- Sponsored the Medical Ethics Defense Act.In office
- Sponsored the Individualized Investigational Treatment Act.In office
Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 7 issues covered in this race.