State

State Representative, 57th 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

Matt Burchfield

Democratic

Creative director; commercial film and video producer · Mt Juliet

The gist

Supports restricting corporate bulk buying of homes.
Opposes school vouchers; supports higher teacher pay.
Supports accepting federal Medicaid funds to protect rural care.
Supports making new development pay for growth.
Proposes ending corporate welfare to fund roads and schools.
Supports regulating, and at times blocking, data centers.

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Supports restricting corporate bulk buying of homes.
Matt Burchfield for Tennessee State House Representative
Campaign website · Matt Burchfield for TN 57 · mattforwilsoncounty.com
“Matt supports restricting corporate bulk buying of residential properties.”
Opposes school vouchers; supports higher teacher pay.
Matt Burchfield for Tennessee State House Representative
Campaign website · Matt Burchfield for TN 57 · mattforwilsoncounty.com
“Matt opposes school voucher policies that divert school funding”
VOTE411 voter guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 57
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“First, we need to raise pay.”
Supports accepting federal Medicaid funds to protect rural care.
VOTE411 voter guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 57
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“We have to stop turning down Federal tax dollars for Medicaid and Medicare Investment.”
Supports making new development pay for growth.
Matt Burchfield for Tennessee State House Representative
Campaign website · Matt Burchfield for TN 57 · mattforwilsoncounty.com
“Growth should pay for itself.”
Proposes ending corporate welfare to fund roads and schools.
VOTE411 voter guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 57
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“We must end corporate welfare and use business tax revenue to prioritize infrastructure and educational needs.”
Supports regulating, and at times blocking, data centers.
VOTE411 voter guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 57
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“As legislators it is our job to regulate, and at times block, their implementation.”

Susan M Lynn

RepublicanIncumbent

Financial controller · Old Hickory

The gist

Opposes a state income tax.
Supports Second Amendment rights.
Pledges to uphold the sanctity of life.
Sponsored law requiring school boards to post agendas in advance.In office
Sponsored the Restore Trust in Public Health Messaging Act.In office
Sponsored bill barring fluoride in public drinking water.In office

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

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Opposes a state income tax.
Susan Lynn State Representative: biography
Campaign website · Friends of Susan Lynn · susanlynn.us
“Lynn is firmly and unshakably against a state income tax”
Supports Second Amendment rights.
Susan Lynn State Representative: biography
Campaign website · Friends of Susan Lynn · susanlynn.us
“a loyal supporter of Second Amendment Rights”
Pledges to uphold the sanctity of life.
Susan Lynn State Representative: biography
Campaign website · Friends of Susan Lynn · susanlynn.us
“firmly committed to upholding the sanctity of life”
Sponsored law requiring school boards to post agendas in advance.
Representative Susan M. Lynn: bills sponsored in the 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“required to make meeting agendas available to the public in advance of such meetings”
Sponsored the Restore Trust in Public Health Messaging Act.
Representative Susan M. Lynn: bills sponsored in the 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“Restore Trust in Public Health Messaging Act”
Sponsored bill barring fluoride in public drinking water.
Representative Susan M. Lynn: bills sponsored in the 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“prohibit public water systems from adding fluoride to drinking water”

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