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State Representative, 58th 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.

Photo of Harold M. Love, Jr.
Harold M. Love, Jr.Official portrait — Tennessee General Assembly

Harold M. Love, Jr.

DemocraticIncumbent

Pastor, Lee Chapel A.M.E. Church · Nashville

The gist

  • Proposes raising the income cap for seniors' property tax freeze.
  • Supports funding pre-K and after-school tutoring programs.
  • Supports more state funding for affordable housing construction.
  • Sponsored law requiring newborn screening for sickle cell trait.In office

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

More about Harold
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  1. Proposes raising the income cap for seniors' property tax freeze.

    VOTE411 voter guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 58

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I would like to increase the income cap for seniors who participate in the property tax freeze program.”
  2. Supports funding pre-K and after-school tutoring programs.

    VOTE411 voter guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 58

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Provide adequate funding for PreK … Provide funding for after school tutorial programs that can close the achievement gap”
  3. Supports more state funding for affordable housing construction.

    VOTE411 voter guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 58

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “provide more funding for construction of affordable housing”
  4. Sponsored law requiring newborn screening for sickle cell trait.

    Representative Harold Love, Jr.: bills sponsored in the 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “directs the department of health to test for the presence of sickle cell trait in each newborn”

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