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State Representative, 61st District

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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.

Becca Ripley

Democratic

Co-founder, property management company · Brentwood

The gist

  • Supports competitive teacher pay and keeping politics out of classrooms.
  • Opposes book bans.
  • Supports reproductive rights and family health care decisions.
  • Supports making first homes and health care affordable.
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  1. Supports competitive teacher pay and keeping politics out of classrooms.

    Issues — Elect Becca Ripley

    Campaign website · Becca Ripley 4 TN · electbeccaripley.com

    “giving teachers the competitive pay they deserve and keeping the focus on learning rather than politics”
  2. Opposes book bans.

    About Becca — Elect Becca Ripley

    Campaign website · Becca Ripley 4 TN · electbeccaripley.com

    “fiercely opposing measures like book bans that limit student perspective”
  3. Supports reproductive rights and family health care decisions.

    About Becca — Elect Becca Ripley

    Campaign website · Becca Ripley 4 TN · electbeccaripley.com

    “advocating for reproductive rights”
    Issues — Elect Becca Ripley

    Campaign website · Becca Ripley 4 TN · electbeccaripley.com

    “the freedom for families and their doctors to make their own healthcare decisions”
  4. Supports making first homes and health care affordable.

    Issues — Elect Becca Ripley

    Campaign website · Becca Ripley 4 TN · electbeccaripley.com

    “ensuring that the next generation can afford to build a life here - from buying a first home to accessing affordable healthcare”
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Gino BulsoOfficial portrait — Tennessee General Assembly

Gino Bulso

RepublicanIncumbent

Attorney · Brentwood

The gist

  • Pledges to vote to protect unborn children's right to life.
  • Proposes using the Tenth Amendment to rein in federal power.
  • Opposes taxpayer-funded incentives for private corporations.
  • Supports Second Amendment rights and stronger school security.
  • Sponsored the Riley Gaines Women's Safety and Protection Act.In office
  • Sponsored bill exempting private parties from recognizing same-sex marriages.In office

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

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  1. Pledges to vote to protect unborn children's right to life.

    Issues - Vote for Gino Bulso

    Campaign website · Bulso for State Representative · votegino.com

    “Gino will always vote to protect an unborn child’s right to life.”
  2. Proposes using the Tenth Amendment to rein in federal power.

    Issues - Vote for Gino Bulso

    Campaign website · Bulso for State Representative · votegino.com

    “to bring the federal government back within the framework of the limited powers granted to it in the Constitution”
  3. Opposes taxpayer-funded incentives for private corporations.

    Issues - Vote for Gino Bulso

    Campaign website · Bulso for State Representative · votegino.com

    “Gino opposes using taxpayer funds to provide benefits to private corporations.”
  4. Supports Second Amendment rights and stronger school security.

    Issues - Vote for Gino Bulso

    Campaign website · Bulso for State Representative · votegino.com

    “Gino is a strong proponent of the Second Amendment. … Gino also favors strengthening the security of our schools and communities”
  5. Sponsored the Riley Gaines Women's Safety and Protection Act.

    Representative Gino Bulso: bills sponsored in the 114th General Assembly

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

    “Riley Gaines Women's Safety and Protection Act”
  6. Sponsored bill exempting private parties from recognizing same-sex marriages.

    Representative Gino Bulso: bills sponsored in the 114th General Assembly

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

    “states that private citizens and organizations are not bound by the Fourteenth Amendment or the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges”

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