State

State Representative, 68th 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

Garfield Scott

Democratic

Retired truck driver · Clarksville

The gist

Supports taxing legal cannabis to help fund roads
Opposes using public education money for private-school vouchers
Supports limiting institutional investors buying single-family homes
Supports eliminating Tennessee's grocery tax
Supports expanding Medicaid in Tennessee
Supports more mental-health and addiction services

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Supports taxing legal cannabis to help fund roads
Where do they stand? Tennessee House District 68 candidates (written responses)
Candidate questionnaire · Clarksville Now · Sep 22, 2026 · clarksvillenow.com
“I also support exploring new revenue sources, including legalizing and taxing cannabis and dedicating a portion of that revenue to transportation”
Opposes using public education money for private-school vouchers
Where do they stand? Tennessee House District 68 candidates (written responses)
Candidate questionnaire · Clarksville Now · Sep 22, 2026 · clarksvillenow.com
“I do not support diverting public education dollars to private-school vouchers.”
Supports limiting institutional investors buying single-family homes
Where do they stand? Tennessee House District 68 candidates (written responses)
Candidate questionnaire · Clarksville Now · Sep 22, 2026 · clarksvillenow.com
“I also support limiting large institutional investors from buying up single-family homes”
Supports eliminating Tennessee's grocery tax
Where do they stand? Tennessee House District 68 candidates (written responses)
Candidate questionnaire · Clarksville Now · Sep 22, 2026 · clarksvillenow.com
“which is why I also support eliminating Tennessee’s grocery tax”
Supports expanding Medicaid in Tennessee
Where do they stand? Tennessee House District 68 candidates (written responses)
Candidate questionnaire · Clarksville Now · Sep 22, 2026 · clarksvillenow.com
“I support expanding Medicaid in Tennessee”
Supports more mental-health and addiction services
Where do they stand? Tennessee House District 68 candidates (written responses)
Candidate questionnaire · Clarksville Now · Sep 22, 2026 · clarksvillenow.com
“We should strengthen mental-health and addiction services, continue confronting the opioid epidemic.”

Aron Maberry

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; pastor · Clarksville

The gist

Pledges to keep pressing TDOT on Montgomery County roads
Supports Education Freedom Scholarships and wider school choice
Supports limiting local property-tax growth without voter approval
Supports reforming Tennessee's certificate-of-need laws
Opposes red flag gun laws
Sponsored PTSD workers' comp presumption for first respondersIn office

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

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Pledges to keep pressing TDOT on Montgomery County roads
Where do they stand? Tennessee House District 68 candidates (written responses)
Candidate questionnaire · Clarksville Now · Sep 22, 2026 · clarksvillenow.com
“I will continue pushing TDOT to accelerate these projects, improve interchanges, and address dangerous bottlenecks.”
Supports Education Freedom Scholarships and wider school choice
Where do they stand? Tennessee House District 68 candidates (written responses)
Candidate questionnaire · Clarksville Now · Sep 22, 2026 · clarksvillenow.com
“I consistently support Education Freedom Scholarships and expanding school choice.”
Supports limiting local property-tax growth without voter approval
Where do they stand? Tennessee House District 68 candidates (written responses)
Candidate questionnaire · Clarksville Now · Sep 22, 2026 · clarksvillenow.com
“I support reforms that limit how quickly local property-tax collections can grow without voter approval”
Supports reforming Tennessee's certificate-of-need laws
On the Issues — Aron Maberry
Campaign website · Aron Maberry for State Representative · votemaberry.com
“I’ve also been a strong voice for reforming Tennessee’s outdated Certificate of Need (CON) laws”
Opposes red flag gun laws
On the Issues — Aron Maberry
Campaign website · Aron Maberry for State Representative · votemaberry.com
“I’ve voted against every attempt to pass so-called “Red Flag” laws”
Sponsored PTSD workers' comp presumption for first responders
Legislation sponsored by Representative Aron Maberry, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB0310 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“creates a presumption that the diagnosis of a law enforcement officer or emergency medical responder with post-traumatic stress disorder”

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