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State Representative, 69th District

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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

  • Rachael MurrayDemocratic

    • Supports rolling back the state grocery tax
  • Jody BarrettRepublican

    • Opposes excessive property tax increases and wasteful spending

Public safety

  • Rachael MurrayDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Jody BarrettRepublican

    • Sponsored law creating the offense of grooming a minorIn office

Education

Economy & jobs

  • Rachael MurrayDemocratic

    • Supports working people and union bargaining
  • Jody BarrettRepublican

    • Supports protecting farmland from development and foreign investment

Health & human services

  • Rachael MurrayDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Jody BarrettRepublican

    • Supports more state help for county veterans service officers

Government & transparency

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