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State Representative, 7th 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 Sarah Jayne Della Vecchia
Sarah Jayne Della VecchiaCampaign photo — Sarah Jayne Della Vecchia

Sarah Jayne Della Vecchia

Democratic

Former registered nurse · Johnson City

The gist

  • Supports expanding Medicaid to cover more Tennesseans.
  • Proposes builder incentives to expand affordable housing.
  • Opposes public money for private schools.
  • Supports universal background checks and safe-storage requirements.
  • Supports access to abortion and full reproductive care.
More about Sarah
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  1. Supports expanding Medicaid to cover more Tennesseans.

    Platform - Meet Sarah Jayne

    Campaign website · Sarah Jayne Della Vecchia · votesarahjayne.com

    “Provide health insurance coverage to more Tennesseans and support our hospitals by expanding Medicaid”
  2. Proposes builder incentives to expand affordable housing.

    Platform - Meet Sarah Jayne

    Campaign website · Sarah Jayne Della Vecchia · votesarahjayne.com

    “Prioritize affordable housing; utilizing builder incentive programs and working with local governments”
  3. Opposes public money for private schools.

    Platform - Meet Sarah Jayne

    Campaign website · Sarah Jayne Della Vecchia · votesarahjayne.com

    “Our tax revenue belongs to our public schools which are open to every child; not private schools which have the right to deny enrollment.”
  4. Supports universal background checks and safe-storage requirements.

    Platform - Meet Sarah Jayne

    Campaign website · Sarah Jayne Della Vecchia · votesarahjayne.com

    “universal background checks, safety training prior to purchasing a firearm, safe storage requirements, and mandatory reporting of stolen firearms.”
  5. Supports access to abortion and full reproductive care.

    Platform - Meet Sarah Jayne

    Campaign website · Sarah Jayne Della Vecchia · votesarahjayne.com

    “Women should have access to the full range of reproductive healthcare, including comprehensive prenatal care, postpartum care, and abortion services.”
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Rebecca Keefauver AlexanderOfficial portrait — Tennessee General Assembly (embedded in the member page)

Rebecca Keefauver Alexander

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; motivational speaker and storyteller · Jonesborough

The gist

  • Sponsored requiring school policies banning phones during class.In office
  • Sponsored policy requirements for prosecutors' Brady lists.In office
  • Sponsored limits on step therapy for cancer drug coverage.In office
  • Sponsored a study of public school early childhood programs.In office

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

More about Rebecca
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  1. Sponsored requiring school policies banning phones during class.

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Rebecca Alexander, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB0932 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “adopt a policy to prohibit students from using wireless communication devices during instructional time”
  2. Sponsored policy requirements for prosecutors' Brady lists.

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Rebecca Alexander, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1254 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “requires a prosecuting agency that maintains a Brady list to adopt a policy that meets certain requirements.”
  3. Sponsored limits on step therapy for cancer drug coverage.

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Rebecca Alexander, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1956 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “expands the prohibition, from stage 4 advanced metastatic cancer or metastatic blood cancer to any cancer”
  4. Sponsored a study of public school early childhood programs.

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Rebecca Alexander, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB2129 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “conduct a comprehensive study on public school administered early childhood education programs in this state.”

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