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State Representative, 70th 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.

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Rayanne Moos

Democratic

Lawrenceburg

The gist

  • Opposes funding wealthy families' education with public school dollars
  • Supports more aides for students with special needs
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  1. Opposes funding wealthy families' education with public school dollars

    Choose Moos for TN District 70 (campaign Facebook page)

    Candidate social media · Facebook · facebook.com

    “QUIT FUNDING WEALTH PEOPLES' EDUCATION WITH PUBLIC SCHOOL DOLLARS.”

  2. Supports more aides for students with special needs

    Choose Moos for TN District 70 (campaign Facebook page)

    Candidate social media · Facebook · facebook.com

    “we need more paras to support our special needs students.”
Photo of Clay Doggett
Clay DoggettOfficial portrait — Tennessee General Assembly

Clay Doggett

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; small business owner · Pulaski

The gist

  • Supports legislation upholding the Second Amendment
  • Supports defending local governments' decision-making authority
  • Sponsored law adding dangerous felonies for firearm chargesIn office
  • Sponsored changes to GPS monitoring and pretrial releaseIn office
  • Sponsored higher state stipend for counties housing felonsIn office

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

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  1. Supports legislation upholding the Second Amendment

    Meet Clay — Clay Doggett for State Representative

    Campaign website · Clay Doggett for State Representative · claydoggettfortn.com

    “he has championed legislation to uphold the Second Amendment, reduce government overreach”

  2. Supports defending local governments' decision-making authority

    Meet Clay — Clay Doggett for State Representative

    Campaign website · Clay Doggett for State Representative · claydoggettfortn.com

    “protecting constitutional rights, improving public safety, expanding economic opportunity, and defending local decision-making authority”

  3. Sponsored law adding dangerous felonies for firearm charges

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Clay Doggett, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB0578 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “adds certain criminal offenses to the list of dangerous felonies for purposes of the offense of possessing a firearm”

  4. Sponsored changes to GPS monitoring and pretrial release

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Clay Doggett, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB0580 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “makes various changes regarding global positioning monitoring and the pretrial release of certain defendants”

  5. Sponsored higher state stipend for counties housing felons

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Clay Doggett, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB0577 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “increases the accreditation stipend provided to eligible counties for each convicted felon housed by the county”

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