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State Representative, 74th 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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Jay D. ReedyOfficial portrait — Tennessee General Assembly

Jay D. Reedy

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; farmer and small business owner · Erin

The gist

  • Sponsored law requiring foreign land buyers to report to stateIn office
  • Sponsored expanding the West Tennessee River Basin AuthorityIn office
  • Sponsored study of treatment facilities for juvenile offendersIn office

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

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  1. Sponsored law requiring foreign land buyers to report to state

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Jay Reedy, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB0219 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “requires foreign persons who purchase land in this state and who file a report of such purchase to the United States department of agriculture”
  2. Sponsored expanding the West Tennessee River Basin Authority

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Jay Reedy, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB0220 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “expands the areas served by the West Tennessee River Basin Authority to include Perry, Stewart, Houston, and Humphreys counties.”
  3. Sponsored study of treatment facilities for juvenile offenders

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Jay Reedy, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB0040 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “requires TACIR to study the availability of housing and other treatment facilities for juvenile offenders”

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