State
State Representative, 7th 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.
Public safety
Sarah Jayne Della VecchiaDemocratic
- Supports universal background checks and safe-storage requirements.
Rebecca Keefauver AlexanderRepublican
No documented position found.
Education
Sarah Jayne Della VecchiaDemocratic
- Opposes public money for private schools.
Rebecca Keefauver AlexanderRepublican
- Sponsored requiring school policies banning phones during class.In office
- Sponsored a study of public school early childhood programs.In office
Housing
Sarah Jayne Della VecchiaDemocratic
- Proposes builder incentives to expand affordable housing.
Rebecca Keefauver AlexanderRepublican
No documented position found.
Health & human services
Sarah Jayne Della VecchiaDemocratic
- Supports expanding Medicaid to cover more Tennesseans.
- Supports access to abortion and full reproductive care.
Rebecca Keefauver AlexanderRepublican
- Sponsored limits on step therapy for cancer drug coverage.In office
Courts & justice
Sarah Jayne Della VecchiaDemocratic
No documented position found.
Rebecca Keefauver AlexanderRepublican
- Sponsored policy requirements for prosecutors' Brady lists.In office
Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 5 issues covered in this race.