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State Representative, 83rd 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.

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Margaret Price

Democratic

Memphis

The gist

Supports revoking vouchers and raising teacher pay
Supports expanding TennCare and transparent health care pricing
Supports universal background checks and police training support
Supports expanding early voting and adding polling places
Supports expanding worker rights and affordable childcare

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Supports revoking vouchers and raising teacher pay
Issues — Margaret Price for TN House
Campaign website · Margaret Price for TN House · votepricetnhouse.com
“Revoke the voucher program, fund public education K-12, raise teacher pay, invest in universal pre-k & special education”
Supports expanding TennCare and transparent health care pricing
Issues — Margaret Price for TN House
Campaign website · Margaret Price for TN House · votepricetnhouse.com
“Expand TennCare, protect the right to individual medical decisions, transparent healthcare pricing”
Supports universal background checks and police training support
Issues — Margaret Price for TN House
Campaign website · Margaret Price for TN House · votepricetnhouse.com
“Universal background checks, mental health programs and training support for law enforcement”
Supports expanding early voting and adding polling places
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 83 (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“expanding early voting, increasing polling locations in underserved communities”
Supports expanding worker rights and affordable childcare
Issues — Margaret Price for TN House
Campaign website · Margaret Price for TN House · votepricetnhouse.com
“Expand worker rights, promote workforce development, improving access to high-quality, affordable childcare”

Mark White

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; university program director · Memphis

The gist

Supports longer sentences for violent criminals and more troopers
Supports low taxes, low debt and rainy-day reserves
Supported $1.5 billion more for schools and teacher raises
Sponsored law creating oversight boards for certain school districtsIn office
Sponsored ban on districts using public funds to sue stateIn office

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

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Supports longer sentences for violent criminals and more troopers
Mark White For State Representative
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Mark White · votemarkwhite.com
“voting to lengthen prison sentences for violent criminals, holding violent juveniles accountable for their actions, and hiring more State Troopers”
Supports low taxes, low debt and rainy-day reserves
Mark White For State Representative
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Mark White · votemarkwhite.com
“I’m optimistic our low debt, low taxes, pro-growth business climate, and a healthy Rainy Day Fund will permit Tennesseans to weather the storm.”
Supported $1.5 billion more for schools and teacher raises
Mark White For State Representative
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Mark White · votemarkwhite.com
“I’ve supported over $1.5 billion in increased spending on public schools and numerous teacher pay raises.”
Sponsored law creating oversight boards for certain school districts
Legislation sponsored by Representative Mark White, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB0662 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“requires an educational oversight board to be created for an LEA that meets certain criteria”
Sponsored ban on districts using public funds to sue state
Legislation sponsored by Representative Mark White, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB0664 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“prohibits an LEA or public charter school from using public funds to initiate or maintain any civil action or proceeding against this state”

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