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State Representative, 85th 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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Jesse ChismOfficial portrait — Tennessee General Assembly

Jesse Chism

DemocraticIncumbent

State representative; investor · Memphis

The gist

  • Sponsored law on lead testing information for pregnant womenIn office
  • Sponsored law on sharing private intimate imagesIn 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 on lead testing information for pregnant women

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Jesse Chism, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1369 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “requires the department to make available and require educational materials on blood lead level testing for a pregnant woman”
  2. Sponsored law on sharing private intimate images

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Jesse Chism, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1371 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “clarifies that a person commits the offense of unlawful exposure by distributing a private, intimate image of another identifiable person”

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