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State Representative, 88th 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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Larry J. MillerOfficial portrait — Tennessee General Assembly

Larry J. Miller

DemocraticIncumbent

State representative; retired firefighter · Memphis

The gist

  • Sponsored paid adoption leave for education employeesIn office
  • Sponsored bill decriminalizing small amounts of marijuanaIn office
  • Sponsored bill letting counties opt out of permitless carryIn office

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

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  1. Sponsored paid adoption leave for education employees

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Larry Miller, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1150 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “authorizes an eligible education employee to qualify for paid leave during the legal process for adopting a newly placed minor child”
  2. Sponsored bill decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Larry Miller, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB0981 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “decriminalizes the possession of less than one ounce of marijuana or less than five marijuana plants”
  3. Sponsored bill letting counties opt out of permitless carry

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Larry Miller, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB0814 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “authorizes a county legislative body to elect not to permit persons within the county to lawfully carry a handgun without a handgun carry permit”

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