State Senator, 11th District · Tennessee 2026 General Election

Tim Roberts

Democratic

Stay-at-home father · Chattanooga

The gist

Supports repealing the school voucher program.
Supports repealing the state sales tax on groceries.
Supports legalizing medical and recreational marijuana.
Supports banning for-profit prisons in Tennessee.
Supports accepting federal Medicaid expansion money.
Supports banning AI data centers.

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Supports repealing the school voucher program.
Vote Tim Roberts: State Senate District 11
Campaign website · Vote Tim Roberts · votetimroberts.com
“Repealing the school voucher program.”
Supports repealing the state sales tax on groceries.
Vote Tim Roberts: State Senate District 11
Campaign website · Vote Tim Roberts · votetimroberts.com
“Repealing the grocery tax.”
Supports legalizing medical and recreational marijuana.
Vote Tim Roberts: State Senate District 11
Campaign website · Vote Tim Roberts · votetimroberts.com
“Legalization of Medical and Recreational Marijuana.”
Supports banning for-profit prisons in Tennessee.
Vote Tim Roberts: State Senate District 11
Campaign website · Vote Tim Roberts · votetimroberts.com
“Banning for profit prisons.”
Supports accepting federal Medicaid expansion money.
Vote Tim Roberts: State Senate District 11
Campaign website · Vote Tim Roberts · votetimroberts.com
“Accepting federal money for Medicaid.”
Supports banning AI data centers.
Vote Tim Roberts: State Senate District 11
Campaign website · Vote Tim Roberts · votetimroberts.com
“Banning AI Data Centers.”

Bo Watson

RepublicanIncumbent

State senator; physical therapist · Chattanooga

The gist

Secured state funding to rebuild the I-24/I-75 interchange.
Supported ending vehicle emissions testing in Hamilton County.
Supported the TISA student-based school funding formula.
Sponsored law requiring notice to local governments on PILOT deals.In office
Sponsored limits on step therapy for cancer drug coverage.In office
Sponsored law allowing emergency care and transport for police K-9s.In office

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

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Secured state funding to rebuild the I-24/I-75 interchange.
Delivering for District 11 - Senator Bo Watson
Campaign website · Bo for Tennessee · bofortn.com
“Bo helped secure funding to rebuild the interchange, improving safety, reducing traffic delays”
Supported ending vehicle emissions testing in Hamilton County.
Delivering for District 11 - Senator Bo Watson
Campaign website · Bo for Tennessee · bofortn.com
“Bo eliminated the requirement in Hamilton County and several Middle Tennessee counties”
Supported the TISA student-based school funding formula.
Delivering for District 11 - Senator Bo Watson
Campaign website · Bo for Tennessee · bofortn.com
“Bo played a key leadership role in passing TISA, increasing state investment in public education”
Sponsored law requiring notice to local governments on PILOT deals.
Legislation sponsored by Senator Bo Watson, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: SB1398 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“limits the authority of a special purpose corporation to negotiate and enter into PILOT agreements with the corporation's lessees”
Sponsored limits on step therapy for cancer drug coverage.
Legislation sponsored by Senator Bo Watson, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: SB2081 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“expands the prohibition, from stage 4 advanced metastatic cancer or metastatic blood cancer to any cancer”
Sponsored law allowing emergency care and transport for police K-9s.
Legislation sponsored by Senator Bo Watson, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: SB2069 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“enacts the "Tennessee K-9 Emergency Medical Care and Transport Act."”