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State Senator, 11th District

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1
Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state senator votes on Tennessee laws and the state budget in the General Assembly.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Tim RobertsDemocratic

    • Supports repealing the state sales tax on groceries.

  • Bo WatsonRepublican

    • Sponsored law requiring notice to local governments on PILOT deals.In office

Public safety

  • Tim RobertsDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Bo WatsonRepublican

    • Sponsored law allowing emergency care and transport for police K-9s.In office

Education

  • Tim RobertsDemocratic

    • Supports repealing the school voucher program.

  • Bo WatsonRepublican

    • Supported the TISA student-based school funding formula.

Roads & infrastructure

  • Tim RobertsDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Bo WatsonRepublican

    • Secured state funding to rebuild the I-24/I-75 interchange.

Environment & parks

  • Tim RobertsDemocratic

    • Supports banning AI data centers.

  • Bo WatsonRepublican

    • Supported ending vehicle emissions testing in Hamilton County.

Health & human services

  • Tim RobertsDemocratic

    • Supports accepting federal Medicaid expansion money.

  • Bo WatsonRepublican

    • Sponsored limits on step therapy for cancer drug coverage.In office

Courts & justice

  • Tim RobertsDemocratic

    • Supports legalizing medical and recreational marijuana.
    • Supports banning for-profit prisons in Tennessee.

  • Bo WatsonRepublican

    No documented position found.

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; 7 issues covered in this race.