State

State Senator, 13th District

Vote for: 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.

Candidates Compare by issue

Angela Evans Wynn

Democratic

Advocate and nonprofit leader · Smyrna

The gist

Supports eliminating the state sales tax on groceries.
Supports expanding Medicaid to cover the coverage gap.
Opposes school vouchers; supports universal pre-K.
Supports legalizing marijuana to cut incarceration.
Supports impact studies and public input before data centers.
Supports expanding postpartum care and maternal health access.

More about Angela

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Supports eliminating the state sales tax on groceries.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee State Senate District 13 Democratic primary (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support eliminating Tennessee’s grocery tax, investing in affordable housing”
Supports expanding Medicaid to cover the coverage gap.
Angela on the Issues - A Wynn for Senate
Campaign website · A Wynn for Senate · awynnforsenate.com
“I support expanding Medicaid, so working families stuck in that gap”
Opposes school vouchers; supports universal pre-K.
Angela on the Issues - A Wynn for Senate
Campaign website · A Wynn for Senate · awynnforsenate.com
“We should be investing in solutions that strengthen neighborhood schools, not weakening them with voucher schemes.”
Supports legalizing marijuana to cut incarceration.
Angela on the Issues - A Wynn for Senate
Campaign website · A Wynn for Senate · awynnforsenate.com
“I will be supporting the Democratic initiative of passing legislation for legalization in order to cut incarceration”
Supports impact studies and public input before data centers.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee State Senate District 13 Democratic primary (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Before approving these projects, communities deserve transparency, meaningful public input, and independent studies on their long-term impact.”
Supports expanding postpartum care and maternal health access.
Angela on the Issues - A Wynn for Senate
Campaign website · A Wynn for Senate · awynnforsenate.com
“I support policies that improve access to care, expand postpartum support”

Dawn White

RepublicanIncumbent

State senator; former teacher and small business owner · Murfreesboro

The gist

Supports making violent offenders serve full sentences.
Opposes any form of state income tax.
Supports parental choice in education; opposed Common Core.
Supports strengthening Tennessee's anti-sanctuary laws.
Supports cutting off public funding to abortion providers.
Sponsored law allowing lifetime protection orders for out-of-state convictions.In office

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

More about Dawn

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Supports making violent offenders serve full sentences.
On The Issues - Dawn White
Campaign website · Friends of Dawn White · votedawn.com
“Dawn proudly supports the Truth in Sentencing legislation, which ensures that violent criminals serve 100% of their sentence without parole or early release.”
Opposes any form of state income tax.
On The Issues - Dawn White
Campaign website · Friends of Dawn White · votedawn.com
“Dawn strongly opposes any form of a state income tax and will fight to ensure Tennessee never adopts one.”
Supports parental choice in education; opposed Common Core.
On The Issues - Dawn White
Campaign website · Friends of Dawn White · votedawn.com
“She opposed Common Core and has championed parental choice in education, giving families more control over their children’s futures.”
Supports strengthening Tennessee's anti-sanctuary laws.
On The Issues - Dawn White
Campaign website · Friends of Dawn White · votedawn.com
“sponsored legislation to strengthen Tennessee’s anti-sanctuary laws”
Supports cutting off public funding to abortion providers.
On The Issues - Dawn White
Campaign website · Friends of Dawn White · votedawn.com
“She co-sponsored legislation to ensure abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, are completely defunded in Tennessee.”
Sponsored law allowing lifetime protection orders for out-of-state convictions.
Legislation sponsored by Senator Dawn White, 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: SB2145 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“allows a person to file a petition for a lifetime order of protection against a person who was convicted of certain offenses in another jurisdiction”

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