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State Senator, 21st District

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Nov 3, 2026

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

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Jeff YarbroOfficial portrait — Tennessee General Assembly

Jeff Yarbro

DemocraticIncumbent

State senator; attorney · Nashville

The gist

  • Sponsored the Tennessee Cannabis Act to legalize cannabis.In office
  • Sponsored paid leave for school employees adopting a child.In office
  • Sponsored repeal of the 2022 school library materials law.In office

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

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  1. Sponsored the Tennessee Cannabis Act to legalize cannabis.

    Legislation sponsored by Senator Jeff Yarbro, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: SB0809 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “enacts the "Tennessee Cannabis Act."”
  2. Sponsored paid leave for school employees adopting a child.

    Legislation sponsored by Senator Jeff Yarbro, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: SB0314 · 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”
  3. Sponsored repeal of the 2022 school library materials law.

    Legislation sponsored by Senator Jeff Yarbro, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: SB1130 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “enacts the "Freedom to Read Act"; repeals the "Age-Appropriate Materials Act of 2022."”

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