Tennessee

Current officeholders from Open States people data (CC0). Look up your own ballot by ZIP.

2026 statewide races

Solid RTennessee Governor

Your options: Tennessee Governor

Independent

Misam Abidi

Who they are

City on the official candidate list: Nolensville, Tennessee. No further background found in a public source. source

What they say they'll do

No priorities found on a campaign site yet.

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

Who funds them

State race: see filings at Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.

In short

City on the official candidate list: Nolensville, Tennessee. No further background found in a public source; no issue positions found on a campaign site yet.

Campaign website

Republican

Marsha Blackburn

Who they are

U.S. Senator since Jan 3, 2019. Congress.gov

What they say they'll do

No priorities found on a campaign site yet.

What they've done

Sponsored 127 bills this Congress (2 became law); missed 5.8% of 915 roll-call votes. Full record

Who funds them

State race: see filings at Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.

In short

U.S. Senator since 2019; sponsored 127 bills this Congress, 2 became law; missed 5.8% of roll-call votes; no issue positions found on a campaign site yet.

No verified campaign link yet.

Independent

Dean Brewer

Who they are

City on the official candidate list: Knoxville, Tennessee. No further background found in a public source. source

What they say they'll do

No priorities found on a campaign site yet.

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

Who funds them

State race: see filings at Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.

In short

City on the official candidate list: Knoxville, Tennessee. No further background found in a public source; no issue positions found on a campaign site yet.

No verified campaign link yet.

Independent

Ray Brown

Who they are

City on the official candidate list: Oliver Springs, Tennessee. No further background found in a public source. source

What they say they'll do

No priorities found on a campaign site yet.

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

Who funds them

State race: see filings at Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.

In short

City on the official candidate list: Oliver Springs, Tennessee. No further background found in a public source; no issue positions found on a campaign site yet.

No verified campaign link yet.

Democrat

Jerri Green

Who they are

Jerri Green is a member of the Memphis City Council in Tennessee, representing District 2. She assumed office on January 1, 2024. source

What they say they'll do

An Economy That Works for Working Families
Public Education That Works for All
Health Care as a Right, Not a Luxury

From their campaign site · positions on 7 topics

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

Who funds them

State race: see filings at Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.

In short

Jerri Green is a member of the Memphis City Council in Tennessee, representing District 2. She assumed office on January 1, 2024; campaign site states positions on 7 of our 16 topics.

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Independent

David Hatley

Who they are

City on the official candidate list: Gray, Tennessee. No further background found in a public source. source

What they say they'll do

Housing: Make It Cheaper to Build the Smaller House
Career and Technical Education: Build the Workforce
Public Safety: Put Violent Criminals Behind Bars

From their campaign site · positions on 6 topics

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

Who funds them

State race: see filings at Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.

In short

City on the official candidate list: Gray, Tennessee. No further background found in a public source; campaign site states positions on 6 of our 16 topics.

Campaign website

Independent

Wendell Jackson

Who they are

City on the official candidate list: Clarksville, Tennessee. No further background found in a public source. source

What they say they'll do

No priorities found on a campaign site yet.

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

Who funds them

State race: see filings at Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.

In short

City on the official candidate list: Clarksville, Tennessee. No further background found in a public source; no issue positions found on a campaign site yet.

No verified campaign link yet.

Independent

Charles Van Morgan

Who they are

Profession: Business owner. source

What they say they'll do

No priorities found on a campaign site yet.

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

Who funds them

State race: see filings at Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.

In short

Profession: Business owner; no issue positions found on a campaign site yet.

No verified campaign link yet.

Independent

Eddie Lee Murphy

Who they are

City on the official candidate list: Spring Hill, Tennessee. No further background found in a public source. source

What they say they'll do

No priorities found on a campaign site yet.

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

Who funds them

State race: see filings at Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.

In short

City on the official candidate list: Spring Hill, Tennessee. No further background found in a public source; no issue positions found on a campaign site yet.

No verified campaign link yet.

Independent

Lauren Pinkston

Who they are

Profession: Business development. source

What they say they'll do

01 Lower the Cost of Living for Working Families
02 Reimagine Tennessee Education
03 Hold Government Accountable to Taxpayers

From their campaign site · positions on 11 topics

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

Who funds them

State race: see filings at Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.

In short

Profession: Business development; campaign site states positions on 11 of our 16 topics.

Campaign website

Independent

Victor L. Scoggin

Who they are

Profession: Firefighter. source

What they say they'll do

No priorities found on a campaign site yet.

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

Who funds them

State race: see filings at Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.

In short

Profession: Firefighter; no issue positions found on a campaign site yet.

No verified campaign link yet.

Independent

Dave Seeman

Who they are

Profession: Mechanical engineer. source

What they say they'll do

Competitive Elections
Farmers
Veterans & First Responders

From their campaign site · positions on 6 topics

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

Who funds them

State race: see filings at Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.

In short

Profession: Mechanical engineer; campaign site states positions on 6 of our 16 topics.

Campaign website

Independent

Karl Knox Smithson

Who they are

City on the official candidate list: McMinnville, Tennessee. No further background found in a public source. source

What they say they'll do

No priorities found on a campaign site yet.

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

Who funds them

State race: see filings at Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.

In short

City on the official candidate list: McMinnville, Tennessee. No further background found in a public source; no issue positions found on a campaign site yet.

No verified campaign link yet.

Independent

L. Webb Taylor

Who they are

City on the official candidate list: Memphis, Tennessee. No further background found in a public source. source

What they say they'll do

No priorities found on a campaign site yet.

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

Who funds them

State race: see filings at Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.

In short

City on the official candidate list: Memphis, Tennessee. No further background found in a public source; no issue positions found on a campaign site yet.

No verified campaign link yet.

Independent

Robert C. Vick

Who they are

Profession: Education Administration. source

What they say they'll do

No priorities found on a campaign site yet.

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

Who funds them

State race: see filings at Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.

In short

Profession: Education Administration; no issue positions found on a campaign site yet.

No verified campaign link yet.

Compare where they stand, issue by issue

Quotes are taken from each campaign's own website (first sentences of the section, unedited). Topics are assigned by keyword; we do not summarize or score positions. "No public position found" means we did not find the topic on the campaign site, not that the candidate has no view.

Topic

Misam Abidi I

Marsha Blackburn R

Dean Brewer I

Ray Brown I

Jerri Green D

David Hatley I

Wendell Jackson I

Charles Van Morgan I

Eddie Lee Murphy I

Lauren Pinkston I

Victor L. Scoggin I

Dave Seeman I

Karl Knox Smithson I

L. Webb Taylor I

Robert C. Vick I

Cost of living & jobs

No public position found

An Economy That Works for Working FamiliesTennesseans work hard. It’s time our government worked just as hard for them. Jerri Green will: End the grocery tax, and put the tax back on corporations Expand paid family and medical leave Support labor rights and collective bargaining Provide state grants for local energy storage to keep… source

No public position found

01 Lower the Cost of Living for Working FamiliesTennesseans should be able to afford their lives through honest work. Government should focus on lowering everyday costs for families while making sure the companies profiting most from Tennessee's growth pay their share toward the roads, schools, and power grid – infrastructure that benefits… source

No public position found

Worker's Rights"Tennessee has long favored employers and wealthy business owners to workers, driving down wages and driving up discrimination and deregulation. source

No public position found

Taxes & government spending

No public position found

NO TAX INCREASES NECESSARY. JUST COMMON SENSE SOLUTIONSWe don't need to ask everyday Tennesseans to pay more—we just need leadership that makes corporations pay their fair share and puts public dollars to good use. source

Stop Taxing the Kitchen TableTennessee charges a 4% state sales tax on groceries, and local taxes go on top of that. Most states do not tax food at all. It is the one tax every family pays every week, and it hits hardest on families with the least room in their budgets. Both parties filed bills this year to cut it. source

No public position found

03 Hold Government Accountable to TaxpayersTennesseans have stopped expecting their government to listen. Lauren intends to put citizens back in charge of their elected representation. source

No public position found

Health care

No public position found

Health Care as a Right, Not a LuxuryNo one should go bankrupt or die because they live in the wrong ZIP code. Jerri Green will: Expand Medicaid to cover more working families and keep rural hospitals open Protect and improve TennCare Defend reproductive freedom and the right to choose Support maternal health equity—especially for… source

Rural Access to Health CareDavid Hatley believes we must bring ER care closer to all Tennesseans, because every extra hour or minute of driving can mean lives lost. We must look at areas where we have already done this successfully in Tennessee, expand on it, and stop closing our rural hospitals. source

No public position found

Prescription Drug CostsLauren will work to reduce prescription costs by addressing the role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and expanding access to direct-pricing pharmacies, partnering with Mark Cuban and other willing partners in this industry. source

No public position found

Mental Health"Mental health needs to be a public health priority in Tennessee if we want to end the opioid crisis, reduce crime, and solve homelessness. Farmers, first responders, and veterans also currently lack the care they need to do the jobs we depend on them to do. source

No public position found

Immigration & the border

No public position found

Immigration & Community SafetyImmigrant communities contribute every day to the strength of our state and deserve to live without fear of unlawful government action. For 15 years, Lauren worked in the fight against human trafficking, so she takes the threat of international crime in Tennessee seriously. source

No public position found

Crime & public safety

No public position found

Public Safety: Put Violent Criminals Behind BarsTennessee’s violent crime rate runs about 65% above the national average. But the number that explains it is this one: only 39% of violent crimes here get solved — an eleven-point drop in a decade. Six out of every ten murders, rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults end with nobody caught. source

No public position found

Criminal Justice ReformLauren will conduct a full assessment of Tennessee's prison system, both public and private partnerships. source

No public position found

Guns

No public position found

Gun Safety to Protect Our Kids and Our CommunitiesWe can honor the Second Amendment and still pass laws that keep our children safe. source

No public position found

Defend the 2nd Amendment, Keep Tennesseans SafeThe only gubernatorial candidate that has lived in a communist country, Lauren deeply understands why the 2nd Amendment is a critical right that must be protected. source

No public position found

Abortion

No public position found

Pro-lifeThis one is personal, and I’ll say why plainly. I’m pro-life. That comes from my own family — from watching a very small baby fight to live in his first weeks, and from the years my wife and I spent on a waiting list hoping to adopt. source

No public position found

Reproductive Health & Family PlanningAs the aunt of two incredible children born through assisted reproductive technology, Lauren believes Tennesseans should have full access to reproductive healthcare, including contraceptives and fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization (IVF). source

No public position found

Schools & education

No public position found

Public Education That Works for AllWe fund what we value—and it’s time Tennessee starts valuing public schools again. source

Career and Technical Education: Build the WorkforceI’ve spent 25 years hiring welders, machinists, technicians, and managers. About 750 people work for me across manufacturing, industrial, retail, and hospitality. Every one of them came through some version of Tennessee’s workforce pipeline. This isn’t theory for me. source

No public position found

02 Reimagine Tennessee EducationLauren taught in a classroom. She understands how No Child Left Behind passed down unfunded mandates for excessive testing and paperwork while stripping creative freedoms from teachers who should be recognized for their expertise. source

No public position found

Teachers & Care Work"Redirecting voucher spending to public schools is a must, but that won't catapult us out of our low funding problem. No other candidate proposes measures to truly solve our education crisis, because no one wants to tell you that we need to raise taxes. source

No public position found

Energy & environment

No public position found

Environmental Stewardship for Future GenerationsWe don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors—we borrow it from our children. Jerri Green will: Protect Tennessee’s rivers, forests, farmland, and public lands from pollution and overdevelopment Enforce clean air and water standards, especially in marginalized communities Invest in renewable energy… source

No public position found

Lower Energy Burdens for FamiliesToo many Tennessee families spend a large share of their income on utility bills. Lauren will prioritize policies that expand access to lower-cost energy sources, modernize the power grid, and encourage competition and innovation that bring down electricity costs for working households. source

No public position found

Veterans

No public position found

Veterans & First Responders"You'd think with a deep-red legislature and governors desk that we'd take better care of veterans, but our state has had a funding deficit for veterans for many years. source

No public position found

Elections & government ethics

No public position found

Nonpartisan Local ElectionsLauren will work to restore nonpartisan county elections to keep local governance focused on problem-solving over party loyalty, and to protect schools and communities from national political polarization. source

No public position found

Competitive Elections"In the governor's race, the two major parties vet their candidates and whittle each field to one nominee in a primary. Everyone else is placed onto one independent ballot requiring only 25 signatures before being sent straight to the November general election. source

No public position found

Farming & rural issues

No public position found

A Future Farmers Can Count OnOur dinner tables depend on their hard work. Their livelihoods deserve our unwavering support. source

No public position found

Made in Tennessee AgricultureLauren will explore opportunities to produce and market beef, poultry, and pork products inside the borders of Tennessee that can be distributed safely, outside of burdensome USDA and FDA regulations. source

No public position found

Farmers"Farmers have a harder job than ever, and a more important role than ever. Not only do ya'll feed Tennessee, you have a chance to help us save our natural world and stabilize our climate. source

No public position found

Housing

No public position found

Housing: Make It Cheaper to Build the Smaller HouseTennessee is roughly 120,000 starter homes short right now. The costs that kill a starter home are mostly fixed. source

No public position found

No candidate in this race addresses on their site: Social Security & Medicare, Foreign policy & defense, Roads, transit & infrastructure.

Full side-by-sideCandidates: Tennessee Secretary of State, Nov. 2026 candidate list (Governor)

Other 2026 statewide offices in Tennessee: candidate details coming soon.

Statewide officials now

What does a governor do?

Runs the state government. Proposes the state budget, signs or vetoes bills passed by the legislature, and appoints the heads of state agencies. Usually 4 years (2 in NH and VT).

State budget, schools and Medicaid funding
Signs or vetoes state laws
Leads emergency response and the state National Guard

Source: National Governors Association: Governors' Powers & Authority

RepublicanBill LeeGovernor since 2019Official source

RepublicanJonathan SkrmettiAttorney General since 2022Official source

Open States lists only some statewide offices for some states; missing offices are coming soon.

State House (98 members)

What does a state representative do?

A member of the lower chamber of the state legislature (called the House, Assembly or House of Delegates). Writes and votes on state laws for a smaller district than a state senator. Usually 2 years.

State budget and taxes
Roads and schools
Local issues raised by constituents

Source: National Conference of State Legislatures

District

State representative

Committees

R John Crawford

Government Operations; Select Rules; Calendar and Rules; Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations; State and Local Government (chair); Finance, Ways and Means; Government Operations

R Bud Hulsey

Ways and Means (co-chair); Finance, Ways and Means; Private Acts; Agriculture and Natural Resources

R Timothy Hill

Insurance (vice chair); Health

R Renea Jones

Insurance; Education

R David Hawk

Pensions; Transportation; Finance, Ways and Means; Private Acts

R Tim Hicks

Education; Finance, Ways and Means; Health; Fiscal Review

R Becky Jo Alexander

Judiciary; Transportation; Agriculture and Natural Resources

R Jerome Moon

State and Local Government; Commerce

R Gary Hicks

Pensions (chair); Select Rules; Calendar and Rules; Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations; Finance, Ways and Means (chair); Health; Fiscal Review

R Rick Eldridge

Judiciary; State and Local Government

R Jeremy Faison

Government Operations; Ways and Means; Select Rules; Calendar and Rules; Finance, Ways and Means; Commerce; Government Operations

R Fred Atchley

Judiciary; Transportation

R Robert Stevens

Transportation; Education; Private Acts

R Jason Zachary

Ways and Means; Calendar and Rules; Select Ethics; Finance, Ways and Means; Commerce

D Sam McKenzie

Select Ethics; Health

R Michele Carringer

State and Local Government; Health

R Andrew Farmer

Select Rules; Calendar and Rules; Judiciary (chair); Health

R Elaine Davis

Select Ethics; Judiciary (vice chair); Transportation; Private Acts

R Dave Wright

Transportation; State and Local Government (vice chair)

R Tommy Stinnett

Judiciary; Agriculture and Natural Resources

R Lowell Russell

Select Ethics; Judiciary; Transportation

R Dan Howell

Calendar and Rules; Transportation (chair); State and Local Government; Fiscal Review (vice chair)

R Mark Cochran

Pensions; Calendar and Rules; Select Ethics; Finance, Ways and Means; Commerce

R Kevin Raper

Insurance; Education (vice chair)

R Cameron Sexton

Calendar and Rules

R Greg Martin

State and Local Government; Agriculture and Natural Resources (vice chair)

R Michele Reneau

Government Operations; Transportation; Government Operations

D Yusuf Hakeem

Select Rules; Select Ethics

R Greg Vital

Transportation; Commerce; Agriculture and Natural Resources

R Esther Helton-Haynes

Insurance; Health

R Ron Travis

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R Monty Fritts

Government Operations; Naming and Designating (vice chair); Government Operations; Agriculture and Natural Resources

R Rick Scarbrough

Insurance; Judiciary

R Tim Rudd

Transportation; State and Local Government

R William Slater

Insurance; Education

R Dennis Powers

Calendar and Rules; State and Local Government; Commerce; Private Acts (chair)

R Charlie Baum

Education; Finance, Ways and Means

R Kelly Keisling

Judiciary; Commerce

R Iris Rudder

State and Local Government; Health

R Michael Hale

Insurance; Finance, Ways and Means; Commerce

R Ed Butler

Transportation (vice chair); State and Local Government

R Ryan Williams

Ways and Means; Pensions; Select Rules; Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations; Finance, Ways and Means; Health

R Paul Sherrell

Government Operations; Transportation; Health; Government Operations; Private Acts

R William Lamberth

Government Operations; Select Rules (chair); Calendar and Rules; Judiciary; Finance, Ways and Means; Government Operations

R Johnny Garrett

Ways and Means; Judiciary; Finance, Ways and Means

R Clark Boyd

Finance, Ways and Means; Commerce

R Rush Bricken

Naming and Designating; State and Local Government; Commerce (vice chair); Fiscal Review

R Bryan Terry

Insurance; Calendar and Rules; Health (chair)

R Mike Sparks

Government Operations; Ways and Means; Insurance; Finance, Ways and Means; Private Acts (vice chair)

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Transportation

—

—

Fiscal Review

Government Operations; Calendar and Rules; Health; Government Operations

D Bob Freeman

Calendar and Rules; Select Ethics

R Susan Lynn

Health; Commerce

D Harold Love

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

D Caleb Hemmer

Health; Commerce

D Shaundelle Brooks

Health

R Gino Bulso

Naming and Designating (chair); Calendar and Rules; Judiciary; Education

R Pat Marsh

Government Operations; Naming and Designating; Calendar and Rules; Select Ethics (chair); Transportation; Commerce; Government Operations

R Jake McCalmon

Government Operations; Calendar and Rules (vice chair); Transportation; State and Local Government

R Scott Cepicky

Insurance; Education

R Lee Reeves

Education; Finance, Ways and Means

R Doc Kumar

Government Operations; Insurance (chair); Calendar and Rules; Health

D Ronnie Glynn

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R Aron Maberry

Government Operations; Transportation; Education; Government Operations

R Jody Barrett

Naming and Designating; Education

R Clay Doggett

Judiciary; Private Acts; Agriculture and Natural Resources

R Kip Capley

Finance, Ways and Means; Health; Private Acts

R Kirk Haston

Education; Commerce

R Chris Todd

Calendar and Rules; Judiciary; Transportation; Agriculture and Natural Resources (chair)

R Jay Reedy

Government Operations (vice chair); Education; Government Operations (vice chair); Agriculture and Natural Resources

R Michael Lankford

State and Local Government; Commerce

R Tandy Darby

Select Rules; Commerce; Fiscal Review; Agriculture and Natural Resources

R Rusty Grills

Pensions; Select Rules; Finance, Ways and Means; Commerce; Agriculture and Natural Resources

R Mary Littleton

Judiciary; State and Local Government; Fiscal Review

R Brock Martin

Insurance; Health; Commerce

D Johnny Shaw

Select Rules; Select Ethics; Fiscal Review

R Debra Moody

Ways and Means; Pensions; Insurance; Calendar and Rules (chair); Finance, Ways and Means

R Chris Hurt

Education; Agriculture and Natural Resources

R Mark White

Calendar and Rules; Education (chair); Health

D Jesse Chism

Calendar and Rules

D Justin Pearson

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D Karen Camper

Government Operations; Ways and Means; Select Rules; Calendar and Rules; Select Ethics; Government Operations

D Larry Miller

Ways and Means

R Justin Lafferty

Government Operations (chair); Insurance; Calendar and Rules; Commerce; Government Operations (chair)

D Gloria Johnson

Judiciary

D Torrey Harris

Judiciary

R Todd Warner

Naming and Designating; State and Local Government

D T.J. Hardaway

—

R Ron Gant

Finance, Ways and Means; Health

R Kevin Vaughan

Calendar and Rules; Finance, Ways and Means; Commerce (chair)

D Gabby Salinas

—

R John Gillespie

Pensions; Finance, Ways and Means (vice chair); Health

D Antonio Parkinson

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

R Tom Leatherwood

Naming and Designating; State and Local Government; Health (vice chair)

State Senate (33 members)

What does a state senator do?

A member of the upper chamber of the state legislature. Writes and votes on state laws and the state budget, and in many states confirms the governor's appointees. Usually 4 years.

School funding and state taxes
State criminal laws
Drawing district maps (in many states)

Source: National Conference of State Legislatures

District

State senator

Committees

R Adam Lowe

Pensions; Education; State and Local Government; Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources (first vice chair)

R Tom Hatcher

State and Local Government (second vice chair); Government Operations; Transportation and Safety; Government Operations

R Rusty Crowe

Finance, Ways and Means; Health and Welfare (chair); Education; Government Operations; Government Operations

R Bobby Harshbarger

Health and Welfare (second vice chair); Judiciary; Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources

R Randy McNally

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R Becky Massey

Health and Welfare; Transportation and Safety (chair)

R Richard Briggs

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations; State and Local Government (chair); Select Rules; Transportation and Safety

R Jessie Seal

Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources (second vice chair); Government Operations; Transportation and Safety; Government Operations

R Steve Southerland

Finance, Ways and Means; Commerce and Labor (second vice chair); Government Operations; Fiscal Review; Government Operations

R Todd Gardenhire

Judiciary (chair); State and Local Government; Fiscal Review (chair)

R Bo Watson

Finance, Ways and Means (chair); Health and Welfare; Ways and Means; Pensions (vice chair); Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations; Commerce and Labor; Select Rules (chair); Fiscal Review

R Ken Yager

Finance, Ways and Means; Ways and Means; Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (chair); Commerce and Labor; Fiscal Review

R Dawn White

Judiciary; Education (chair)

R Shane Reeves

Health and Welfare; Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources (chair); Commerce and Labor

R Paul Bailey

Commerce and Labor (chair); Transportation and Safety; Fiscal Review

R Janice Bowling

Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources; Government Operations (second vice chair); Government Operations (second vice chair)

R Mark Pody

Education; Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources; Transportation and Safety (first vice chair)

R Ferrell Haile

Finance, Ways and Means; Health and Welfare (first vice chair); Education; Select Rules; Select Ethics (chair)

D Charlane Oliver

Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources; Government Operations

D Heidi Campbell

Finance, Ways and Means; Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations; Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources; Transportation and Safety; Fiscal Review

D Jeff Yarbro

Health and Welfare; Pensions; Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations; State and Local Government; Select Rules; Fiscal Review; Government Operations

R Bill Powers

Finance, Ways and Means; Select Calendar (chair); Education (first vice chair); Transportation and Safety; Select Ethics

R Kerry Roberts

Judiciary (first vice chair); Education; State and Local Government

R John Stevens

Ways and Means (co-chair); Judiciary; Pensions; Commerce and Labor; Select Ethics

R Ed Jackson

Health and Welfare; State and Local Government; Select Rules; Government Operations (chair); Government Operations (chair)

R Page Walley

Finance, Ways and Means; Pensions; State and Local Government (first vice chair); Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources

R Jack Johnson

Finance, Ways and Means; Ways and Means; Select Calendar (first vice chair); Commerce and Labor; Select Ethics

R Joey Hensley

Finance, Ways and Means (second vice chair); Health and Welfare; Pensions; Education

D Raumesh Akbari

Select Calendar (second vice chair); Education (second vice chair); Commerce and Labor; Select Ethics

D Sara Kyle

Finance, Ways and Means; Judiciary; State and Local Government; Government Operations; Government Operations

R Brent Taylor

Judiciary; Commerce and Labor (first vice chair); Transportation and Safety (second vice chair)

R Paul Rose

Judiciary (second vice chair); Pensions; Government Operations (first vice chair); Fiscal Review; Government Operations (first vice chair)

D London Lamar

Ways and Means; Judiciary

Mayors

What does a mayor do?

Leads a city. In 'strong mayor' cities (like Chicago) the mayor runs city departments and proposes the budget; in others the city council and a city manager hold more power. Usually 4 years.

Police and fire departments
City budget and property tax levy
Streets, water and garbage

Source: National League of Cities: Forms of Municipal Government

Joe PittsMayor of Clarksville, term ends 2027Official source

Rusty TinninMayor of Goodlettsville, term ends 2026Official source

Paul YoungMayor of Memphis, term ends 2028Official source

Freddie O'ConnellMayor of Nashville, term ends 2027Official source

John MetzMayor of Rogersville, term ends 2029Official source

Larger cities only, where Open States has current data. City council, county and school board: coming soon.