Tennessee
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Name
Party
State
District
Office Sought
1. Protecting LifeProtecting the right to life of an unborn baby with a beating heart.
2. Taxpayer Funded AbortionAllowing taxpayer dollars to fund organizations that provide abortion.
3. Physician-Assisted SuicideAllowing voluntary physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients.
4. Conscience Rights for ProfessionalsProhibiting the government from denying required licensure or certification to individuals because of their religious or political beliefs.
5. Conscience Rights for Faith-Based OrganizationsExempting faith-based organizations (e.g. adoption/foster care providers, private schools) from regulations that cause them to violate their sincerely held religious beliefs.
6. Prohibiting De-Banking/Insuring Based on BeliefsProhibiting financial institutions from shutting a customer's bank account or canceling their insurance because of their religious or political views.
7. Protecting Kids from Social MediaRequiring platforms to by default prevent underage accounts without parental permission, preserve parents' authority when access is allowed, and remove addictive design features and data exploitation from underage accounts.
8(a). Parental Rights: CounselingAllowing parents to obtain professional counseling for a child struggling with gender confusion to help the child find comfort with his or her biological sex.
8(b). Parental Rights: CustodyProtecting parents from losing custody of their child solely because they treat their child consistent with his or her biological sex.
9. School ChoiceAllowing the use of tax credits, vouchers, and/or education savings accounts to cover the cost of children attending the school of their parents' choice, including private religious schools.
10. Free Speech at SchoolProtecting teachers and students from being forced to refer to a person by inaccurate pronouns that do not align with the person's sex.
11. School Healthcare Disclosure to ParentsRequiring schools to inform parents of any mental, physical, or emotional health information and treatment that a child is receiving at school.
12. Transparency in School Curriculum & ActivitiesGiving parents access to the curriculum, presentations, and activities that their children are learning in school and allowing them to opt their children out of school extra-curricular activities, presentations, or specific lessons to which the parents object.
13. Medical Rights of ConscienceProtecting health care workers from losing their jobs if they decline to participate in a procedure or treatment that violates their personal beliefs and conscience.
14. Women's PrivacyPreventing males who identify as female from entering sex-separated spaces intended for females, such as showers, locker rooms, bathrooms, dormitories, women's shelters, prisons, etc.
15. Protecting Pregnancy CentersEnsuring pregnancy centers that provide life-affirming support to women and their families are not targeted or penalized by government officials.
Andy (Andrew) Swafford
Party: Republican
District: 31
State: Tennessee
Office Sought: State House or Assembly
R
31
State House or Assembly
S
O
O
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
R
59
State House or Assembly
S
O
O
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
R
State House or Assembly
S
O
O
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
R
70
State House or Assembly
S
O
O
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Dr. Jeff “Cog” Coggin
Party: Independent
District: 20
State: Tennessee
Office Sought: State House or Assembly
NP
20
State House or Assembly
S
O
O
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Elliott Schuchardt
Party: Republican
District: 18
State: Tennessee
Office Sought: State House or Assembly
R
18
State House or Assembly
S
O
O
O
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Jake McCalmon
Party: Republican
District: 63
State: Tennessee
Office Sought: State House or Assembly
R
63
State House or Assembly
S
O
O
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
John Gillespie
Party: Republican
District: 97
State: Tennessee
Office Sought: State House or Assembly
R
97
State House or Assembly
S
O
O
O
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Jordan Henderson
Party: Republican
District: 8
State: Tennessee
Office Sought: State House or Assembly
R
8
State House or Assembly
S
O
O
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
R
11
State House or Assembly
S
O
O
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
O
S
S
D
35
State House or Assembly
S
O
S
S
S
S
S
NR
S
O
S
S
S
S
S
S
Michele Reneau
Party: Republican
District: 27
State: Tennessee
Office Sought: State House or Assembly
R
27
State House or Assembly
S
O
O
S
S
S
S
S
S
NR
S
S
S
S
S
S
Michele Vetter
Party: Republican
District: 52
State: Tennessee
Office Sought: State House or Assembly
R
52
State House or Assembly
S
O
O
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
R
32
State House or Assembly
S
O
O
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Rodger Broadwater
Party: Independent
District: 6
State: Tennessee
Office Sought: State House or Assembly
NP
6
State House or Assembly
S
O
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
O
S
S
S
S
S
S
R
3
State Senate
S
O
O
O
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Scott Cepicky
Party: Republican
District: 64
State: Tennessee
Office Sought: State House or Assembly
R
64
State House or Assembly
S
O
O
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
D
11
State House or Assembly
S
O
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
O
O
S
S
S
S
S
D
33
State Senate
S
O
O
O
S
S
S
O
S
S
S
S
S
S
O
S
R
17
State Senate
S
O
O
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S