Updated Sept. 23, 2020
The NFIB Tennessee PAC today announced its endorsements for state legislative general races to be held on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. The political action committee is comprised exclusively of NFIB members.
“NFIB is proud to endorse candidates who have demonstrated a strong commitment to protecting small businesses in Tennessee,” said Jim Brown, Tennessee state director, noting 29 of the 94 endorsed candidates are NFIB members. “These individuals either have a proven track record of standing up for small businesses or have shown they will promote a positive business environment for Tennessee’s job creators.”
The NFIB Tennessee PAC’s endorsement is important to these campaigns. Small business owners and their employees vote in high numbers and are known for actively recruiting friends, family members and acquaintances to go to the polls. NFIB’s political support is based on the candidates’ positions and records on key small-business issues.
Early voting begins Wednesday, Oct. 14, and ends Thursday, Oct. 29. Voting day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Endorsements by Senate and House Districts
NFIB members are in bold; italicized candidates were endorsed previously in primaries
Senate
District, Name
2, Art Swann
4, Jon Lundberg
6, Becky Massey
8, Frank Niceley
10, Todd Gardenhire
12, Ken Yager
14, Shane Reeves
16, Janice Bowling
18, Ferrell Haile
20, Steve Dickerson
22, Bill Powers
24, John Stevens
26, Page Walley
28, Joey Hensley
32, Paul Rose
House
District, Name
1, John Crawford
2, Bud Hulsey
3, Scotty Campbell
4, John B. Holsclaw Jr.
5, David Hawk
6, Tim Hicks
7, Rebecca Alexander
8, Jerome Moon
9, Gary Hicks
10, Rick Eldridge
11, Jeremy Faison
12, Dale Carr
13, Elaine Davis
14, Jason Zachary
16, Michelle Carringer
17, Andrew Farmer
18, Eddie Mannis
19, Dave Wright
20, Bob Ramsey
21, Lowell Russell
22, Dan Howell
23, Mark Cochran
24, Mark Hall
25, Cameron Sexton
26, Robin Smith
27, Patsy Hazlewood
29, Mike Carter
30, Esther Helton
31, Ron Travis
32, Kent Calfee
33, John Ragan
34, Tim Rudd
35, Jerry Sexton
36, Dennis Powers
37, Charlie Baum
38, Kelly Keisling
39, Iris Rudder
40, Terri Lynn Weaver
41, John Mark Windle
42, Ryan Williams
43, Paul Sherrell
44, William Lamberth
45, Johnny Garrett
46, Clark Boyd
47, Rush Bricken
48, Bryan Terry
49, Mike Sparks
57, Susan Lynn
60, Darren Jernigan
62, Pat Marsh
63, Glen Casada
64, Scott Cepicky
65, Sam Whitson
66, Sabi Kumar
67, John Dawson
68, Curtis Johnson
69, Michael Curcio
70, Clay Doggett
71, David Byrd
72, Kirk Haston
73, Chris Todd
74, Jay Reedy
75, Bruce Griffey
76, Tandy Darby
77, Rusty Grills
78, Mary Littleton
79, Curtis Halford
80, Johnny Shaw
81, Debra Moody
82, Chris Hurt
83, Mark White
89, Justin Lafferty
90, John DeBerry Jr.
92, Todd Warner
94, Ron Gant
95, Kevin Vaughan
96, Patricia Possel
97, John Gillespie
99, Tom Leatherwood
