The NFIB Tennessee PAC today announced its updated list of endorsements for state legislative races. The political action committee, which is comprised solely of NFIB members, endorsed 13 state Senate candidates and 74 House candidates.
“The NFIB Tennessee PAC is proud to endorse candidates who have a strong commitment to protecting small businesses in Tennessee,” said State Director Jim Brown. “Our updated slate of endorsements has one thing in common – these candidates either have an outstanding track record of supporting small businesses or have shown they will promote a positive business environment for Tennessee’s job creators. NFIB congratulates all the candidates who made it through the primaries, and we thank all who have engaged in the political process.”
The general election is on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Early voting begins Wednesday, Oct. 19 and ends Thursday, Nov. 3.
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.
Endorsements by Senate and House Districts
NFIB members are in bold, unopposed have asterisks
Senate
District, Name
1, Adam Lowe
3, Rusty Crowe
5, Randy McNally
7, Richard Briggs
9, Steve Southerland
11, Bo Watson*
13, Dawn White
15, Paul Bailey
23, Kerry Roberts*
25, Ed Jackson
27, Jack Johnson
31, Brent Taylor
33, Frederick Tappan
House
District, Name
1, John Crawford*
4, John Holsclaw*
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, Robert Stevens
14, Jason Zachary
16, Michele Carringer*
17, Andrew Farmer*
18, Elaine Davis
19, Dave Wright
20, Bryan Richey
21, Lowell Russell*
22, Dan Howell*
23, Mark Cochran*
24, Kevin Raper
25, Cameron Sexton
26, Greg Martin
27, Patsy Hazlewood
29, Greg Vital*
30, Esther Helton*
31, Ron Travis
32, Monty Fritts
33, John Ragan
34, Tim Rudd
35, William Slater*
36, Dennis Powers*
37, Charlie Baum
38, Kelly Keisling*
39, Iris Rudder
40, Michael Hale
42, Ryan Williams*
43, Paul Sherrell
44, William Lamberth
45, Johnny Garrett*
46, Clark Boyd*
47, Rush Bricken
48, Bryan Terry
49, Mike Sparks
53, Jason Powell
56, Bob Freeman*
57, Susan Lynn*
59, Michelle Foreman
62, Pat Marsh*
63, Jake McCalmon
64, Scott Cepicky
65, Sam Whitson*
66, Sabi Kumar*
67, Tommy Vallejos
68, Curtis Johnson
70, Clay Doggett*
71, Kip Capley
72, Kirk Haston*
73, Chris Todd
74, Jay Reedy*
76, Tandy Darby
77, Rusty Grills*
78, Mary Littleton
79, Brock Martin
80, Johnny Shaw*
81, Debra Moody
82, Chris Hurt*
83, Mark White*
89, Justin Lafferty
90, David Poczobut
94, Ron Gant*
95, Kevin Vaughan
97, John Gillespie
99, Tom Leatherwood
