UPDATED: 77 Legislative Candidates Earn NFIB Tennessee PAC Endorsement

June 28, 2022

These individuals 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

UPDATED: 77 Legislative Candidates Earn NFIB Tennessee PAC Endorsement

The NFIB Tennessee PAC today announced its updated list of endorsements for state legislative races. 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 State Director Jim Brown, noting 21 of the 77 endorsed candidates are NFIB members. “These individuals 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.” Primaries will be held Thursday, Aug. 4, and the general election is on Tuesday, November 8. Early voting in the primaries begins July 15 and ends July 30. NFIB expects to update this list of endorsements after the primaries. 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 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 14, Jason Zachary 16, Michele Carringer* 17, Andrew Farmer* 19, Dave Wright 20, Bob Ramsey 21, Lowell Russell* 22, Dan Howell* 23, Mark Cochran* 25, Cameron Sexton 26, Greg Martin 27, Patsy Hazlewood 29, Greg Vital* 30, Esther Helton* 31, Ron Travis 33, John Ragan 34, Tim Rudd 36, Dennis Powers* 37, Charlie Baum 38, Kelly Keisling* 39, Iris Rudder 42, Ryan Williams* 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* 61, Bob Ravener 62, Pat Marsh* 63, Jake McCalmon 65, Sam Whitson* 66, Sabi Kumar* 67, Tommy Vallejos 68, Curtis Johnson 70, Clay Doggett* 72, Kirk Haston* 73, Chris Todd 74, Jay Reedy* 76, Tandy Darby 77, Rusty Grills* 78, Mary Littleton 80, Johnny Shaw* 81, Debra Moody 82, Chris Hurt* 83, Mark White* 86, Will Richardson 89, Justin Lafferty 90, David Poczobut 94, Ron Gant* 95, Kevin Vaughan 97, John Gillespie 99, Tom Leatherwood

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