Tennessee State House of Representatives - 13th District
In general, the functions of the Legislature (House & Senate) are to enact, amend, and repeal the laws of Tennessee. Some of the specific powers granted to the General Assembly by the state Constitution include: the appropriation of all money to be paid out of the state treasury; the levy and collection of taxes; and the right to authorize counties and incorporated towns to levy taxes.To qualify for election to the House, one must be 21 years old, a U.S. citizen, a state resident for three years, and a resident of the county in which elected for one year immediately preceding the election.The larger house, and arguably the more representative one, of Tennessee s bicameral legislature is called the House of Representatives. The state is divided into 99 House districts from each of which one representative is elected. Each district is comprised of approximately 64,102 residents. Representatives are elected to two-year terms.
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Robert Stevens
(Rep)
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Brett Windrow
(Dem)
What are the most important challenges facing our state and how do you propose to address them?
What specific fiscal policies will you champion to stabilize everyday household costs?
What additional legislation is needed to address the impact of data centers on the quality of life in our communities?
Campaign Phone
615-948-5238
The most important challenges facing our state are the following: cost of living (including housing), illegal immigration, transportation, and health care. With respect to cost of living, we need reduce or eliminate the sales tax on groceries. We also need to look for ways to reduce the expenses of building new homes to increase supply and decrease the costs. Tennessee is leading the nation in the fight against illegal immigration. We must continue looking for ways to demagnetize our state and have those here illegally removed, which reduces the cost burden for citizens. On transportation, we need to seriously consider bonding some road projects to increase capacity for the future. Finally, for health care, we need to reduce regulations.
First, we have to reduce or eliminate the sales tax on groceries. I co-sponsored legislation this year to reduce taxes and will be very supportive of this effort in next year's legislative session. I also support the state limiting how much local governments can increase property taxes at one time. This will be very beneficial for our seniors and also those on fixed incomes. I support clarifying in our code that residential rental properties should not be taxed at the commercial rate to keep costs down for renters. I am very interested in establishing a grant fund that can be used by local governments or developers to assist with the infrastructure costs associated with new homes, as this will reduce costs for the ultimate purchasers.
This past year, thankfully, we passed legislation to prohibit utilities from passing the costs associated with data centers on to rate payers. In other words, a new data center has to pay its own utilities without being subsidized by the rest of us. In the future, we should study zoning regulations to determine where such facilities may be located and also to determine if they can be required to provide their own internal methods for cooling instead of increasing the usage of our natural resources that are already very strained in some places.
Campaign Phone
6156244239
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Crumbling roads and infrastructure, schools that aren't getting the support they need and are getting money taken out of them for vouchers, and the high cost of groceries and housing.
Repeal of the voucher program. Reduction or repeal of the grocery tax, with funding coming from reinstatement of the franchise tax as well as legalization of recreation marijuana. Giving local government more power to deal with growth.
At a minimum, a provision that any increase in utilities be paid for by large data centers in areas they are built rather than the average ratepayer. A moratorium for centers above a certain size/computing level and new laws to discourage the use of generative AI would also be useful.
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