Tennessee State Senate District 7 candidate surveys, 2022

Elections in Tennessee, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Tennessee State Senate District 7 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Tennessee State Senate District 7

Incumbent Richard Briggs defeated Bryan Langan in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 7 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Briggs (R)	62.3	32,925
		Bryan Langan (D)	37.7	19,894

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,819
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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Bryan Langan (D)

Public Schools - I will work to ensure public funds stay in public schools. It is past time to fully fund our schools, give our teachers raises and invest in improving our facilities to provide our students with the best education possible.

Infrastructure - As we invest in the infrastructure of Tennessee we must be committed to expanding broadband to rural and underserved areas. We must also invest in upgrading our sewage systems. We are growing fast and many of our sewers can no longer handle the load resulting in overflow and E.coli contamination of our waterways.

Tennesseans’ Rights - I will work tirelessly to protect the rights of Tennesseans and restore the rights of women in our state.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Bryan Langan (D)

Our environment is an area of public policy I am personally passionate about. In East Tennessee, our environment is a key part of our economy and our current leadership has not been a steward of it. Under the current leadership, from 2010 to 2020 the percentage of our waterways that are impaired has risen from 32.4% to 55.4%. This is the result of poor policies and poor planning, and it poses a risk to the economy of Tennessee.

See also

More about these elections:

• Tennessee State Senate elections, 2022

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