Tennessee State Senate District 9 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 9 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Tennessee State Senate District 9

Incumbent Steve Southerland defeated Sara Thompson in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 9 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Southerland (R)	82.9	39,113
		Sara Thompson (D)	17.1	8,061

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,174
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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?

Sara Thompson (D)

I will fight to keep public dollars in public schools. Public schools give every child access to an education. Subsidizing private schools with vouchers or making preferential real estate deals with them undermines our Public Education system.

Expanding access to Insurance including Medicaid. I believe it is cruel to turn down money that the Federal Government has set aside for Tennesseans to expand Medicaid in Tennessee, especially with 13.9% living below the poverty line and 800,000 Tennesseans (11%) who are without health insurance.

I will support legislation to protect equal rights for all and fight to keep the rights for which we have already fought.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Sara Thompson (D)

I am a grandmother to 2 strong young girls. I worry about the things that will impact their quality of life in the future- education, climate, women’s rights, and equality just to name a few.

See also

More about these elections:

• Tennessee State Senate elections, 2022

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