Jason Zachary
2015 - Present
2024
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Jason Zachary (Republican Party) is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 14. He assumed office on August 24, 2015. His current term ends on November 5, 2024.
Zachary (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 14. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on August 1, 2024.[source]
Biography
Zachary's professional experience includes serving as the vice president of Americomm, a telecommunications firm.[1]
Sponsored legislation
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Zachary was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Zachary was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Zachary was assigned to the following committees:
- Calendar and Rules Committee, Chair
- Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- Insurance and Banking Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Insurance and Banking, Vice chair |
| • Transportation |
Elections
2024
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
The primary will occur on August 1, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 14
Amanda Collins is running in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 14 on August 1, 2024.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 14
Incumbent Jason Zachary is running in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 14 on August 1, 2024.
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2022
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 14
Incumbent Jason Zachary defeated Amanda Collins in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 14 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Zachary (R) | 64.4 | 16,661 |
| Amanda Collins (D) | 35.6 | 9,227 | |
| Total votes: 25,888 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 14
Amanda Collins advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 14 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amanda Collins | 100.0 | 3,204 |
| Total votes: 3,204 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 14
Incumbent Jason Zachary advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 14 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Zachary | 100.0 | 6,361 |
| Total votes: 6,361 | |||
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2020
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 14
Incumbent Jason Zachary defeated Justin Davis in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 14 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Zachary (R) | 64.6 | 26,539 |
 | Justin Davis (D) | 35.4 | 14,558 | |
| Total votes: 41,097 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 14
Justin Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 14 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Justin Davis | 100.0 | 3,673 |
| Total votes: 3,673 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 14
Incumbent Jason Zachary advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 14 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Zachary | 100.0 | 9,039 |
| Total votes: 9,039 | |||
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2018
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 14
Incumbent Jason Zachary defeated Justin Davis in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 14 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Zachary (R) | 65.6 | 21,598 |
| Justin Davis (D) | 34.4 | 11,343 | |
| Total votes: 32,941 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 14
Justin Davis defeated Alex Dunn Jr. in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 14 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Justin Davis | 54.8 | 1,979 |
 | Alex Dunn Jr. | 45.2 | 1,635 | |
| Total votes: 3,614 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 14
Incumbent Jason Zachary advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 14 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Zachary | 100.0 | 10,929 |
| Total votes: 10,929 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016.
Incumbent Jason Zachary defeated Scott Hacker in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 14 general election.[2][3]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 14 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jason Zachary Incumbent |
72.91% | 24,849 | |
| Democratic | Scott Hacker | 27.09% | 9,235 | |
| Total Votes | 34,084 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State | ||||
Scott Hacker ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 14 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 14 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Scott Hacker (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Jason Zachary ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 14 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 14 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jason Zachary Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Endorsements
2016 presidential endorsement
✓ Zachary endorsed Ted Cruz for the Republican primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[6]
- See also: Endorsements for Ted Cruz
2015
Jason Zachary defeated Karen Carson in the Republican primary on August 12. A special general election was not held because there was no Democratic candidate. Zachary was sworn into the seat on August 24.[7][8][9]
The seat was vacant following Ryan Haynes' (R) resignation on May 27, 2015.[10]
A special election for the position of Tennessee House of Representatives District 14 was called for September 29. Since no Democratic candidate filed for election, the Republican primary on August 12 served as the special general election. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 2, 2015.[11]
2014
Zachary ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 2nd District. Incumbent John J. Duncan, Jr. defeated Zachary in the Republican primary.[12][13]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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John Duncan Incumbent |
60.5% | 50,443 | ||
| Jason Zachary | 39.5% | 32,936 | ||
| Total Votes | 83,379 | |||
| Source: Results via Associated Press |
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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2016
Zachary's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[14]
Defend the Constitution
- Excerpt: "The [C]onstitution has blessed us with liberty, prosperity and justice for over 200 years. It must be defended as it is the essential safeguard of our liberty."
Stand for traditional family values
- Excerpt: "I support traditional marriage between a man and a woman and believe life begins at conception."
Education
- Excerpt: "Government likes to increase spending in an effort to improve performance. The failure of this philosophy is exemplified in education. We must maximize the potential of our children by empowering local governments with the ability to make decisions best suited for the local schools."
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2023
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In 2023, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 21.
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2022
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In 2022, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 28.
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2021
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In 2021, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 5.
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2020
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In 2020, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 19.
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2019
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In 2019, the Tennessee General Assembly was in session January 8 through May 2.
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2018
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In 2018, the 110th Tennessee General Assembly, second session, was in session January 9 to April 27.
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2017
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In 2017, the 110th Tennessee General Assembly, first session, was in session January 10 to May 10.
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2016
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In 2016, the 109th Tennessee General Assembly, second year, was in session from January 12 through April 22
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2015
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In 2015, the 109th Tennessee General Assembly, first year, was in session from January 13 through April 22.
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Personal
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Zachary and his wife, Holly, have a son, Tyson.[17]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Tennessee House of Representatives District 14 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Daily Times, "Knoxville businessman Jason Zachary to run against John J. ‘Jimmy’ Duncan Jr.," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ The New York Times, "Election 2016," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2016 general election results - Tennessee House of Representatives," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 8, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 11, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 4, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 4, 2016
- ↑ The Tennessean "Ted Cruz expands Tennessee leadership team," October 22, 2015
- ↑ wbir.com, "Two Republicans to vie for open state House seat," accessed July 2, 2015
- ↑ wbir.com, "Zachary prevails in race for 14th District TN House seat," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ wbir.com, "Zachary sworn in as new TN state rep," accessed August 31, 2015
- ↑ Dave Boucher, The Tennessean, "New GOP Chairman Haynes resigns seat in statehouse," March 27, 2015
- ↑ wbir.com, "Haslam issues writ, setting up election to replace Haynes," accessed June 16, 2015
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Tennessee Bar Association, "Nashville Chamber Releases 2015 Legislative Scorecard," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ Tennessee Bar Association, "Nashville Chamber Releases 2015 Legislative Scorecard," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ Jason Zachary for Congress, "About," accessed April 7, 2014
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Tennessee House of Representatives District 14 2015-Present |
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