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Caleb Hemmer
Caleb Hemmer (Democratic Party) is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 59. He assumed office on November 8, 2022. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.
Hemmer (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 59. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
On November 10, 2025, Hemmer announced he would not run for re-election to the Tennessee House of Representatives District 59 in 2026.[1]
Biography
Caleb Hemmer was born and lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Hemmer earned a B.S. in business administration from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and an M.B.A. in finance from Tennessee Technological University. His career experience includes co-founding Silicon Ranch Corporation and working as the vice president of Longevity Health Plans.[2][3]
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Hemmer was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Government Operations Committee
- Health Committee
- Insurance Committee
- Naming and Designating Committee
- Government Operations Committee
Elections
2026
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2026
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The primary will occur on August 6, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
There are no candidates on the ballot in the Democratic primary at this time.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Caleb Hemmer (D)
Endorsements
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2024
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 59
Incumbent Caleb Hemmer won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 59 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Caleb Hemmer (D) | 100.0 | 25,812 |
| Total votes: 25,812 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 59
Incumbent Caleb Hemmer advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 59 on August 1, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Caleb Hemmer | 100.0 | 5,024 |
| Total votes: 5,024 | |||
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Republican primary election
No Republican candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeff Ford (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hemmer in this election.
2022
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 59
Caleb Hemmer defeated Michelle Foreman in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 59 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Caleb Hemmer (D) | 52.4 | 15,509 |
| Michelle Foreman (R) | 47.6 | 14,088 | ||
| Total votes: 29,597 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 59
Caleb Hemmer advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 59 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Caleb Hemmer | 100.0 | 5,274 |
| Total votes: 5,274 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 59
Michelle Foreman defeated Wyatt Rampy in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 59 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michelle Foreman | 62.0 | 3,439 | |
 | Wyatt Rampy | 38.0 | 2,108 | |
| Total votes: 5,547 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Yog Nepal (R)
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Caleb Hemmer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.
2024
Caleb Hemmer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Caleb Hemmer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hemmer's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Healthcare is a right, not a privilege. Caleb Hemmer spends his days working to provide high-quality and affordable healthcare, he knows it’s just as important to create policies at the state level. Caleb will support proven policies backed by science and evidenced-based research.
- The people of Tennessee are feeling the effects of higher costs in their everyday lives at the gas pump and grocery checkout lines. In Nashville, we are witnessing high demand and low supply of affordable housing take a toll on the financial stability of local families. There are common-sense policies we can enact in the legislature to combat the rising cost of living to ensure working class families are given a fair chance. As a state representative, Caleb will fight to ensure sensible policies to help address inflation and holding corporate greed accountable for price gouging in our state.
- Once elected, Caleb plans to pursue: adequate funding for our public schools, expanded Pre-K, affordable college education, and the opportunity for our universities to offer STEM specialty magnet high schools throughout Tennessee. Caleb will support our teachers to ensure they have the resources, environment, and training to do their jobs effectively.
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 25.
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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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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Tennessee House of Representatives District 59 |
Officeholder Tennessee House of Representatives District 59 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Jason Potts (D) |
Tennessee House of Representatives District 59 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
