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Last election

August 1, 2024

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Jason Emert (Republican Party) ran for election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 20. He lost in the Republican primary on August 1, 2024.

Emert was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 13 of the Tennessee House of Representatives.[1]

Biography

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Emert graduated from Southern Illinois University and received an MBA from the University of Louisiana and a J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law. His professional experience includes working as a research analyst on Capitol Hill, as a licensed student attorney in the Tennessee District Attorney General's Office for the Fifth Judicial Circuit, and as Vice President for Business Development at First Choice Medical.[2]

Elections

2024

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 20

Tom Stinnett defeated Karen Gertz in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 20 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tom Stinnett
Tom Stinnett (R)
 
74.8
 
24,704
Image of Karen Gertz
Karen Gertz (D) Candidate Connection
 
25.2
 
8,312

Total votes: 33,016
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 20

Karen Gertz advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 20 on August 1, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Karen Gertz
Karen Gertz Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
1,392

Total votes: 1,392
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 20

Tom Stinnett defeated Nick Bright and Jason Emert in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 20 on August 1, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tom Stinnett
Tom Stinnett
 
35.1
 
2,352
Nick Bright
 
33.1
 
2,214
Image of Jason Emert
Jason Emert
 
31.8
 
2,130

Total votes: 6,696
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Campaign finance summary


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Jason Emert campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Tennessee House of Representatives District 20Lost primary$45,440 $94,800
2018U.S. House Tennessee District 2Lost primary$487,157 $487,157
Grand total$532,597 $581,957
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

Endorsements

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2018

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tim Burchett
Tim Burchett (R)
 
65.9
 
172,856
Image of Renee Hoyos
Renee Hoyos (D) Candidate Connection
 
33.1
 
86,668
Greg Samples (Independent)
 
0.4
 
967
Image of Jeffrey Grunau
Jeffrey Grunau (Independent)
 
0.3
 
657
Image of Marc Whitmire
Marc Whitmire (Independent)
 
0.2
 
637
Keith LaTorre (Independent)
 
0.1
 
349

Total votes: 262,134
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Renee Hoyos defeated Joshua Williams and Joseph Schenkenfelder in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Renee Hoyos
Renee Hoyos Candidate Connection
 
72.4
 
22,220
Image of Joshua Williams
Joshua Williams
 
23.1
 
7,077
Image of Joseph Schenkenfelder
Joseph Schenkenfelder
 
4.5
 
1,383

Total votes: 30,680
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tim Burchett
Tim Burchett
 
48.2
 
47,875
Image of Jimmy Matlock
Jimmy Matlock
 
36.1
 
35,855
Ashley Nickloes
 
11.0
 
10,961
Image of Jason Emert
Jason Emert
 
2.3
 
2,305
Image of Hank Hamblin
Hank Hamblin
 
0.9
 
855
Image of Vito Sagliano
Vito Sagliano Candidate Connection
 
0.8
 
844
Image of C. David Stansberry
C. David Stansberry
 
0.7
 
657

Total votes: 99,352
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2014

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Incumbent Gloria Johnson was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Jason Emert was defeated by Eddie Smith in the Republican primary. Smith defeated Johnson in the general election.[3][1]

Tennessee House of Representatives District 1, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngEddie Smith 50.7% 6,730
     Democratic Gloria Johnson Incumbent 49.3% 6,548
Total Votes 13,278


Tennessee House of Representatives, District 13 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngEddie Smith 50.3% 2,334
Jason Emert 49.7% 2,306
Total Votes 4,640

Campaign themes

2024

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2014

Emert's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[4]

Jobs

  • Excerpt: "As your representative, I will reverse the trend of ineffective economic policy by promoting legislation aimed at job growth and long-term prosperity to East Tennessee."

Healthcare

  • Excerpt: "Tennessee is known for our innovative medical device companies, pioneering hospital and medical staffing corporations, leading medical and nursing schools, problem solving nonprofits, and world-renowned physicians. Let’s allow these industry leaders to work with our state leadership to find local solutions to solve our state’s health care needs."

Guns

  • Excerpt: "I will work to protect the rights of law-abiding Knox County residents and Tennesseans to purchase and bear firearms, upholding the 2nd Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 26 of the Tennessee Constitution."

Home Rule

  • Excerpt: "The most effective way to govern is at the most basic, local level. City and County governments are much more in tune with the needs of their residents in a way that distant bureaucrats are not. Tennessee policy should be to empower municipal governments and even families."

Transparency & Government Reform

  • Excerpt: "I am committed to bringing transparency and oversight to proceedings in Nashville. For too long I have witnessed representatives use their power to benefit special interests, friends, or, even worse, as a means to benefit themselves. These representatives lose sight of their true objective – to serve the people who elected them."

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