Jennifer Buck Wallace
Jennifer Buck Wallace was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 51 of the Tennessee House of Representatives.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Buck Wallace's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
Education
- Excerpt: "As your State Representative, Jennifer will do everything in her power to support our teachers and our kids, protect and improve public education, increase access to pre-K, fight vouchers, strengthen our classrooms, and empower our children."
Health Care
- Excerpt: "Jennifer will make providing more working families with access to Medicaid and protecting women’s health are top priorities."
Economy & Jobs
- Excerpt: "As your State Representative, Jennifer will work to make sure Tennessee attracts and creates jobs that pay enough to raise families. She will work to increase investment in public schools, prioritize investments to fix our infrastructure to create jobs and strengthen neighborhoods, and work to make Tennessee a leader in renewable energy like wind and solar."
Women's Priorities
- Excerpt: "As your State Representative, Jennifer will be dedicated to improving the lives of women in the 51st District, as well as the rest of Tennessee and across the state by focusing more intently on education, which impacts all aspects of women’s lives."
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. Bill Beck defeated Stephen Fotopulos and Jennifer Buck Wallace in the Democratic primary. Brian Mason defeated Joshua Rawlings in the Republican primary. Beck defeated Mason in the general election.[3][1]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
71.8% | 9,188 | |
Republican | Brian L. Mason | 28.2% | 3,601 | |
Total Votes | 12,789 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
---|---|---|
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41.1% | 1,906 |
Jennifer Buck Wallace | 34.6% | 1,601 |
Stephen Fotopulos | 24.3% | 1,125 |
Total Votes | 4,632 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
---|---|---|
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58.4% | 909 |
Joshua Rawlings | 41.6% | 648 |
Total Votes | 1,557 |
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Buck Wallace's endorsements include the following:[4]
- House Democratic Leader Craig Fitzhugh
- State Rep. Joe Pitts
- State Rep. Gloria Johnson
- David Briley, former Metro Councilman At-Large
- State Rep. Sherry Jones
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Jennifer + Buck + Wallace + Tennessee + House"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Tennessee General Assembly
- Tennessee House of Representatives District 51
- Tennessee House of Representatives
- Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
- Official campaign website (dead link)
- Jennifer Buck Wallace on Facebook
- Jennifer Buck Wallace on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Jennifer Buck Wallace on LinkedIn
- Tennessee General Assembly
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Filed for State Senate and State House of Representatives," accessed April 5, 2014
- ↑ Official campaign website, "Priorities," accessed July 21, 2014 (dead link) (dead link)
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 7, 2014 Election Results," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Official campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed July 21, 2014 (dead link) (dead link)