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R.E. Ellison
R.E. Ellison (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Tennessee State Senate to represent District 8. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Ellison completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
R.E. Ellison was born in Newport, Tennessee. She earned a high school diploma from Cocke County High School and an associate degree from DeVry University in 1983. Her career experience includes working in software development for several companies. As of 2024, Ellison was affiliated with the Atlanta Jaycees and the Optimist Club.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Tennessee State Senate District 8
Jessie Seal defeated R.E. Ellison in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jessie Seal (R) | 83.6 | 74,602 |
 | R.E. Ellison (D)  | 16.4 | 14,678 | |
| Total votes: 89,280 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 8
R.E. Ellison advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 8 on August 1, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | R.E. Ellison | 100.0 | 1,453 |
| Total votes: 1,453 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 8
Jessie Seal defeated incumbent Frank Niceley in the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 8 on August 1, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jessie Seal | 55.6 | 10,200 |
 | Frank Niceley | 44.4 | 8,132 | |
| Total votes: 18,332 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ellison in this election.
Pledges
Ellison signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
R.E. Ellison completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ellison's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I'm sick of the bullying and nonsense. I intend to go to Nashville and find out the facts and find better solutions to ACTUAL problems instead of all the talking about what this group wants to make another group to do.
WE the People are in charge. WE can make things better. WE must VOTE to USE OUR POWER for good.
I have no interest in corporate greed, it disgusts me... So WE have to reign them in and make them do what's correct not just RIGHT.
TRICKLE DOWN was a LIE
We need to reevaluate, rethink and rework the TAX laws to benefit the whole U.S.A. (NOT corporate billionaires).
I have over 35 years of business analysis and software development, I have worked with CEOs and Data Entry to find new ways of working that is faster, more efficient and reliable for upscaling to our future needs.
There is a lot WE can do to improve our VOLUNTEERs LIVES... So why don't WE?
WE NEED BETTER EDUCATION, LIVING WAGE AND PROTECTION for Women RIGHTS.
I will make sure that THEY know what WE want and I will certainly work night and day til WE GET IT.- WOMEN'S RIGHTS
We fought this already. ROE V WADE Settled Law - SCOTUS Kavanagh, Barrett, Gorsuch all 3 LIED to Congress STAND UP FOR WOMEN
TEACH SENATORS ABOUT CHILD BIRTH and all the horrific things women do to have children... and how abortions are healthcare.
They don't seem to understand at all. - Living Wage You know why no one wants to work anymore because they've realized that their value as a human being is worth more than $7 an hour. People realize that corporations are rolling in the money like McDonald's and yet their employees can barely afford to buy food there. They've raised their minimum wage just to stay open. $2.35 an hour that is what waitresses and other service professionals are paid in Sevier County Tennessee where they sometimes make $10 million dollars a day and only have a County population of less than 100,000. These business owners who are raking in cash... Can't find it in their Christian hearts to pay more to these overworked, under paid, living paycheck to paycheck people who make their businesses run.
- EDUCATION Number 1 issue. Give teachers what they need to teach. If our country is becoming dumber and dumber.... It is because of the selfish and greedy people who have for all my adult life have consistently CUT FUNDING FOR EDUCATION... What do you expect?? WE MUST START NOW. NO child should graduate without basic reading, writing and math skills. WE need to add basic Life Skills, like how to live somewhere other than your parents house. We the adults are failing these children there is no way we should blame this on education we need to blame this on the people that have caused this problem which are the Republicans that have continuously cut education funding. FUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS!
Put it all out there, no need to hide anything funded by TAXES. Right?
All different, All strong.
I also have a big heart and I will use it to encourage others to strive for the best WE can be.
I do not give up...
Would love to be known for raising wages.
Secretariat won triple crown.
13 y.o.
It set me up for a Lifetime of Volunteering for children's rights and protection. Because of this job, I have very stiff opinions of abusers. And WE need to get this tragedy under control.
Sad but shows how women survive whatever life gives or takes them.
It's hard being the only kid of divorce and you don't live with a parent.
I sued my parents for custody and child support when I turned 15.
Went to college on grants and scholarships.
Some things are just harder without parents.
Old thoughts lead to Old ideas and no forward progress.
If Tennessee wants something new,
Straight Shooter and Effective
I could not have had better role models for women who survived in spite of the circumstances.
I have lots of examples in stories of women that I know that have had to make tough decisions for the greater good.
The most recent story was of a young girl 10 or 11 in southern state who was raped and is being forced by that state to actually deliver that rapist's baby.
Do men not actually understand the birthing process and how difficult and how traumatic it is to a grown woman's body let alone a child of 10??
In all honesty I don't think they understand it all and therefore men should not be allowed to vote on anything to do with women's bodies ever... Or at least until they understand the process.
I am horrified at what grown ass men are expecting little girls to do.
It's wrong I feel very strongly about it and I don't care who knows it.
Men need to stop abusing and re-abusing children.
And if we made laws better we could stop it.
AND
100% accountability
On every issue.
Then we'll know exactly what our citizens want we don't have to guess or allow other people's opinions to decide what We want
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 6, 2024
