Rick Peppers

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Rick Peppers
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Rick Peppers was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 48 of the Tennessee House of Representatives.[1]

Campaign themes

2014

Peppers' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]

Jobs: Rick wants More Jobs, Lower Taxes and a Thriving Economy

  • Excerpt: "As the State Representative from 48th District he will support legislation that provides incentives for small business growth and oppose a state income tax."

Education: Rick Believes Smarter Kids Means a Better Tennessee

  • Excerpt: "In order to secure our children’s proper education he will support legislation that protects Families, Students and Teachers from unnecessary government interference."

Healthcare: Rick’s stance on Obamacare

  • Excerpt: "He supports Tennessee’s stance against setting up a state exchange in order to implement Obamacare."
  • Excerpt: "Believes competition and innovation are the keys to better and more affordable healthcare, therefore he will support medical liability/tort reform, introduce competitive business principles so that health insurance can be sold across state lines and support legislation that will provide Tennesseans the opportunity to have access to tax free health care savings accounts."

Immigration: Rick Welcomes All Legal Immigration

  • Excerpt: "Illegal Immigrants deplete taxpayer resources and strain our education, health care and law enforcement systems."

Values: Rick believes Traditional Tennessee Values Work Best

  • Excerpt: "Traditional marriage is a foundation of our civilization. When the traditional family is no longer considered necessary or desired we are all in trouble. He believes in and will support marriage between one man and one woman."
  • Excerpt: "2nd Amendment. The right to protect ones person, family and property is a fundamental American right."

Elections

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. Bill Campbell was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Bryan Terry defeated Adam Coggin and Rick Peppers and in the Republican primary. Terry defeated Campbell in the general election.[3][1]

Tennessee House of Representatives District 48, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBryan Terry 66.9% 9,067
     Democratic William "Bill" Campbell 33.1% 4,486
Total Votes 13,553


Tennessee House of Representatives, District 48 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBryan Terry 33.9% 2,269
Rick Peppers 33.1% 2,216
Adam Coggin 33.1% 2,215
Total Votes 6,700

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Filed for State Senate and State House of Representatives," accessed April 5, 2014
  2. ↑ Official campaign website, "Issues," accessed July 21, 2014 (dead link)
  3. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 7, 2014 Election Results," accessed September 11, 2014


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