Sydney Rogers
Sydney Rogers was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 56 of the Tennessee House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2016
Rogers' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Leadership
- Excerpt: "Reaching consensus is especially difficult with people from different cultural backgrounds and different value systems. Collaborating to draw consensus is a skill she has highly developed over many years of establishing common agendas, goals, and results at the community college and at Alignment."
Insure TN
- Excerpt: "Insure Tennessee is a critically important opportunity for the state of Tennessee to expand insurance coverage to low-income working families who otherwise cannot afford insurance or cannot be covered under the current Medicaid (TennCare) program in Tennessee."
Education
- Excerpt: "Common Core was intended to set a high standard for teaching and to incorporate teaching focused on developing critical thinking skills. Teachers have not been inspired by what has been developed and re-framing this objective so that all share it needs to occur."
Elections
2016
Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016.
Incumbent Beth Harwell defeated Chris Moth in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 56 general election.[2][3]
Tennessee House of Representatives, District 56 General Election, 2016 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | Beth Harwell Incumbent | 58.05% | 21,069 | |
Democratic | Chris Moth | 41.95% | 15,224 | |
Total Votes | 36,293 | |||
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State |
Chris Moth defeated Sydney Rogers in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 56 Democratic primary.[4][5]
Tennessee House of Representatives, District 56 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | Chris Moth | 51.20% | 1,838 | |
Democratic | Sydney Rogers | 48.80% | 1,752 | |
Total Votes | 3,590 |
Incumbent Beth Harwell ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 56 Republican primary.[4][5]
Tennessee House of Representatives, District 56 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | |
Republican | Beth Harwell Incumbent (unopposed) |
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Sydney Rogers Tennessee House. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
- Tennessee House of Representatives
- Tennessee House of Representatives District 56
- Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Tennessee State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Vote Sydney Rogers, "Issues," accessed July 8, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Election 2016," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2016 general election results - Tennessee House of Representatives," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 8, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 11, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 4, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 4, 2016