Candidate Directory
Jimmy Matlock
House District21
Incumbent
Republican
Lenoir City
Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Candidate is running in a contested General Election.
SURVEY QUESTIONS
Would you support or oppose legislation that would prohibit abortion except when necessary to prevent the death of the mother?
Support
Would you support or oppose legislation that would make sexual orientation a new protected class under Tennessee’s civil rights laws?
Oppose
Would you support or oppose legislation that would make gender identity/expression a new protected class under Tennessee’s civil rights laws?
Oppose
Would you support or oppose a bill to amend Tennessee’s marriage statute to expressly authorize the issuance of marriage licenses to two people of the same sex?
Oppose
Would you support or oppose legislation that would establish a $15 per hour minimum wage in Tennessee?
Oppose
Do you support or oppose the proposition that a person should be allowed by law to use the bathroom or locker room that corresponds to the gender they identify with?
Oppose
Would you support or oppose a law creating the office of Solicitor General, a lawyer to serve as the state’s advocate in the court systems, to be appointed by the General Assembly?
Support
Do you support or oppose the U.S. Department of Justice redefining the word “sex” to also include gender identity for purposes of Title VII and Title IX?
Oppose
Would you support or oppose legislation, like Insure Tennessee, that would expand Medicaid coverage in TN beyond the Medicaid eligible population?
Oppose
Would you support or oppose legislation that would prohibit state courts or any local government from ordering a privately owned business to participate in activities associated with solemnization or celebration of a marriage through the provision of goods or services if participating would violate their beliefs regarding the nature of marriage?
Support
Do you support or oppose the legalization of marijuana for recreational use?
Oppose
Would you support or oppose legislation to award all of Tennessee’s Electors in a presidential election to the Party of the candidate who wins the national popular vote?
Oppose
Do you support or oppose the legalization of horse racing tracks in Tennessee at which bets can be placed on races?
Oppose
Would you support or oppose a nominee to the TN Supreme Court if there is credible evidence that the nominee believes the state or federal constitution should be viewed or interpreted as a “living” document?
Oppose
ESSAY QUESTIONS
Explain your view of state government’s role in relation to economic growth and/or job creation.
Government should be as limited as possible. We should create an environment that is friendly to economic growth and job creation, not an imposing presence that regulates and taxes businesses overly so.
Explain your views regarding the roles state government and parents have in elementary and secondary education.
Parents should have choices, plain and simple. Since education is public, we should do the best that we can to provide top notch facilities and teachers, but in all cases the parents should have choices, whether it's vouchers, charter schools, etc.
What is one of the most satisfying things you have ever done or accomplished and what made it so satisfying to you?
Just having the opportunity to serve is humbling. Having the ability to help others.
What personal qualities or experiences do you think will best serve you in your role as a state legislator?
After serving for 10 years, I can tell you that being a good listener is the best quality you can have. Most of the time, people just want to feel like their voices are being heard, and I always try to listen more than I talk.
What bill passed in the last General Assembly that you would have voted against and why, or what bill did not pass in the last General Assembly that you wish had passed and why?
I wish the teacher's union automatic deduction bill that Rep. Spivey ran last year would have passed. It would have eliminated the ability of unions to automatically draft union fees from teachers' paychecks.
