Cameron Sexton

Republican Party

Candidate, Tennessee House of Representatives District 25

Tennessee House of Representatives District 25

Tenure

2010 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

15

Compensation

Base salary

$28,405.96/year

Per diem

$326.47/day. Legislators living within 50 miles of the Capitol receive a reduced amount of $47 per day.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

August 6, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

University of Tennessee, 1994

Personal

Religion

Christian: Baptist

Profession

Marketing

Contact

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Cameron Sexton (Republican Party) is a member of theTennessee House of Representatives, representingDistrict 25. He assumed office in 2010. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.

On August 23, 2019, Sexton was elected asHouse speaker to replaceGlen Casada (R) after Casadaresigned.^[1]

Sexton was born on November 11, 1970, inLake City, Tennessee. He received a degree in Public Administration from the University of Tennessee in 1994.^[2] Sexton worked at Cumberland County Bank where he worked in business development and on the bank's board of directors.^[3]

Sexton was first elected in2010, defeatingCharles Ray Rains (D) 67.2%-40%. He served as House Republican Caucus Chairman for the 111th General Assembly and as Majority Whip during the 108th General Assembly. Sexton was also a member of a number of House committees, including theHealth andCalendar and Rules Committees.^[3][4]

Sexton opposed accepting federal Medicaid expansion funds, instead supporting funding in the form of block grants.^[5] He sponsored legislation increasing penalties for certain crimes and requiring some offenders to serve their full prison sentence rather than being released on parole.^[6][7] In 2021, Sexton sponsored a bill making school board elections partisan, rather than nonpartisan.^[8] During the COVID-19 pandemic, he supported legislation that prohibited municipalities from establishing face mask or vaccine requirements.^[9]

Sexton said his political priorities were "making sure that our kids, when they graduate high school, can get a job; that people when they commit a crime, they do the time; and make sure our budget stays in shape, and that businesses have the opportunity to be successful, and if people want a job, they can find a job."^[10]

Biography

Sexton obtained a B.A. in public administration from the University of Tennessee. He has worked in sales and marketing.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Sexton was assigned to the following committees:

• Calendar and Rules Committee

2021-2022

Sexton was assigned to the following committees:

• Calendar and Rules Committee

2019-2020

Sexton was assigned to the following committees:

• Government Operations Committee
• Calendar and Rules Committee
• Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
• House Government Operations Committee
• Insurance and Banking Committee
• Health Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Sexton served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Sexton served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Sexton served on these committees:

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 6, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25

IncumbentCameron Sexton is running in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25 on August 6, 2026.

		Candidate
		Cameron Sexton

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Endorsements

2024

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25

IncumbentCameron Sexton defeatedWesley Adkins in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cameron Sexton (R)	81.8	29,725
		Wesley Adkins (D)	18.2	6,603

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,328
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25

Wesley Adkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wesley Adkins	100.0	828

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 828
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25

IncumbentCameron Sexton advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cameron Sexton	100.0	3,675

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,675
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Endorsements

2022

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25

IncumbentCameron Sexton defeatedAnne Quillen in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cameron Sexton (R)	82.8	19,657
		Anne Quillen (D)	17.2	4,088

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,745
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25

Anne Quillen advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anne Quillen	100.0	1,211

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,211
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25

IncumbentCameron Sexton advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cameron Sexton	100.0	7,893

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,893
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2020

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25

IncumbentCameron Sexton defeatedRobyn Deck in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cameron Sexton (R)	81.6	27,778
	Submit photo	Robyn Deck (D)	18.4	6,250

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,028
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25

Robyn Deck advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Robyn Deck	100.0	1,747

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,747
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25

IncumbentCameron Sexton advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cameron Sexton	100.0	9,977

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,977
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2018

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25

IncumbentCameron Sexton defeatedAnne Quillen in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cameron Sexton (R)	77.9	21,077
		Anne Quillen (D)	22.1	5,968

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,045
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25

Anne Quillen advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anne Quillen	100.0	2,254

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25

IncumbentCameron Sexton advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 25 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cameron Sexton	100.0	10,360

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2016

See also:Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theTennessee 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.

IncumbentCameron Sexton defeatedJudy Barnett in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 25 general election.^[11][12]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 25 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Cameron SextonIncumbent	78.61%	22,335
	Democratic	Judy Barnett	21.39%	6,077
Total Votes				28,412
Source:Tennessee Secretary of State

Judy Barnett ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 25 Democratic primary.^[13][14]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 25 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Judy Barnett (unopposed)

IncumbentCameron Sexton ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 25 Republican primary.^[13][14]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 25 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Cameron SextonIncumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also:Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for 99 seats in theTennessee House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014.Judy Barnett was unopposed in the Democratic primary. IncumbentCameron Sexton was unopposed in the Republican primary. Sexton defeated Barnett in the general election.^[15][16]

Tennessee House of Representatives District 25, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Cameron SextonIncumbent	76.7%	14,593
	Democratic	Judy Barnett	23.3%	4,435
Total Votes				19,028

2012

See also:Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2012

Sexton won re-election in the2012 election forTennessee House of Representatives, District 25. Sexton ran unopposed in the August 2 primary election and defeatedFlo Matheson (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[17][18]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 25, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Cameron SextonIncumbent	74.3%	19,488
	Democratic	Flo Matheson	25.7%	6,733
Total Votes				26,221

2010

See also:Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2010

He defeated DemocratCharles Ray Rains and independentKevin Klingberg in the general election onNovember 2, 2010. He defeated incumbentEric Swafford in the August 5 primary.^[19][20]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 25 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Cameron Sexton (R)		15,434
Charles Ray Rains (D)		7,117
Kevin Klingberg (I)		432

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 25 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Cameron Sexton (R)		8,798
Eric Swafford (R)		5,219

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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2012

Fiscal policy

Sexton was active in the effort to defeat a proposal for a state income tax several years ago and repeated his pledge when speaking to a local paper: “It seems that every few years, someone in Nashville attempts to enact a state income tax. I pledge to always work to defeat any proposal to enact a Tennessee state income tax.”

Economic development

Sexton's platform included continuing the Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program, which provides low-interest loans to qualifying farmers. This is part of a broader plan to provide targeted incentives and capital investment for farmers. He also belongs to the Tennessee Farm Bureau.

Mr. Sexton more generally supported economic development that makes Tennessee a target to business, along with education and job training to make the state's work force more attractive to potential employers.

Social issues

A NRA member, Sexton supports Second Amendment rights. He is also pro-life.

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Personal

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Sexton and his wife, Lacey, have two children. They currently reside in Crossville, Tennessee.

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