Gino Bulso

Republican Party

Candidate, Tennessee House of Representatives District 61

Tennessee House of Representatives District 61

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

3

Predecessor

Brandon Ogles

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 elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

August 6, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Cornell College, 1983

Law

Emory University, 1986

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Contact

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Gino Bulso (Republican Party) is a member of theTennessee House of Representatives, representingDistrict 61. He assumed office on November 8, 2022. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.

Bulso (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theTennessee House of Representatives to representDistrict 61. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled onAugust 6, 2026.^[source]

Bulso also ran in a special election to theU.S. House to representTennessee's 7th Congressional District. He lost in the special Republican primary onOctober 7, 2025.

Biography

Gino Bulso earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Cornell College in 1983 and a juris doctor from Emory University in 1986. Bulso's career experience includes working as a managing partner and attorney with Bulso PLC.^[1][2][3]

Sponsored legislation

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Committee assignments

2023-2024

Bulso was assigned to the following committees:

• Civil Justice Committee
• Education Administration Committee
• Senate Government Operations Committee
• Government Operations Committee

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 61

IncumbentGino Bulso is running in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 61 on August 6, 2026.

		Candidate
		Gino Bulso

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Endorsements

2025

See also: Tennessee's 7th Congressional District special election, 2025

Tennessee's 7th Congressional District special election, 2025 (October 7 Republican primary)

Tennessee's 7th Congressional District special election, 2025 (October 7 Democratic primary)

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 7

The following candidates are running in the special general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 7 on December 2, 2025.

		Candidate
		Aftyn Behn (D)
		Matt Van Epps (R)
		Teresa Christie (Independent)
	Submit photo	Bobby Dodge (Independent)
		Robert James Sutherby (Independent)
		Jonathan Thorp (Independent)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Steven Hooper (Independent)
• Scerick Richard Longcope (Independent)
• David Richard Holbert (Independent)
• Caleb Stack (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7

Aftyn Behn defeatedDarden Copeland,Bo Mitchell, andVincent Dixie in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7 on October 7, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Aftyn Behn	27.9	8,648
		Darden Copeland	24.9	7,716
		Bo Mitchell	24.2	7,492
		Vincent Dixie	23.1	7,146

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	There were noincumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 31,002
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joy Davis (D)

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7

The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7 on October 7, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Van Epps	51.6	19,001
		Jody Barrett	25.3	9,335
		Gino Bulso	10.9	4,004
		Lee Reeves	5.2	1,929
		Mason Foley	2.8	1,022
		Stewart Parks	1.6	595
		Jason Knight	1.0	381
		Stuart Cooper (Unofficially withdrew)	0.6	239
		Tres Wittum	0.4	133
		Joe Leurs	0.3	122
		Adolph Agbéko Dagan	0.3	93

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	There were noincumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 36,854
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert James Sutherby (R)
• Brandon Ogles (R)
• Eddie Lee Murphy (R)
• John Wilt (R)
• John Wesley Smith IV (R)
• Michael Vogel (R)
• Noah Cline (R)
• Robby Moore (R)

Endorsements

2024

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 61

IncumbentGino Bulso defeatedClaire Jones andAlana LeBlanc in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 61 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gino Bulso (R)	62.1	25,594
		Claire Jones (D)	35.7	14,711
		Alana LeBlanc (Independent)	2.3	929

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 61

Claire Jones defeatedKurt Kosack in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 61 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Claire Jones	72.0	2,415
	Submit photo	Kurt Kosack	28.0	940

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,355
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 61

IncumbentGino Bulso advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 61 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gino Bulso	100.0	5,922

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,922
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Endorsements

2022

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 61

Gino Bulso defeatedSteven Cervantes in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 61 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gino Bulso (R)	65.9	16,733
		Steven Cervantes (D)	34.1	8,644

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,377
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 61

Steven Cervantes advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 61 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Cervantes	100.0	2,421

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 61

Gino Bulso defeatedBob Ravener in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 61 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gino Bulso	61.5	5,162
	Submit photo	Bob Ravener	38.5	3,238

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,400
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2018

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 61

Brandon Ogles defeatedRebecca Purington in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 61 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Brandon Ogles (R)	65.4	21,885
	Submit photo	Rebecca Purington (D)	34.6	11,555

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,440
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 61

Rebecca Purington advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 61 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rebecca Purington	100.0	3,416

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,416
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 61

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 61 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Brandon Ogles	35.5	3,913
		Gino Bulso	24.3	2,685
		Jeff Ford	17.0	1,876
		Rebecca Ann Burke	14.5	1,604
		Robert Hullett	6.4	709
	Submit photo	Terrence A. Smith	2.3	250

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,037
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Campaign themes

2026

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2025

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2024

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2022

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2024

2023

Noteworthy events

Resolutions to expel representatives

See also:Elected officials expelled from state legislatures

On Monday, April 3, 2023, Rep.Bud Hulsey (R), Rep.Gino Bulso (R), and Rep.Andrew Farmer (R) introduced three resolutions to expel Rep.Gloria Johnson (D), Rep.Justin Jones (D), and Rep.Justin Pearson (D) from theTennessee House of Representatives. The resolutions stated that Johnson, Jones, and Pearson had engaged in “disorderly behavior” and “did knowingly and intentionally bring disorder and dishonor to the House of Representatives” after they participated in protests on March 30, 2023 in support of gun control laws.^[4]

On April 6, 2023, theTennessee House of Representatives voted 72-25 and 69-26 on House resolutions 65 and 63 to expel RepresentativesJustin Jones (Tennessee state representative) (D) andJustin Pearson (D). House resolution 64 to expel Rep.Gloria Johnson (D) failed to pass at 65 ayes and 30 nays.

On April 10, 2023, the Metropolitan Nashville Council voted 36-0 to reinstateJones. On April 12, the Shelby County Commission will voted to reinstatePearson.^[5][6][7]

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