Iris Rudder (Republican Party) is a member of theTennessee House of Representatives, representingDistrict 39. She assumed office on November 6, 2018. Her current term ends on November 3, 2026.

Rudder (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theTennessee House of Representatives to representDistrict 39. She declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled onAugust 6, 2026.^[source]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Rudder was assigned to the following committees:

• Health Committee
• Insurance Committee
• Naming and Designating Committee
• State Government Committee

2021-2022

Rudder was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
• Calendar and Rules Committee
• Education Instruction Committee
• Insurance Committee,Vice chair

2019-2020

Rudder was assigned to the following committees:

• Government Operations Committee,Vice-Chair
• House Government Operations Committee,Vice-Chair
• House Education Committee
• House Judiciary Committee

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 39

IncumbentIris Rudder is running in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39 on August 6, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Iris Rudder

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Endorsements

2024

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39

IncumbentIris Rudder defeatedRose Mary Drake in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Iris Rudder (R)	76.4	24,655
		Rose Mary Drake (D)	23.6	7,632

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,287
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39

Rose Mary Drake advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rose Mary Drake	100.0	1,072

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39

IncumbentIris Rudder advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Iris Rudder	100.0	3,114

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Endorsements

2022

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39

IncumbentIris Rudder defeatedBruce Manuel in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Iris Rudder (R)	76.7	14,207
		Bruce Manuel (D)	23.3	4,309

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,516
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39

Bruce Manuel advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bruce Manuel	100.0	2,148

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39

IncumbentIris Rudder advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Iris Rudder	100.0	6,924

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2020

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39

IncumbentIris Rudder won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Iris Rudder (R)	100.0	21,737

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39

IncumbentIris Rudder advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Iris Rudder	100.0	7,021

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2018

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39

Iris Rudder defeatedSharon Adams in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Iris Rudder (R)	69.5	13,682
	Submit photo	Sharon Adams (D)	30.5	6,018

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,700
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39

Sharon Adams advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Sharon Adams	100.0	3,085

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39

Iris Rudder defeatedSloan Andrew Stewart andRichard Helton in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 39 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Iris Rudder	40.3	3,464
	Submit photo	Sloan Andrew Stewart	35.9	3,081
	Submit photo	Richard Helton	23.8	2,042

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,587
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Scorecards

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