Sabi Kumar

Republican Party

Candidate, Tennessee House of Representatives District 66

Tennessee House of Representatives District 66

Tenure

2014 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

11

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

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Sabi Kumar (Republican Party) (also known as Doc) is a member of theTennessee House of Representatives, representingDistrict 66. He assumed office on November 4, 2014. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.

Kumar (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theTennessee House of Representatives to representDistrict 66. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled onAugust 6, 2026.^[source]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Kumar was assigned to the following committees:

• Calendar and Rules Committee
• Senate Government Operations Committee
• Health Committee
• Insurance Committee,Chair
• Naming and Designating Committee
• Government Operations Committee

2021-2022

Kumar was assigned to the following committees:

• Calendar and Rules Committee
• Health Committee
• Insurance Committee,Chair

2019-2020

Kumar was assigned to the following committees:

• Finance, Ways, and Means 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, Kumar served on the following 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 66

IncumbentSabi Kumar is running in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66 on August 6, 2026.

		Candidate
		Sabi Kumar

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Endorsements

2024

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66

IncumbentSabi Kumar defeatedElizabeth Webb andKevin Mead in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sabi Kumar (R)	73.0	23,760
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Webb (D)	18.9	6,152
		Kevin Mead (Independent)	8.1	2,626

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,538
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66

Elizabeth Webb advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Elizabeth Webb	100.0	736

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 736
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66

IncumbentSabi Kumar advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sabi Kumar	100.0	2,250

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,250
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Endorsements

2022

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66

IncumbentSabi Kumar won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sabi Kumar (R)	100.0	14,554

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66

IncumbentSabi Kumar advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sabi Kumar	100.0	5,864

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,864
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2020

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66

IncumbentSabi Kumar defeatedJarvus Turnley in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sabi Kumar (R)	77.6	23,348
		Jarvus Turnley (D)	22.4	6,740

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,088
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66

Jarvus Turnley advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jarvus Turnley	100.0	1,783

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,783
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66

IncumbentSabi Kumar advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sabi Kumar	100.0	6,670

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,670
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2018

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66

IncumbentSabi Kumar defeatedLarry Proffitt andDavid Ross in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sabi Kumar (R)	72.0	16,727
	Submit photo	Larry Proffitt (D)	24.6	5,721
		David Ross (Independent)	3.3	776

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,224
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66

Larry Proffitt advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Larry Proffitt	100.0	2,894

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,894
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66

IncumbentSabi Kumar advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sabi Kumar	100.0	9,039

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,039
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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.

IncumbentSabi Kumar defeatedLarry Proffitt in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 66 general election.^[1][2]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 66 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sabi KumarIncumbent	73.67%	18,432
	Democratic	Larry Proffitt	26.33%	6,589
Total Votes				25,021
Source:Tennessee Secretary of State

Larry Proffitt ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 66 Democratic primary.^[3][4]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 66 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Larry Proffitt (unopposed)

IncumbentSabi Kumar ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 66 Republican primary.^[3][4]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 66 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Sabi KumarIncumbent (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.Kyle Roberts was unopposed in the Democratic primary.Sabi Kumar defeatedBrock Brewer,Matt Burnett andChris Orndorff in the Republican primary.Bryan Switzer (R) was removed from the candidate list before the primary.^[5][6] In May 2014, Roberts released a statement to the press announcing the discontinuation of his campaign due to personal reasons.^[7] Kumar ran unopposed in the general election.^[8]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 66 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Sabi Kumar	43.9%	3,538
Chris Orndorff	29.1%	2,340
Matt Burnett	16.9%	1,360
Brock Brewer	10.1%	813
Total Votes		8,051

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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2014

Kumar's campaign website highlighted the following issues:^[9]

As Your State Representative, Dr. Kumar will fully Support:

• Excerpt: "Second Amendment Rights as granted by the Constitution of the United States."
• Excerpt: "Restoration of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as the Law of the Land."
• Excerpt: "Marriage as a bond between a man and a woman as created by God."
• Excerpt: "​Right of Religious Freedom."

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