Susan Lynn

Republican Party

Candidate, Tennessee House of Representatives District 57

Tennessee House of Representatives District 57

Tenure

2012 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

13

Prior offices:

Tennessee House of Representatives District 57

Years in office: 2003 - 2011

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

Contact

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Susan Lynn (Republican Party) is a member of theTennessee House of Representatives, representingDistrict 57. She assumed office on November 6, 2012. Her current term ends on November 3, 2026.

Lynn (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theTennessee House of Representatives to representDistrict 57. She declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled onAugust 6, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Lynn earned her B.S. in economics/history from Tennessee State University. She has worked in regulatory compliance and process improvement.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Lynn was assigned to the following committees:

• Commerce Committee
• Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

2021-2022

Lynn was assigned to the following committees:

• Commerce Committee
• Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

2019-2020

Lynn was assigned to the following committees:

• Fiscal Review Committee
• Pensions and Insurance Committee,Vice-Chair
• Calendar and Rules Committee
• Finance, Ways, and Means Committee,Chair
• Naming, Designating and Private Acts 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, Lynn served on the following committees:

2013-2014

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

Issues

Tennessee Health Freedom Act

Lynn denounced statements in campaign ads of SenatorMae Beavers and urged Beavers to follow the guidelines outlined in a bill Beavers filed but never ran about truthful campaigning.

Lynn says that Beavers falsely claims in print and in radio advertisements that Lynn killed the Healthcare Freedom Act by cutting a deal with the Speaker of the House,Kent Williams in the last week of session.

Lynn responded to Beavers’ attack by saying, “This is untrue, and Senator Beavers can cite no evidence because such an event never occurred. There is no reason why I would kill my own legislation after I worked on the Healthcare Freedom Act for a year.”^[1]

Sponsored legislation

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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 57

IncumbentSusan Lynn is running in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 57 on August 6, 2026.

		Candidate
		Susan Lynn

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Endorsements

2024

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 57

IncumbentSusan Lynn defeatedAilina Carona in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 57 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Lynn (R)	67.7	27,040
		Ailina Carona (D)	32.3	12,895

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,935
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 57

Ailina Carona advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 57 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ailina Carona	100.0	2,228

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 57

IncumbentSusan Lynn advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 57 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Lynn	100.0	5,769

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lisa Ceizyk (R)

Endorsements

2022

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 57

IncumbentSusan Lynn won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 57 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Lynn (R)	100.0	15,907

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 57

IncumbentSusan Lynn advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 57 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Lynn	100.0	5,603

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2020

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 57

IncumbentSusan Lynn defeatedTom Sottek in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 57 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Lynn (R)	69.5	31,239
	Submit photo	Tom Sottek (Independent)	30.5	13,727

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,966
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 57

IncumbentSusan Lynn advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 57 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Lynn	100.0	10,543

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2018

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 57

IncumbentSusan Lynn defeatedJordan Cole in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 57 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Lynn (R)	68.3	22,895
		Jordan Cole (D)	31.7	10,632

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,527
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 57

Jordan Cole advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 57 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jordan Cole	100.0	4,328

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 57

IncumbentSusan Lynn defeatedAaron Shane in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 57 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Lynn	65.7	8,688
	Submit photo	Aaron Shane	34.3	4,542

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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.

IncumbentSusan Lynn defeatedTrisha Farmer in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 57 general election.^[2][3]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 57 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Susan LynnIncumbent	69.22%	24,444
	Democratic	Trisha Farmer	30.78%	10,870
Total Votes				35,314
Source:Tennessee Secretary of State

Trisha Farmer ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 57 Democratic primary.^[4][5]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 57 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Trisha Farmer (unopposed)

IncumbentSusan Lynn ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 57 Republican primary.^[4][5]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 57 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Susan LynnIncumbent (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.Jesse McLevain was unopposed in the Democratic primary. IncumbentSusan Lynn was unopposed in the Republican primary. Lynn defeated McLevain the general election.^[6][7]

Tennessee House of Representatives District 57, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Susan M. LynnIncumbent	76.7%	14,917
	Democratic	Jesse McLevain	23.3%	4,533
Total Votes				19,450

2012

See also:Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2012

Lynn ran in the2012 election forTennessee House of Representatives, District 57. Lynn defeated incumbentLinda Elam in the August 2 primary election. She was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[8][9]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 57 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Susan Lynn	67.6%	4,720
Linda ElamIncumbent	32.4%	2,259
Total Votes		6,979

2010

See also:Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2010

Lynn did not run for re-election to the 57th District seat in 2010. DemocratAllen Barry, RepublicanLinda Elam, and independentsLuther C. Lenning andHeather Scott ran for this seat in the general election onNovember 2, 2010.

See also:Tennessee State Senate elections, 2010

Lynn ran unsuccessfully for the 17th District state senate seat in 2010.Mae Beavers defeated Lynn andGordon Borck in the August 5 primary.^[10] Beavers faced DemocratGeorge McDonald in the general election onNovember 2, 2010.

2008

On Nov. 4, 2008, Lynn won re-election to the 57th District Seat in theTennessee House of Representatives, defeating opponent Ken Wilkinson (D).^[11]

Lynn raised $61,583 for her campaign while Wilkinson raised $30,369.^[12]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 57 (2008)
Candidates		Votes
Susan Lynn (R)		26,894
Ken Wilkinson (D)		10,257

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Personal

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Lynn and her husband have two children. They currently reside in Mount Juliet, Tennessee.

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