Tim Rudd

Republican Party

Candidate, Tennessee House of Representatives District 34

Tennessee House of Representatives District 34

Tenure

2016 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

9

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

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Tim Rudd (Republican Party) is a member of theTennessee House of Representatives, representingDistrict 34. He assumed office on November 8, 2016. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.

Rudd (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theTennessee House of Representatives to representDistrict 34. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled onAugust 6, 2026.^[source]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Rudd was assigned to the following committees:

• Insurance Committee
• Local Government Committee
• Transportation Committee

2021-2022

Rudd was assigned to the following committees:

• Insurance Committee
• Local Government Committee
• Naming and Designating Committee

2019-2020

Rudd was assigned to the following committees:

• Insurance and Banking Committee
• Local Government Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator 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 34

IncumbentTim Rudd is running in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34 on August 6, 2026.

		Candidate
		Tim Rudd

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Endorsements

2024

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34

IncumbentTim Rudd defeatedAmelia Pant in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Rudd (R)	60.5	17,805
		Amelia Pant (D)	39.5	11,624

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,429
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34

Amelia Pant advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amelia Pant	100.0	1,547

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34

IncumbentTim Rudd defeatedTucker Marcum in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Rudd	64.0	2,196
	Submit photo	Tucker Marcum	36.0	1,233

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,429
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Endorsements

2022

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34

IncumbentTim Rudd defeatedLaura Bohling in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Rudd (R)	61.1	9,142
		Laura Bohling (D)	38.9	5,827

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,969
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34

Laura Bohling advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laura Bohling	100.0	1,862

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,862
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34

IncumbentTim Rudd advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Rudd	100.0	3,240

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2020

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34

IncumbentTim Rudd defeatedMary Vaughn in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Rudd (R)	61.6	26,284
	Submit photo	Mary Vaughn (D)	38.4	16,381

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,665
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34

Mary Vaughn advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mary Vaughn	100.0	3,918

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,918
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34

IncumbentTim Rudd advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Rudd	100.0	6,634

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2018

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34

IncumbentTim Rudd defeatedJennifer Vannoy in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Rudd (R)	60.5	17,815
		Jennifer Vannoy (D)	39.5	11,649

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,464
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34

Jennifer Vannoy advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Vannoy	100.0	3,381

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,381
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34

IncumbentTim Rudd advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 34 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Rudd	100.0	6,896

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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.IncumbentRichard B. Womick (R) did not seek re-election.

Tim Rudd defeatedLaura Bohling in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 34 general election.^[1][2]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 34 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tim Rudd	66.76%	19,962
	Democratic	Laura Bohling	33.24%	9,939
Total Votes				29,901
Source:Tennessee Secretary of State

Laura Bohling ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 34 Democratic primary.^[3][4]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 34 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Laura Bohling (unopposed)

Tim Rudd defeatedJimmy Turner,Christy Sigler andJoshua James in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 34 Republican primary.^[3][4]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 34 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tim Rudd	45.07%	1,971
	Republican	Jimmy Turner	31.37%	1,372
	Republican	Christy Sigler	18.87%	825
	Republican	Joshua James	4.69%	205
Total Votes				4,373

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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2016

Rudd's campaign website highlighted the following issues:^[5]

Economy, jobs, and taxes

• Excerpt: "Tim is a fiscal conservative. You can count on him to oppose wasteful spending and fight to keep taxes among the lowest in America. He is opposed to a state income tax in any form."

Education

• Excerpt: "Tim believes in giving parents more choices in the education of their children and where they attend school."

Healthcare

• Excerpt: "Tim supports increased access to health care through free market competition, preserving patient rights and patient privacy."

Constitution and judicial reform

• Excerpt: "Out of control Federal Courts, and a corrupt, partisan U.S. Justice Department are undermining the foundations of our Judicial system. Tim will work to ensure Tennessee fights back against federal judicial overreach."

Values

• Excerpt: "Tim is Pro Traditional Marriage. [...] Tim is strongly Pro Life."

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