Healthcare dominated a conversation between Republican primary opponents — incumbent Tennessee state Rep. Michele Reneau of Hixson and challenger Tony Hullender of Signal Mountain — at a GOP club meeting Thursday morning in Hixson.
The candidates will appear on the August primary ballot for the Tennessee District 27 House seat, which represents part of Hamilton County stretching from Lookout Valley to Flat Top Mountain.
Reneau, who is finishing her first term after first being elected in 2024, said affordable healthcare and supporting parents and older adult caregivers is important to families.
Reneau unseated five-term state Rep. Patsy Hazlewood, R-Signal Mountain, by fewer than 150 votes in a GOP primary upset upset two years ago.
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