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Reneau seeks reelection in 2026, plans to focus on MAHA policy

Staff File Photo by Seth Carpenter / State Rep. Michelle Reneau, R-Hixson, shakes hands with Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum President Tim Andrews during a recent event. Reneau is running for a second tern in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
Staff File Photo by Seth Carpenter / State Rep. Michelle Reneau, R-Hixson, shakes hands with Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum President Tim Andrews during a recent event. Reneau is running for a second tern in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

By Ruby Rayner 4 min read

State Rep. Michele Reneau, R-Hixson, has announced she will run for reelection.

Reneau is serving her first term in the Tennessee House after unseating five-term Rep. Patsy Hazlewood, R-Signal Mountain, by fewer than 150 votes in 2024.

The lawmaker said in an interview with the Chattanooga Times Free Press that she’s running again for more time to accomplish her policy goals with the steepest part of the legislative learning curve behind her.

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Reneau said she is particularly focused on furthering the Make America Healthy Again policy objectives at the state level.