Jeff Yarbro
Jeff Yarbro is the incumbent Democratic member of the Tennessee State Senate representing District 21, and is running unopposed for re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election. Yarbro received a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and a law degree from the University of Virginia. His professional experience included working as an attorney in private practice focusing on consumer financial services, constitutional law, and government contracts.
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“Education Providing a top-notch education for my first-grade daughter and eighth-grade son is the most important thing Nashville does for my family — and I think that’s true for a lot of families. If we don’t get public education right, we’re going to fail the families of our city. The Mayor can’t micromanage our public education system, but there are a few critical things our next Mayor has to do, starting with investing in our teachers.”
(Campaign website excerpt via Ballotpedia) “Right now, in Nashville, across Tennessee and around the whole country, we’re facing a teacher shortage. This makes sense when you look at what teachers are paid and the chronic underfunding of education, not to mention our affordable housing problem here in Nashville. So our next Mayor needs to be a full partner with the school system in recruiting and retaining our teacher corps — because you can’t invest in public education unless you’re investing in public educators.”
(Campaign website excerpt via Ballotpedia) “GROWTH & INFRASTRUCTURE Part of building a Nashville that works for all of us is getting a handle on growth. The growth and development of our city is moving at an exponential rate, but our housing and services are growing much more incrementally — and it’s in the distance between those two spots that the frustration and anxiety of people in this city lives. For many people, it feels like the growth is happening to us, not for us.”
(Campaign website excerpt via Ballotpedia)