Raumesh Akbari
Raumesh Akbari is the incumbent Democratic member of the Tennessee State Senate representing District 29, and is running unopposed for re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election. In the Tennessee General Assembly, Akbari serves constituents across Tennessee State Senate District 29 and participates in standing legislative committee work at the State Capitol.
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“I don't think we want to put teachers, especially on higher education campuses, in any sort of situation where they can or cannot teach something, and I do think that freedom already exists on those campuses for them to be able to teach these types of courses. I just think that our public schools are really not the place to push one religion over the other, and I know that that is not the stated intent of the bill, but I think that ends up being the result.”
(Tennessee Firefly — Senate Education Committee)