2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Tennessee House District 30

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Esther Helton Haynes

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now
State Representative, District 30 (since 2019)

Esther Helton Haynes has served as State Representative for District 30 in the Tennessee General Assembly since 2019, a district that includes all or part of Hamilton County. The Tennessee Blue Book lists the occupation as Semi-Retired Nurse.

Haynes's committees

  • Insurance Subcommittee (Chair)
  • Health Committee
  • Insurance Committee
  • Population Health Subcommittee

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Art Rymer

Democratic

Work
Minority owner, Fitness Central; data and business intelligence engineer

Art Rymer is a minority owner of Fitness Central and has worked in data and business intelligence roles, including as a senior analytic engineer at Performant Corp, a consultant at CGI and a developer at Regions Financial. Art Rymer holds an information systems degree from Louisiana State University.

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U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices, every state legislative district on the ballot and statewide ballot measures.
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As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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