2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Tennessee House District 49

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Connie Casha

Democratic

Work: Former director of early learning programs, Middle Tennessee State University

Connie Casha was director of early learning programs at Middle Tennessee State University and earlier directed early childhood programs for the State of Tennessee. Connie Casha holds a master's degree in early childhood special education from MTSU.

Sources for Casha

Connie Casha candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Mike Sparks

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 49
Work: State representative (District 49) since 2011; author; former Rutherford County commissioner

Mike Sparks is the sitting State Representative for District 49 in the Tennessee General Assembly.

Mike Sparks has represented House District 49 in the Tennessee House since 2011. He served on the Rutherford County Commission (2002-2010) and the Smyrna Municipal Planning Committee, ran the auto business MidTnAUTOS.com, and has self-published three books on business and personal finance.

Sparks's committees

Private Acts Committee (Vice-Chair)
Finance, Ways and Means Committee
Insurance Committee
Appropriations and Oversight Subcommittee
TennCare Subcommittee

Sources for Sparks

Tennessee Blue Book 2025-2026: House of Representatives (Tennessee Secretary of State (Tennessee Blue Book 2025-2026), Public record)
Tennessee General Assembly: current member roster (Tennessee Secretary of State (Tennessee Blue Book 2025-2026), Public record)
Mike Sparks (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

Candidate list and race details

2026 Candidate Lists, November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election (U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Governor, Tennessee Senate and House) (Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections, Public record)

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