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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Tennessee House District 66

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Tamara Bavendam

Democratic

Work
Former senior scientific officer, National Institutes of Health; former Pfizer global medical director

Tamara Bavendam was a senior scientific officer at the National Institutes of Health and earlier a global medical director at Pfizer.

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Sabi "Doc" Kumar

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now
State Representative, District 66 (since 2015)

Sabi "Doc" Kumar has served as State Representative for District 66 in the Tennessee General Assembly since 2015, a district that includes all or part of Robertson County. The Tennessee Blue Book lists the occupation as Surgeon (Retired), Inventor, Business Owner.

Kumar's committees

  • Insurance Committee (Chair)
  • Calendar and Rules Committee
  • Health Committee
  • Insurance Subcommittee
  • Population Health Subcommittee
  • TennCare Subcommittee
  • Past Chair: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Subcommittee
  • Past Vice- Chair: Health Committee
  • Past Member: Education Committee
  • Finance, Ways and Means Committee
  • Government Operations Committee
  • Joint Government Operations Education, Health and General Welfare Subcommittee

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