Where Cookeville candidates stand on schools and education
6 sourced statements in 2 races. Every candidate in each race is listed, including those with nothing on record. Nobody is scored or ranked.
Governor of Tennessee
- Misam Abidi (Independent)
No public statement found in our sources.
- Marsha Blackburn (Republican)
Taxes and education: She said she would keep taxes low and regulations light, provide law enforcement with resources, and expand education freedom. (Herald-Citizen candidate questionnaire)
- Dean Brewer (Independent)
Public education: He said state funding should stay with public schools and that teachers should receive more pay. (League of Women Voters of Tennessee VOTE411, Tennessee Governor 2026)
- Ray Brown (Independent)
No public statement found in our sources.
- Jerri Green (Democratic)
No public statement found in our sources.
- David Hatley (Independent)
No public statement found in our sources.
- Wendell Jackson (Independent)
No public statement found in our sources.
- Lauren Pinkston (Independent)
No public statement found in our sources.
- Victor L. Scoggin (Independent)
No public statement found in our sources.
- Dave Seeman (Independent)
No public statement found in our sources.
- Karl Knox Smithson (Independent)
No public statement found in our sources.
- L. Webb Taylor (Independent)
No public statement found in our sources.
- Charles Van Morgan (Independent)
School vouchers: He supports expanding school vouchers, with oversight, annual reviews and comparable testing to track outcomes. (Main Street Media, “Main Street’s Q&A with independent governor candidates” (2026))
- Robert C. Vick (Independent)
Public education: He says he is fully supportive of public education and opposes taxpayer-funded vouchers, while supporting parents choosing homeschooling or private school at their own expense. (Main Street Media, “Main Street’s Q&A with independent governor candidates” (2026))
Tennessee House of Representatives, District 25
- Monica Mowdy (Democratic)
Public education: Mowdy said public dollars should fund public schools, and called for supporting teachers and improving the quality of public education. (Herald-Citizen candidate questions, Tennessee House District 25)
- Cameron Sexton (Republican, incumbent)
Education: On education, his website highlights K–12 investment, improving literacy and expanding the Imagination Library program through third grade. (Herald-Citizen candidate questions, Tennessee House District 25)