A Bright & Thriving Future for ALL Tennesseans!
Matt Ferry for TN. House 48 in 2026
My name is Matt Ferry and I am the Democratic candidate for
the Tennessee House of Representatives in District 48 in 2026.
I am running for this seat because I am appalled
at the outrageous corruption and grift
that occurs within our state government.
It has been 16 years since a Republican Supermajority
received total control over the Tennessee General Assembly.
During that time, the Republicans have
doubled the state's budget,
but the average Tennessean
has not received double the benefits.
Instead, our tax dollars have gone to
tax breaks for the obscenely wealthy.
While billion dollar corporations like
GE, Amazon, FedEx, and others
pay little or zero state taxes,
we the taxpayer are forced to make up the difference.
The Republican Supermajority has been
defunding our public schools for years.
Their latest scheme to redirect public
school dollars to private, unaccountable schools.
They have also defunded our hospitals
by failing to accept federal money.
Over 20 rural hospitals have closed
due to their decision not to expand Medicaid.
The Republicans have also failed to address
the rising costs of housing, higher education,
and transportation.
Instead of investing in rail,
they are implementing private toll lanes
for the rich on publicly funded interstates,
and giving billionaire grifters like
Elon Musk free rein to build a tunnel in Nashville,
and to set up unregulated AI data centers in Memphis
that spew toxic chemicals into
predominately African-American neighborhoods.
The Tennessee GOP have kept corporate taxes low
and worked to restrict federal and
state funding for much needed social programs like SNAP.
They have intentionally underfunded
state agencies like TDEC, DCS, TDOC,
and again, the state's public education system.
We need our state legislators to work on policies
that will benefit the residents of this state.
Instead they are focused one the interests
of the rich elite who can afford
to pay their fair share of taxes like everyone else.
We need our lawmakers to be serious
about helping Tennesseans.
If elected, I promise to work on policies
that lift people up, not tear them down.
Matt's Top Five Priorities for Rutherford County:
Force the state government to fully fund it's entire public education system including giving
substantial pay increases to our teachers.
I will work with state lawmakers to save our fractured rural healthcare system by accepting Medicaid Expansion.
Working with TDEC, we need to regulate the reckless practices at the Middle Point Landfill including limiting the number of outside counties that can dump there.
The state needs to pass a bill that limits the amount of housing a corporation can own. I will also focus on policies that make homeownership affordable for the average Tennessean.
I will advocate for rail and other transportation solutions that don't solely revolve around automobiles.
We can win in 2026 but only with your help!