Mark White
Tennessee State Representative, District 83 since 2010. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 16 yrs
- Since 2010
- Votes missed
- 2.2%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +15.8
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Education · chair
- Calendar and Rules
- Health
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Voting record
Where White sits in the Tennessee House of Representatives
White is closer to the center than 92% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Kelly Keisling, Bud Hulsey, Dennis Powers
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
With White’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: White’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | White | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2025 | HB 6004: Education - As enacted, enacts the "Education Freedom Scholarship Act." - Amends TCA… | No | No | Yes | Failed 37–54 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time White was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tennessee House District 83 | Counting | R+1.3 | R+5.9 | −4.6 |
| 2024 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 83 | Won | R+15.8 | — | — |
| 2022 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 83 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 83 | Won | R+7.9 | — | — |
| 2018 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 83 | Won | R+13.6 | — | — |
| 2016 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 83 | Won | R+28.0 | — | — |
| 2014 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 83 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 83 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 83 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 83 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2006 | U.S. House, TN-9 | Lost | D+41.9 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats White has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 83 · since 2010
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who White has run against
- Margaret Price (D) · 2026 general
- Noah Nordstrom (D) · 2024 election, won
- Jerri Green (D) · 2020 election, won
- Danielle Schonbaum (D) · 2018 election, won
- Lawrence A. Pivnick (D) · 2016 election, won
- Steve Cohen (D) · 2006 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know White
One person, matched across every source we use.
- FEC H6TN09316
- Open States ocd-person/8765a8d9-17ac-4a88-90e3-ef1f7d1b4e61
- Wikidata Q16145881
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET