Raumesh Akbari

📋 Suggested Question — AI-generated from public record

Tennessee has no state income tax, which many businesses cite as a competitive advantage — what is your position on maintaining that structure while also ensuring the state has adequate revenue to fund core services like education and transportation without shifting the burden to local property or sales taxes that affect working Tennesseans?

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Tennessee has not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, leaving hundreds of thousands of low-income residents without coverage — as a State Senator, what specific actions have you taken or plan to take to advocate for expanding healthcare access for uninsured Tennesseans, and what alternatives have you proposed if full expansion remains blocked?

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Memphis and Shelby County have significant infrastructure needs, including aging water systems, road maintenance backlogs, and public transit gaps — what state funding or legislation have you secured or championed to address these infrastructure priorities for your constituents, and how are you ensuring equitable distribution of state resources to the Memphis area?