**School Choice Is A Point Of Contention In Race To Fill U.S. House Seat**
*Students, parents, and educators rallying for school choice in Texas, where lawmakers enacted an education savings account program earlier this year*
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President Donald Trump has long championed school choice, calling it “the civil rights issue of our time.” Recently, President Trump and congressional Republicans expanded parental choice in education through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. This legislation includes a provision creating the nation’s first federal school choice program in the form of a tax credit scholarship available to both private and public school students.
School choice has now become a key issue in the race to fill a U.S. House vacancy created by Congressman Mark Green’s (R) retirement in July. Early voting began this week for the October 7 primary, in which Republicans and Democrats will select nominees for the December 2 special election. The winner will serve out the remainder of Green’s two-year term representing Tennessee’s seventh congressional district.
This Republican-leaning district stretches from the Kentucky to Alabama borders and includes downtown Nashville. As candidates compete to show their support for President Trump and his agenda, school choice has emerged as a significant point of contrast and contention in the Republican primary.
One of the top contenders heading into the October 7 GOP primary is Representative Lee Reeves (R-Franklin), a statehouse member who voted earlier this year to expand Tennessee’s education savings account (ESA) program to all children statewide.
Among Reeves and the two other GOP state representatives vying to fill Congressman Green’s seat — Representative Jody Barrett (R-Dickson) and Representative Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood) — Barrett is the only one who voted against the expansion of Tennessee’s ESA program, which Governor Bill Lee (R-Tenn.) signed into law earlier this year.
As the primary election approaches, the debate over school choice continues to play a pivotal role in shaping voter preferences and candidate platforms within the district.
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