Protecting and Promoting School Choice

Tennessee School Choice Hypocrisy Map

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Aftyn Behn

(State Representative - D)

Rep. Behn labeled Tennessee's scholarship plan a "Voucher Scam" and opposed it. She attended the Webb School of Knoxville, a private prep school.

Antonio Parkinson

(State Representative - D)

Representative Parkinson sent his own daughter to both private and charter schools. But he does not support choice for all kids regardless of their parents' resources.

Bo Mitchell

(State Representative - D)

Rep. Mitchell exercises school choice for his own family, but chooses to oppose school choice for others.

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Heidi Campbell

(State Senator - D)

Sen. Campbell called Tennessee's school choice plan "a real scam" and voted against it in 2025. As a child, she attended St. Bernard Academy and University School of Nashville, both private schools.

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Jim Cooper

(Former U.S. Representative - D)

Rep. Cooper voted against renewing the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program for low-income families in 2011. He graduated from Groton School, an elite Massachusetts boarding school, and his son followed him there.

John Cooper

(Former Nashville Mayor - D)

Mayor Cooper (Nashville) supports measures that will end private school choice for low income families, but he sent his children to an elite private school.

Sara Kyle

(State Senator - D)

Senator Kyle sends her own child to an elite private school, but fights against programs that would allow the less fortunate to do so.

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