Esther Helton

Esther Helton

Republican Party

Tennessee House of Representatives District 30

Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

6

Compensation

Base salary

$28,405.96/year

Per diem

$326.47/day. Legislators living within 50 miles of the Capitol receive a reduced amount of $47 per day.

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Contact

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Esther Helton (Republican Party) is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 30. She assumed office on November 6, 2018. Her current term ends on November 3, 2026.

Helton (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 30. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at:[email protected].

2023-2024

Helton was assigned to the following committees:

• Health Committee
• Insurance Committee
• Local Government Committee
• Naming and Designating Committee

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2021-2022

Helton was assigned to the following committees:

• Local Government Committee
• Health Committee
• State Government Committee

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2019-2020

Helton was assigned to the following committees:

• Health Committee, Vice-Chair
• Local Government Committee

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Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 30

Incumbent Esther Helton defeated Heather McClendon in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 30 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Esther Helton (R)	59.7	19,443
	Submit photo	Heather McClendon (D)	40.3	13,123

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 32,566
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 30

Heather McClendon advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 30 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Heather McClendon	100.0	1,974

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,974
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 30

Incumbent Esther Helton advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 30 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Esther Helton	100.0	3,030

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,030
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2022

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 30

Incumbent Esther Helton won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 30 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Esther Helton (R)	100.0	13,616

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,616
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 30

Incumbent Esther Helton advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 30 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Esther Helton	100.0	4,647

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,647
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2020

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 30

Incumbent Esther Helton defeated Joseph Udeaja in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 30 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Esther Helton (R)	61.7	19,146
	Submit photo	Joseph Udeaja (D)	38.3	11,907

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,053
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 30

Joseph Udeaja advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 30 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Joseph Udeaja	100.0	2,953

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,953
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 30

Incumbent Esther Helton advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 30 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Esther Helton	100.0	5,765

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,765
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2018

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 30

Esther Helton defeated Joda Thongnopnua and J. Michael Holloway in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 30 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Esther Helton (R)	57.1	14,431
		Joda Thongnopnua (D)	40.6	10,252
	Submit photo	J. Michael Holloway (Independent)	2.3	578

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,261
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 30

Joda Thongnopnua advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 30 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joda Thongnopnua	100.0	2,801

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,801
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 30

Esther Helton defeated Jonathan Mason in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 30 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Esther Helton	51.0	3,511
	Submit photo	Jonathan Mason	49.0	3,368

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,879
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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

Esther Helton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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Esther Helton campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Tennessee House of Representatives District 30	Won general	$47,692	$45,509
2022	Tennessee House of Representatives District 30	Won general	$73,405	$57,535
2020	Tennessee House of Representatives District 30	Won general	$123,233	N/A**
2018	Tennessee House of Representatives District 30	Won general	$142,093	N/A**
Grand total			$386,423	$103,044
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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In 2024, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 25. Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored based on their votes on the business community. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Tennesseans for Student Success Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education. Tennessee Right to Life Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.

2023

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2022

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In 2022, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 28. Americans for Prosperity Tennessee Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy. Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored based on their votes on the business community. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Tennesseans for Student Success Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education. Tennessee Right to Life Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.

2021

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In 2021, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 5. Americans for Prosperity Tennessee Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy. Club for Growth Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored based on their votes on the business community. Tennesseans for Student Success Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education. Tennessee Right to Life Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2020

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2019

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Current members of the Tennessee House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Cameron Sexton

Majority Leader:William Lamberth

Minority Leader:Karen Camper

Representatives

District 1

John Crawford (R)

District 2

Bud Hulsey (R)

District 3

Timothy Hill (R)

District 4

Renea Jones (R)

District 5

David Hawk (R)

District 6

Tim Hicks (R)

District 7

Rebecca Alexander (R)

District 8

Jerome Moon (R)

District 9

Gary Hicks (R)

District 10

Rick Eldridge (R)

District 11

Jeremy Faison (R)

District 12

Fred Atchley (R)

District 13

Robert Stevens (R)

District 14

Jason Zachary (R)

District 15

Sam McKenzie (D)

District 16

Michele Carringer (R)

District 17

Andrew Farmer (R)

District 18

Elaine Davis (R)

District 19

Dave Wright (R)

District 20

Tom Stinnett (R)

District 21

Lowell Russell (R)

District 22

Dan Howell (R)

District 23

Mark Cochran (R)

District 24

Kevin Raper (R)

District 25

Cameron Sexton (R)

District 26

Greg Martin (R)

District 27

Michele Reneau (R)

District 28

Yusuf Hakeem (D)

District 29

Greg Vital (R)

District 30

Esther Helton (R)

District 31

Ron Travis (R)

District 32

Monty Fritts (R)

District 33

Richard Scarbrough (R)

District 34

Tim Rudd (R)

District 35

William Slater (R)

District 36

Dennis Powers (R)

District 37

Charlie Baum (R)

District 38

Kelly Keisling (R)

District 39

Iris Rudder (R)

District 40

Michael Hale (R)

District 41

Ed Butler (R)

District 42

Ryan Williams (R)

District 43

Paul Sherrell (R)

District 44

William Lamberth (R)

District 45

Johnny Garrett (R)

District 46

Clark Boyd (R)

District 47

Rush Bricken (R)

District 48

Bryan Terry (R)

District 49

Mike Sparks (R)

District 50

Bo Mitchell (D)

District 51

Aftyn Behn (D)

District 52

Justin Jones (D)

District 53

Jason Powell (D)

District 54

Vincent Dixie (D)

District 55

John Clemmons (D)

District 56

Bob Freeman (D)

District 57

Susan Lynn (R)

District 58

Harold Love (D)

District 59

Caleb Hemmer (D)

District 60

Shaundelle Brooks (D)

District 61

Gino Bulso (R)

District 62

Pat Marsh (R)

District 63

Jake McCalmon (R)

District 64

Scott Cepicky (R)

District 65

Lee Reeves (R)

District 66

Sabi Kumar (R)

District 67

Ronnie Glynn (D)

District 68

Aron Maberry (R)

District 69

Jody Barrett (R)

District 70

Clay Doggett (R)

District 71

Kip Capley (R)

District 72

Kirk Haston (R)

District 73

Chris Todd (R)

District 74

Jay Reedy (R)

District 75

Jeff Burkhart (R)

District 76

Tandy Darby (R)

District 77

Rusty Grills (R)

District 78

Mary Littleton (R)

District 79

Brock Martin (R)

District 80

Johnny Shaw (D)

District 81

Debra Moody (R)

District 82

Chris Hurt (R)

District 83

Mark White (R)

District 84

Joe Towns (D)

District 85

Jesse Chism (D)

District 86

Justin Pearson (D)

District 87

Karen Camper (D)

District 88

Larry Miller (D)

District 89

Justin Lafferty (R)

District 90

Gloria Johnson (D)

District 91

Torrey Harris (D)

District 92

Todd Warner (R)

District 93

G.A. Hardaway (D)

District 94

Ron Gant (R)

District 95

Kevin Vaughan (R)

District 96

Gabby Salinas (D)

District 97

John Gillespie (R)

District 98

Antonio Parkinson (D)

District 99

Tom Leatherwood (R)

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