Teri Mai, a Democrat, is running for Tennessee House of Representatives District 92, which she said represents communities in Williamson and Marshall counties. The Nov. 3, 2026, general election will pit Mai against Republican Todd Warner.

Mai is certified for the ballot, according to BallotReady election data.

The following profile is based on Mai's responses to BallotReady questionnaires, her campaign website and BallotReady profile data. Policy positions are the candidate's own statements unless otherwise noted.

Candidate information

  • Party: Democratic
  • Office sought: Tennessee House of Representatives, District 92
  • Hometown: Born and raised in Texas, according to her campaign website
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in psychology from St. Edward's University (1993); juris doctor from Florida Coastal School of Law (2014)
  • Tennessee Bar status: Application for admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Tennessee is pending, according to her campaign website

Mai said she enrolled in the New College Program at St. Edward's University at age 29 while working full time. At age 55, she moved to Jacksonville, Florida, and put herself through law school, according to her campaign website.

Experience

Mai has worked at Morgan & Morgan, P.A., in two stints: 2019 to 2020 and 2022 to the present, according to BallotReady profile data. Her legal career also spans government. She served as an attorney advisor at the U.S. Small Business Administration (2020–2022). Earlier, she worked as an associate attorney at the Law Offices of Ronald Sholes, P.A. (2016–2017) and an attorney at Mai Law Firm PA (2017–2018). She also worked as a legal assistant at Bracewell & Giuliani LLP (2007–2008) and Crady, Jewett & McCulley, LLP (2008–2011).

On the issues

Grocery tax: Mai said Tennessee is one of only a handful of states that taxes groceries, applying a 4% state sales tax on most food ingredients with counties adding up to 2.75% in local tax. She said eliminating the state grocery tax could save an average Tennessee family several hundred dollars per year, according to her campaign website.

Minimum wage: Mai said Tennesseans deserve a livable minimum wage. Tennessee has no state minimum wage law, meaning the federal rate of $7.25 per hour applies, she said. She cited the MIT Living Wage Calculator's estimate that a single adult in Tennessee needs at least $21.99 per hour to cover basic expenses.

Healthcare: Mai said Tennessee faces significant healthcare access challenges, pointing to 16 to 17 rural hospital closures since 2010. She said 10.4% of adults and 5.6% of children remain uninsured statewide. She also called for greater access to mental health counseling, crisis intervention and recovery programs, particularly in rural areas.

Education and school vouchers: Mai said she opposes school vouchers, calling them a system that "takes tax dollars from our neighborhood public schools to pay for the private school education of the wealthy." She said she would work to increase public school funding so all children, not just the wealthy, have access to better education.

Reproductive rights: Mai said she would introduce and support legislation allowing Tennesseans to make autonomous decisions regarding their bodies and reproductive functions. That includes access to hormonal birth control, intrauterine devices, emergency contraceptives, abortion care and permanent forms of reproductive care such as tubal ligation, she said.

Endorsements

The following organizations have endorsed Mai, according to the sources listed: