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Gino Bulso

Gino Bulso

Overview

Current roleState Representative

PartyRepublican

Political ideologyTrump-aligned Republican

Age64 years old (Dec 25, 1961)

GenderMale

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LocationTennessee

BackgroundAttorney

EducationCornell College — BPh, 1983

Notable personal detailsGino Bulso is a Republican attorney and managing partner of Bulso, PLC in Brentwood, Tennessee. He has represented Tennessee House District 61 since January 10, 2023. He earned a BPh from Cornell College (1983) and a JD from Emory University School of Law (1986).

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

Supports limited government, reduced federal spending and federal taxation, and using state authority to restrain federal spending; emphasizes keeping Tennessee prosperous and debt-free and preventing tax dollars from funding benefits to illegal immigrants.

Healthcare

The candidate has promoted 'medical freedom' measures that would prohibit government-compelled medical treatment, including vaccines, and authored a state constitutional amendment to affirm the right to refuse medical treatment even during emergencies. His public materials emphasize limiting government authority over individual medical decisions rather than proposing expanded government healthcare programs.

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Immigration & Border

Supports stronger enforcement and state-level measures to restrict benefits and services for undocumented immigrants, including legislation to verify immigration status before providing benefits and to prevent taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal aliens. Has sponsored bills aimed at reducing unlawful migrant placement and requiring institutions to check immigration status for certain transactions. Emphasizes securing the border and opposing federal policies described as permissive toward illegal immigration.

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

The candidate supports pro-life policies and has sponsored legislation to restrict access to abortion, including proposals to prohibit mailing or delivering abortion-inducing drugs into Tennessee and to legally affirm protection for unborn children from fertilization. He also authored the Baby Olivia Act to require instruction on fetal development in schools.

Climate & Energy

The candidate has supported legislation and actions emphasizing reliable, affordable energy sources and opposed local restrictions on which energy types utilities may use, including protecting natural gas and other non-renewable sources as permissible. He has sponsored or joined resolutions urging appointments to the Tennessee Valley Authority that prioritize reliability and has voted for measures limiting certain atmospheric interventions. Policies and votes indicate a preference for energy independence and market/reliability-focused approaches rather than aggressive emissions regulation or a

Public Safety & Guns

The candidate supports Second Amendment rights and has sponsored legislation to expand where handguns may be carried (including a bill allowing private PreK–12 schools to adopt handgun-carry policies). He emphasizes empowering law enforcement and has spoken about constitutional concerns with red flag proposals.

Fundraising

Latest report: Cycle 2026
Total raisedCash on hand
$833.8K
$625.3K
$416.9K
$208.4K
$0

2026

Latest
Year
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate

Cycle 2026

$833.8K
$0.00
$833.8K
$55.6K

Source: FEC

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