Tamara Bavendam

Tamara Bavendam is a candidate for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66 Primary Election in 2026 in Tennessee State House District 66, Tennessee.

Candidate for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66 in Nashville, TN

Also running: Sabi "doc" Kumar.

Tamara Bavendam, a Democrat, is running for the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 66 in the August 6, 2026 primary election. She is challenging incumbent Sabi Kumar. Bavendam brings a background in health sciences, having served as a Senior Scientific Officer at the National Institutes of Health until March 2021 and as a Global Medical Director for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. She is an alumna of the University of Iowa and has received a Lifetime Achievement Award and a Distinguished Service Award from the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction. She is based in Nashville.