With mid-term elections coming up Nov. 6, here are things you need to know about Tennessee candidates for governor and U.S. Senate.

Information about all of the candidates was pulled from www.tennessean.com.

Governor

Karl Dean- Democratic candidate 

Education: “We need to pay our teachers more by making education a priority in the budget every year. I’ve always worked on budgets the same way you would cut a pie. Your priorities get the largest piece and even in tough times you protect your priorities.”

Opioid Crisis: “As governor I would look to do four things: creating a public campaign that educates people on the dangers of opioids, ensuring that people addicted to opioids get the treatment they need, supporting law enforcement to arrest those who are illegally profiting from opioids and eliminating the over-prescription of narcotics.”

Medicaid: “My biggest health care priority would be making sure all Tennesseans have access to quality and affordable health care. We need to make sure people are covered and covered cost effectively. The solution has to work for both sides of the aisle and take advantage of our share of federal dollars.”

Abortion: “Tennessee ranks at the bottom for women’s health in the country so as governor I will be focused on increasing access to important services to improve women’s health.”

Medical Marijuana: “As governor I would be guided by medical professionals for what is best to alleviate pain and suffering. If that is medical marijuana then I don’t think the government should be standing in the way.”

Bill Lee- Republican candidate

Education: “We need real vocational, technical, and agricultural education in our public schools and we don’t need a massive, costly government project to do it. We have willing partners in the private sector. I know, because I’ve done it in my company, which employs hundreds of skilled tradesmen. We created our own technical school that led to great careers.”

Opioid Crisis: “The opioid epidemic is hurting our state, particularly in our rural areas. No family is immune. As governor, I will restructure our state’s TennCare program to fund and reward investments in prevention. I’ll partner with providers, nonprofits, and faith-leaders across the state and we’ll fight this epidemic together.”

Medicaid: “No, Obamacare will not expand in Tennessee under my watch. Health care costs are skyrocketing, and that would make it even worse. Throughout our health care system, there are no incentives for reducing costs or investing in prevention. We have to address those core issues first.”

Abortion: “I am 100 percent pro-life, and I will sign any bill that will lead to a decrease in abortions in this state. I support the heartbeat bill and will work to make sure Planned Parenthood is defunded and remains defunded in this state.”

Medical Marijuana: “We just passed legislation providing for limited use of non-psychoactive CBD oils, and I believe we need to continue exploring and ensuring quality access for those before trying to legalize marijuana for medical use.”

U.S. Senate

Marsha Blackburn- Republican candidate 

National Debt: “Tennesseans are tired of Washington wastefully spending their money. They want a federal balanced budget. We must increase economic growth and couple it with spending cuts, stabilize trust funds, block granting Medicaid to the states and cut bureaucracy. My across-the-board spending cuts are a start.”

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program: “DACA is an Obama-era executive action program, which is both anti-democratic and creates an unsustainable immigration system with unenforceable mandates. We should deal with the children compassionately, but we must implement a solution that begins with securing our border.”

Affordable Care Act: “Obamacare made health insurance and health care too expensive to afford. We need to fully repeal it and should expand health savings accounts, promote Association Health Plans and encourage across state line purchase to allow Tennesseans more flexibility when it comes to their health insurance.”

Opioid Crisis: “As a mother and a friend, my heart breaks for those affected by the opioid epidemic. I introduced the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act 2.0 to strengthen our response, by increasing civil and criminal penalties for bad actors and authorizing vital funding, and we continue to work toward a systemic solution.”

Federal background check for gun buyers: “Keeping our schools and public spaces safe, while safeguarding our Second Amendment rights, is a top priority for me. We need to ensure our background check system works properly and that appropriate red flags are recorded and are shared.”

Phil Bredesen- Democratic candidate 

National Debt: “Congress should start by paying for needed corporate tax cuts by closing loopholes, as they originally promised, rather than taking the easy way out by adding $1.5 trillion of debt. I worked with both parties as governor to pass eight balanced budgets, and I’m ready to do it again.”

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program: “We have a moral obligation to these youngsters. They were brought here as children, and in many cases have known no other home. Exiling them to a country that is completely foreign to them is morally bankrupt. We are better than that.”

Affordable Care Act: “I criticized the ACA when it was proposed; I don’t think it’s the right long-term solution. But many Tennesseans now depend on it, and they are becoming collateral damage to Washington’s cynical political gamesmanship. Senator Alexander’s bipartisan plan to stabilize insurance markets is a good start toward fixing it.”

Opioid Crisis: “The first step to recovery is for Congress to admit it has an opioid problem. Two years ago, Congress passed a bill — one Big Pharma wanted — defanging the DEA’s authority to intercept big opioid shipments. My opponent championed that bill. Congress could begin recovery by fixing this immediately.”

Federal background check for gun buyers: “Background checks should be expanded to close the gun show loophole. The FBI should be properly funded so that it can process those checks quickly and accurately. There should be a judicially protected process to deny firearms to those who have demonstrated mental problems that make them a danger to others.”