Rick Ewing

Current office and 2026 campaign

Rick Ewing is a Democratic Party candidate running for election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 59¹. He appears on the ballot for the Democratic primary scheduled for August 6, 2026¹. The general election for this seat is set to occur on November 3, 2026¹.

Through his campaign website, Ewing states that he focuses on advocating for families who feel overlooked, noting that his own family has experienced such challenges². He highlights that his son was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, which led him to spend twenty years fighting for their needs².

Background and education

Rick Ewing self-describes his family as one that has been overlooked, noting that he spent twenty years caring for his son after the child was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder ². Specific details regarding his birthplace, year of birth, upbringing, religion, schools attended, or degrees earned are not provided in the available sources.

Career

Rick Ewing has spent twenty years caring for his son, who was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder known as Ewing sarcoma ². This condition is a cancerous tumor that typically develops in the bones or soft tissues surrounding them, most often occurring in children and teenagers ³⁴. Ewing states that this personal experience informs his perspective on fighting for overlooked families ².

Ewing is running for election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 59 as a Democratic candidate ¹. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary scheduled for August 6, 2026 ¹. The general election for this seat is set for November 3, 2026 ¹. This race is one of five first-time candidates vying to replace outgoing Democrat Caleb Hemmer, who narrowly won the District 59 seat in 2022 and announced he would not seek a third term ⁵.

Office history

Rick Ewing is running for election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 59 as a member of the Democratic Party¹. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary scheduled for August 6, 2026¹. The general election for this seat is set for November 3, 2026¹.

The provided sources do not contain information regarding any prior elected or appointed offices held by Rick Ewing, nor do they list any previous races he has run. Consequently, no historical office history can be detailed from the available data.

Business interests and wealth source

Rick Ewing is an executive at Oracle Corp. who has entered the race for Tennessee House District 59 as a ninth-generation Nashvillian ⁶. His professional background includes significant leadership roles in the pharmaceutical industry; he previously served as Vice President of Medicinal Chemistry at Rapafusyn Pharmaceuticals and held the position of Vice President, Head of Drug Discovery at the Barer Institute ⁷⁸. Prior to his work in biotechnology, Ewing was a senior director in Discovery Chemistry at Bristol Myers Squibb, where he led teams delivering development candidates for cardiovascular, diabetes, obesity, and heart failure therapies ⁷⁸.

Ewing’s entry into the political race follows a personal period of advocacy; he states that his family faced significant challenges after his son was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a rare cancer typically affecting bones or soft tissues ²³. During this time, Ewing spent twenty years fighting for families who are often overlooked by the healthcare system ². His professional contributions have been recognized with dual honors, including the 2023 American Chemical Society (ACS) Philadelphia Section Award for his career in medicinal chemistry ⁹.

Specific details regarding Ewing’s personal wealth source, ownership stakes in businesses, or significant financial-disclosure facts are not provided in the available sources. While he is described as an Oracle executive and a former biotech leader, no information is given on family wealth origins, sales of businesses, or specific asset holdings relevant to voter disclosure requirements ⁶⁷.

Family

Rick Ewing states that his family is one of those who gets overlooked, a perspective shaped by his personal experiences ². He has self-described spending twenty years caring for his son after the child was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder ².

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