Who's Running in Tennessee's New Congressional Districts?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The list of eligible candidates and petition submissions for the newly established district boundaries were made public on Sunday on theTennessee State Secretary website.

Friday marked the deadlinefor eligible applicants intending to compete in the congressional elections. Political parties subsequently verified that the candidates who submitted applications met their criteria.

Candidates who were eligible had to collect a minimum of 25 signatures from registered voters in a county that is within the congressional district they aimed to represent.

The Republican, Democratic, and independent parties had until Sunday at noon to decide if their candidates fulfilled the criteria.

The individuals running for the nine newly established districts are as follows:

District 1:

• Diana Harshbarger (R-Kingsport)
• Kristi Burke (D-Chuckey)
• Hernan H. Garcia (D-Johnson City)
• David S. Kerr, Jr. (D-Dandridge)
• Joshua Ray Ashburn (I-Bristol)
• Richard G. Baker (I-Johnson City)
• Billy Cody (I-Kingsport)
• Chris Campbell (I-Bristol)
• Tyler Brice Mitchell McClain (I-Kingsport)

District 2:

• Tim Burchett (R-Knoxville)
• Michaela Barnett (D-Knoxville)
• Bruce Fine (I-Thornhill)
• Adam Heimerman (I-Lenoir City)

District 3:

• Chuck Fleischmann (R-Ooltewah)
• Anna Golladay (D-Chattanooga)
• Bryan Martin (D-Signal Mountain)
• Dean Arnold (I-Chattanooga)
• Jean Howard-Hill (I-Chattanooga)
• Rodney Joe King (I-Powell)
• Donnie Lynn Ownby (I-Philadelphia)
• Edward John Roland (I-Chattanooga)

District 4:

• Thomas E. Davis (R-Morrison)
• Scott DesJarlais (R-Sherwood)
• Joshua James (R-Murfreesboro)
• Harold “Rocky” Jones (R-Manchester)
• Victoria Broderick (D-Fayetteville)
• Mike Cortese (D-Nashville)
• Cliff Huffman (D-Sewannee)
• Tim Lanier (D-Nashville)
• Joyce E. Neal (D-Antioch)
• Jacob Kristopher Anders (I-Tullahoma)

District 5:

• Charlie Hatcher (R-College Grove)
• Andy Ogles (R-Columbia)
• Yolanda Cooper-Sutton (D-Memphis)
• DeVante R. Hill (D-Bartlett)
• Rachel Hurley (D-Memphis)
• Carrie Ann Iacomini (D-Memphis)
• Chaz Molder (D-Columbia)
• James A. Johnson (I-Memphis)
• Michael (Me-Haul) O’Leary (I-Nashville)

District 6:

• Natisha Brooks (R-Nashville)
• Johnny Garrett (R-Goodlettsville)
• Jon Henry (R-Riddleton)
• Van Hilleary (R-Hendersonville)
• Lore Bergman (D-Hendersonville)
• Mike Croley (D-Crossville)
• Christopher Martin Finley (D-Sparta)
• Miriam Leibowitz (D-Nashville)
• Chaney Mosley (D-Nashville)
• Christopher B. Monday (I-Cookeville)
• Angus Purdy (I-Nashville)

District 7:

• Matt Van Epps (R-Nashville)
• Darden Copeland (D-Nashville)
• Vincent Dixie (D-Nashville)
• Saletta Holloway (D-Nashville)
• Joshua Warren Sales (D-Pegram)
• Andrew J. Koontz (I-Portland)
• Lowell Reynolds (I-Nashville)

District 8:

• David Kustoff (R-Germantown)
• Dewey Gordon Bryan (D-Germantown)
• Jordan D. Hinders (D-Arlington)
• Heidi Kuhn (D-Cordova)
• Leonard Perkins (D-Memphis)
• Adam D. Austill (I-Covington)
• Wendell “Wells” Blanenship (I-Memphis)
• Antonio Futch (I-Memphis)
• Pamela Jeanine "P." Moses (I-Memphis)
• Horace Taylor (I-Germantown)
• Henry J. Ward III (I-Millington)

District 9:

• Charlotte Bergmann (R-Nashville)
• Brent Taylor (R-Eads)
• Jeremy Thompson (R-Fayetteville)
• Todd Warner (R-Lewisburg)
• M. LaTroy A-Williams (D-Memphis)
• London Lamar (D-Memphis)
• Justin J. Pearson (D-Memphis)
• Jim Torino (D-Columbia)
• Dennis Clark (I-Memphis)
• Michelle Davis Head (I-Lewisburg)

The contenders are vying for a position in thenewly redrawn districts.

The districts were reconfigured in early May following Governor Bill Lee's request for a Special Session. The Special Session concluded after three days of discussion, with Lee signing the updated congressional map into law on May 7.

Lee advocated for a special session following a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that removed a crucial part of the 1965 Civil Rights Act, which enabled, and at times mandated, states to consider race-related information when creating their congressional districts to ensure fair representation for minority voters.

Thenewly created congressional district mapfaced some criticism after breaking up Memphis.

As per Tennessee Republicans, the updated map enhances the state's redistricting procedure by eliminating "racial data from the mapping process completely."

Nevertheless, Tennessee Democrats argue that the new map is intended to "target and possibly eliminate the state's sole Black-majority district located in Memphis."

Later this year, in August and November, the state will conduct primary and general elections along withstate and federal regular elections, according to the Tennessee State Secretary website.

The main and preliminary election is scheduled for August 6 for the positions of Governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Tennessee Senate (for districts with odd numbers), Tennessee House, and the Republican and Democratic State Executive Committees.

The statewide and federal general election is scheduled for November 3, featuring races for Governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Tennessee Senate (for districts with odd numbers), and Tennessee House.

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