Tennessee leaders on data centers
11 races on the November 3 ballot · 71 candidates · 7 on the ballot with a statement · 2 sitting officials on the record
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Governor 1 race
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Governor 15 candidates · 5 with a statement
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Marsha Blackburn
Republican
Marsha Blackburn said local communities should decide if and where data centers are placed and that the Ratepayer Protection Pledge was important for protecting consumers.
Their newest statement on the record, September 25, 2026, WTVC (opens in a new tab).
1 statement · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Marsha Blackburn's page.
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Jerri Green
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Charles Van Morgan
Independent
Charles Van Morgan stated he supports statewide standards with data centers located only in communities where local voters approve them
Their newest statement on the record, October 2, 2026, Main Street Media of Tennessee (opens in a new tab).
1 statement · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Charles Van Morgan's page.
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Lauren Pinkston
Independent
Lauren Pinkston called for statewide moratorium on new data center construction until legislature puts real siting standards in place covering water use, distance from schools, and mandatory community input
Their newest statement on the record, October 2, 2026, Main Street Media of Tennessee (opens in a new tab).
2 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Lauren Pinkston's page.
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Dave Seeman
Independent
Dave Seeman advocated for statewide moratorium to establish Environmental Justice Division within Department of Environment and Conservation to enforce facility standards and grid regulations
Their newest statement on the record, October 2, 2026, Main Street Media of Tennessee (opens in a new tab).
2 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Dave Seeman's page.
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Robert C. Vick
Independent
Robert Vick stated data centers should be local decisions with less state government interference
Their newest statement on the record, October 2, 2026, Main Street Media of Tennessee (opens in a new tab).
2 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Robert C. Vick's page.
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Misam Abidi
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Dean Brewer
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Ray Brown
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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David Hatley
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Wendell Jackson
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Eddie Lee Murphy
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Victor L. Scoggin
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Karl Knox Smithson
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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L. Webb Taylor
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
U.S. Senate 1 race
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U.S. Senate 10 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Bill Hagerty
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Marquita Bradshaw
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Tharon Chandler
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Andrew Gerena
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Jeremy Dean Hearn
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Robert Jones
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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James William Macon III
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Yoshi D. Matthews
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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David Sutman Jr
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Catherine Barcel "Barcy" Whitson
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
U.S. House 9 districts
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The record does not yet hold this state's 2026 district lines, so the county picker is off here. Search a name or a district, or open the list below.
Every district and its candidates
- 1st District: Diana Harshbarger, Kristi Burke, Joshua Ray Ashburn, Richard G. Baker, Chris Campbell, Billy Cody, Tyler Brice Mitchell McClain
- 2nd District: Tim Burchett, Michaela Barnett, Bruce Fine, Adam Heimerman
- 3rd District: Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann, Anna Golladay, Dean Arnold, Jean Howard-Hill, Rodney Joe King, Donnie Lynn Ownby, Edward John Roland
- 4th District: Scott DesJarlais, Victoria Broderick, Jacob Kristopher Anders, Clay Faircloth
- 5th District: Charlie Hatcher, Chaz Molder, James A. Johnson, Micheál (Me-Haul) O'Leary
- 6th District: Mike Croley, Johnny Garrett, Christopher B. Monday, Angus Purdy
- 7th District: Matt Van Epps, Darden Copeland, Andrew J. Koontz, Lowell Reynolds
- 8th District: David Kustoff, Heidi Kuhn, Adam D. Austill, Wendell "Wells" Blankenship, Antonio Futch, Pamela Jeanine "P." Moses, Horace Taylor, Henry J. Ward III
- 9th District: Justin J. Pearson, Brent Taylor, Dennis Clark, Michelle Davis Head
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U.S. House, District 1 7 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Diana Harshbarger
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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Kristi Burke
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Joshua Ray Ashburn
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Richard G. Baker
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Chris Campbell
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Billy Cody
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Tyler Brice Mitchell McClain
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 2 4 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Tim Burchett
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 13, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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Michaela Barnett
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Bruce Fine
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Adam Heimerman
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 3 7 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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Anna Golladay
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Dean Arnold
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Jean Howard-Hill
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Rodney Joe King
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Donnie Lynn Ownby
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Edward John Roland
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 4 4 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Scott DesJarlais
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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Victoria Broderick
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Jacob Kristopher Anders
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Clay Faircloth
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 5 4 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Charlie Hatcher
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Chaz Molder
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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James A. Johnson
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Micheál (Me-Haul) O'Leary
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 6 4 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Mike Croley
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Johnny Garrett
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Christopher B. Monday
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Angus Purdy
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 7 4 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Matt Van Epps
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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Darden Copeland
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Andrew J. Koontz
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Lowell Reynolds
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 8 8 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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David Kustoff
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 13, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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Heidi Kuhn
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Adam D. Austill
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Wendell "Wells" Blankenship
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Antonio Futch
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Pamela Jeanine "P." Moses
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Horace Taylor
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Henry J. Ward III
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 9 4 candidates · 2 with a statement
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Justin J. Pearson
Democratic
State Rep. Justin Pearson called for a 12 month temporary moratorium on data centers in Tennessee to study environmental impacts
Their newest statement on the record, October 13, 2026, The Center Square (opens in a new tab).
1 statement · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Justin J. Pearson's page.
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Brent Taylor
Republican
State Sen. Brent Taylor said he does not think a national moratorium on data centers is needed
Their newest statement on the record, October 13, 2026, The Center Square (opens in a new tab).
4 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Brent Taylor's page.
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Dennis Clark
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Michelle Davis Head
Independent
No sourced statement on the record as of October 12, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
In office now 13 officials
Each name opens the person's page. An official who is also on the November ballot is listed here and again in their race, marked In office.
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1 statement · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Marsha Blackburn's page.
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
- Aftyn Behn Tennessee State Representative
3 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Aftyn Behn's page.
State lawmakers 0 on the record
State legislators appear here as sponsors and final passage voters on the data center bills already on the record, once that level ships. Tennessee's bills and laws on the record.
