Bill Hagerty
RepublicanIncumbent
U.S. Senator from Tennessee since 2021; former U.S. Ambassador to Japan
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U.S. Senate · Nov 3, 2026
Incumbent: Bill Hagerty, running for re-election.
Republican Bill Hagerty faces Democrat Marquita Bradshaw in a rematch of their 2020 race, and eight independent candidates also qualified for the ballot by petition.
U.S. Senator from Tennessee since 2021; former U.S. Ambassador to Japan
Environmental activist from Memphis; 2020 Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Tennessee
Independent candidate from Lawrenceburg
Military veteran from Knoxville
Independent candidate from Collierville
Independent candidate from Jonesborough
Senior director at Stryker and former journalist, from Memphis
Founder of FTP Nonprofit, from Goodlettsville
Independent candidate from Gray
Former insurance professional, life coach and pastor from Chattanooga
What each candidate says they support or would do, on the issues they campaign on. Summaries use the same neutral words for everyone and link to the candidate’s own words.
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RepublicanBill Hagerty
No published position found.
DemocraticMarquita Bradshaw
Supports expanding access to good-paying jobs, supporting small businesses, ensuring fair wages and removing barriers to economic opportunity.
IndependentTharon Chandler
No published position found.
IndependentAndrew Gerena
No published position found.
IndependentJeremy Hearn
No published position found.
IndependentRobert Jones
No published position found.
IndependentJames Macon III
Says he would work to bring advanced manufacturing and workforce training to every part of Tennessee, and to make housing, health care, groceries and education more affordable.
IndependentYoshi Matthews
Proposes a universal basic income for eligible Americans, and supports lowering the cost of living and supporting working families and small businesses.
IndependentDavid Sutman Jr.
Supports measures to reduce everyday costs such as groceries, housing and fuel, and supports small businesses.
IndependentBarcy Whitson
Supports lowering costs, creating high-paying jobs and supporting local small businesses and entrepreneurs, along with green energy.
RepublicanBill Hagerty
Says he is working to stop illegal immigration and help build the border wall, and that he has fought to secure the southern border.
DemocraticMarquita Bradshaw
No published position found.
IndependentTharon Chandler
No published position found.
IndependentAndrew Gerena
No published position found.
IndependentJeremy Hearn
No published position found.
IndependentRobert Jones
Supports lawful immigration; says people who break the law should be punished with due process, and that states should have the resources to govern their own residents.
IndependentJames Macon III
No published position found.
IndependentYoshi Matthews
Supports securing the border, enforcing immigration laws and a functional legal immigration system.
IndependentDavid Sutman Jr.
No published position found.
IndependentBarcy Whitson
Supports protecting migrant farmworkers from deportation and building networks to help refugees and immigrants resettle in Tennessee.
RepublicanBill Hagerty
Says he is working to hold China accountable, and names threats from the Chinese Communist Party among the challenges facing the country.
DemocraticMarquita Bradshaw
No published position found.
IndependentTharon Chandler
No published position found.
IndependentAndrew Gerena
Would cut off military aid to countries suspected of war crimes and separate U.S. military and intelligence agencies from the Israeli government; calls for investigating AIPAC for espionage and treason.
IndependentJeremy Hearn
Says he would offer economic alternatives to war and supports peace negotiations.
IndependentRobert Jones
Supports strengthening ties with allies and world organizations and promoting fair trade, and says violence should be a last resort.
IndependentJames Macon III
No published position found.
IndependentYoshi Matthews
No published position found.
IndependentDavid Sutman Jr.
No published position found.
IndependentBarcy Whitson
No published position found.
RepublicanBill Hagerty
Says he stands for law enforcement officers and lists the rule of law among his priorities.
DemocraticMarquita Bradshaw
No published position found.
IndependentTharon Chandler
No published position found.
IndependentAndrew Gerena
Supports making the death penalty available, by jury decision only, for convicted child sex offenders and traffickers, and prioritizing the fight against human, drug and weapons trafficking.
IndependentJeremy Hearn
No published position found.
IndependentRobert Jones
No published position found.
IndependentJames Macon III
Says he supports law enforcement while demanding accountability.
IndependentYoshi Matthews
No published position found.
IndependentDavid Sutman Jr.
No published position found.
IndependentBarcy Whitson
Supports consistent training and continuing education requirements for police, including trauma-informed training for mental health situations.
RepublicanBill Hagerty
No published position found.
DemocraticMarquita Bradshaw
Supports well-funded public schools and competitive teacher pay, and more investment in classrooms, educators and student support services.
“Every student deserves a well-funded public school”
IndependentTharon Chandler
No published position found.
IndependentAndrew Gerena
No published position found.
IndependentJeremy Hearn
No published position found.
IndependentRobert Jones
No published position found.
IndependentJames Macon III
Supports investing in education from early childhood through career training.
IndependentYoshi Matthews
Supports strengthening education and expanding workforce opportunities so students are prepared for careers.
IndependentDavid Sutman Jr.
No published position found.
IndependentBarcy Whitson
Supports more funding for public schools, expanded vocational training, private and home schooling initiatives, and ways to pay off student debt.
RepublicanBill Hagerty
No published position found.
DemocraticMarquita Bradshaw
Says health care is a right regardless of income or preexisting conditions; supports lowering prescription drug costs, protecting rural hospitals, expanding mental health services and supporting maternal care.
“Healthcare should serve people, not profits.”
IndependentTharon Chandler
No published position found.
IndependentAndrew Gerena
No published position found.
IndependentJeremy Hearn
No published position found.
IndependentRobert Jones
Says the health care system needs to be rethought, citing price gaps between cash-paying and insured patients, and calls for working with health professionals on solutions.
IndependentJames Macon III
Would work to expand access to doctors and strengthen mental health services.
IndependentYoshi Matthews
No published position found.
IndependentDavid Sutman Jr.
No published position found.
IndependentBarcy Whitson
Supports reducing prescription drug costs, protecting rural hospitals, using the Affordable Care Act to help people without group coverage, and protecting programs for veterans and seniors.
RepublicanBill Hagerty
No published position found.
DemocraticMarquita Bradshaw
Supports investment in broadband infrastructure and affordability so every Tennessean, especially in rural and underserved areas, has high-speed internet.
IndependentTharon Chandler
No published position found.
IndependentAndrew Gerena
Supports building high-speed passenger rail across the nation and modern terminals where truckers can rest, transfer and repair.
IndependentJeremy Hearn
No published position found.
IndependentRobert Jones
No published position found.
IndependentJames Macon III
Supports infrastructure investment, modern infrastructure and high-speed internet access.
IndependentYoshi Matthews
No published position found.
IndependentDavid Sutman Jr.
No published position found.
IndependentBarcy Whitson
Supports mass transit connecting Tennessee's cities and reviving a bullet train initiative between Chattanooga and Atlanta.
RepublicanBill Hagerty
No published position found.
DemocraticMarquita Bradshaw
No published position found.
IndependentTharon Chandler
No published position found.
IndependentAndrew Gerena
Supports redirecting federal money from the war budget toward education, infrastructure, research and job training programs, and says he rejects any tax increase.
IndependentJeremy Hearn
Proposes activating the U.S. Fort Knox treasury to provide $3.3 trillion for 365-day legislation and to resolve the $33 trillion national debt.
IndependentRobert Jones
No published position found.
IndependentJames Macon III
Supports transparent government and responsible spending, and says people deserve to know their tax dollars are spent wisely.
IndependentYoshi Matthews
No published position found.
IndependentDavid Sutman Jr.
Supports cutting wasteful spending and increasing transparency in federal spending.
IndependentBarcy Whitson
No published position found.
RepublicanBill Hagerty
No published position found.
DemocraticMarquita Bradshaw
Would support policies that expand affordable housing, increase assistance for renters and first-time homebuyers, address homelessness and protect families from unfair housing practices.
IndependentTharon Chandler
No published position found.
IndependentAndrew Gerena
No published position found.
IndependentJeremy Hearn
No published position found.
IndependentRobert Jones
Supports using technology, recycled materials, investment and prefabricated designs to make housing more affordable.
IndependentJames Macon III
No published position found.
IndependentYoshi Matthews
No published position found.
IndependentDavid Sutman Jr.
No published position found.
IndependentBarcy Whitson
Supports affordable housing and partnering with churches and businesses to build tiny-house communities for unhoused Tennesseans.
RepublicanBill Hagerty
Says Tennessee needs a senator who fights for lower taxes, and that he is running to carry out President Trump's America First agenda.
DemocraticMarquita Bradshaw
No published position found.
IndependentTharon Chandler
No published position found.
IndependentAndrew Gerena
No published position found.
IndependentJeremy Hearn
No published position found.
IndependentRobert Jones
No published position found.
IndependentJames Macon III
No published position found.
IndependentYoshi Matthews
Supports protecting Tennessee seniors from losing their homes to property taxes.
IndependentDavid Sutman Jr.
No published position found.
IndependentBarcy Whitson
No published position found.
RepublicanBill Hagerty
Lists energy independence among the priorities he says he is running to deliver.
DemocraticMarquita Bradshaw
No published position found.
IndependentTharon Chandler
No published position found.
IndependentAndrew Gerena
Supports building modern nuclear and renewable energy power plants.
IndependentJeremy Hearn
No published position found.
IndependentRobert Jones
No published position found.
IndependentJames Macon III
No published position found.
IndependentYoshi Matthews
No published position found.
IndependentDavid Sutman Jr.
No published position found.
IndependentBarcy Whitson
No published position found.
RepublicanBill Hagerty
Says he is working to defend Second Amendment rights.
DemocraticMarquita Bradshaw
No published position found.
IndependentTharon Chandler
No published position found.
IndependentAndrew Gerena
No published position found.
IndependentJeremy Hearn
No published position found.
IndependentRobert Jones
Says the Second Amendment secures the right to bear arms and law-abiding shooters should not be punished, but says he would accept some controls and procedures to prevent tragedies.
IndependentJames Macon III
No published position found.
IndependentYoshi Matthews
No published position found.
IndependentDavid Sutman Jr.
No published position found.
IndependentBarcy Whitson
No published position found.
RepublicanBill Hagerty
Says he is working to defend First Amendment rights from big tech companies.
DemocraticMarquita Bradshaw
No published position found.
IndependentTharon Chandler
No published position found.
IndependentAndrew Gerena
Supports ending public-facing mass surveillance systems, repealing the Patriot Act, environmental and data privacy rules for AI data centers, and making it a felony to use AI to produce news content about real people and events.
IndependentJeremy Hearn
No published position found.
IndependentRobert Jones
No published position found.
IndependentJames Macon III
No published position found.
IndependentYoshi Matthews
No published position found.
IndependentDavid Sutman Jr.
No published position found.
IndependentBarcy Whitson
No published position found.
DemocraticMarquita Bradshaw
No published position found.
IndependentTharon Chandler
No published position found.
IndependentAndrew Gerena
No published position found.
IndependentJeremy Hearn
No published position found.
IndependentRobert Jones
Opposes a blanket abortion ban, and says medical professionals must be able to act in their patients' interest without fear of repercussions.
IndependentJames Macon III
No published position found.
IndependentYoshi Matthews
No published position found.
IndependentDavid Sutman Jr.
No published position found.
IndependentBarcy Whitson
No published position found.
RepublicanBill Hagerty
No published position found.
DemocraticMarquita Bradshaw
Supports fair voting laws, transparent elections and independent redistricting, and says every eligible Tennessean should have equal access to the ballot.
IndependentTharon Chandler
No published position found.
IndependentAndrew Gerena
No published position found.
IndependentJeremy Hearn
No published position found.
IndependentRobert Jones
No published position found.
IndependentJames Macon III
No published position found.
IndependentYoshi Matthews
No published position found.
IndependentDavid Sutman Jr.
No published position found.
IndependentBarcy Whitson
Says Tennessee's election system works and should be kept, and supports fair voting so every region of the state is represented by its constituents.
RepublicanBill Hagerty
No published position found.
DemocraticMarquita Bradshaw
Supports advancing clean energy, reducing pollution and creating sustainable jobs, and says communities should be protected from climate threats.
IndependentTharon Chandler
No published position found.
IndependentAndrew Gerena
No published position found.
IndependentJeremy Hearn
No published position found.
IndependentRobert Jones
Supports renewable energy, conservation and responsible resource management.
IndependentJames Macon III
No published position found.
IndependentYoshi Matthews
No published position found.
IndependentDavid Sutman Jr.
No published position found.
IndependentBarcy Whitson
No published position found.
RepublicanBill Hagerty
No published position found.
DemocraticMarquita Bradshaw
No published position found.
IndependentTharon Chandler
No published position found.
IndependentAndrew Gerena
No published position found.
IndependentJeremy Hearn
No published position found.
IndependentRobert Jones
Would seek an Accountability Act creating a secure app or website for public servants to poll their constituents on key issues; says he does not accept campaign donations.
IndependentJames Macon III
No published position found.
IndependentYoshi Matthews
No published position found.
IndependentDavid Sutman Jr.
Supports term limits and holding elected officials to performance standards.
IndependentBarcy Whitson
No published position found.
RepublicanBill Hagerty
No published position found.
DemocraticMarquita Bradshaw
No published position found.
IndependentTharon Chandler
No published position found.
IndependentAndrew Gerena
Supports modernizing the Department of Veterans Affairs and letting veterans choose their health care providers.
IndependentJeremy Hearn
No published position found.
IndependentRobert Jones
No published position found.
IndependentJames Macon III
No published position found.
IndependentYoshi Matthews
No published position found.
IndependentDavid Sutman Jr.
No published position found.
IndependentBarcy Whitson
No published position found.
RepublicanBill Hagerty
No published position found.
DemocraticMarquita Bradshaw
No published position found.
IndependentTharon Chandler
No published position found.
IndependentAndrew Gerena
No published position found.
IndependentJeremy Hearn
Proposes drafting an Equal Earnings Act, and says every worker should receive at least the local average salary.
IndependentRobert Jones
No published position found.
IndependentJames Macon III
No published position found.
IndependentYoshi Matthews
No published position found.
IndependentDavid Sutman Jr.
No published position found.
IndependentBarcy Whitson
No published position found.
RepublicanBill Hagerty
No published position found.
DemocraticMarquita Bradshaw
No published position found.
IndependentTharon Chandler
No published position found.
IndependentAndrew Gerena
No published position found.
IndependentJeremy Hearn
No published position found.
IndependentRobert Jones
No published position found.
IndependentJames Macon III
No published position found.
IndependentYoshi Matthews
Proposes a reparations plan she describes as a narrowly defined, Tennessee-based solution to a specific historic injustice.
IndependentDavid Sutman Jr.
No published position found.
IndependentBarcy Whitson
No published position found.
Tharon Chandler hasn’t published positions we could find.