Tennessee 3rd District

Chuck Fleischmann (R) holds this seat and is running again. 7 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.

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  Chuck Fleischmann

  Republican · holds this seat today

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  Liberty Score A

  On the liberty side in 124 of 129 votes and bills.

  Raised $2,728,034 since January 2025: 62% from people, 23% from the party, 9% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov

  Every vote behind this grade
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  Anna Golladay

  Democrat · Methodist minister and business owner, Democratic nominee

  No grade

  No grade yet

  I have no votes in Congress to count for Golladay, and what Golladay has said and done settles only 3 of my principles. I went through it on October 30. A grade needs 4.

  Raised $164,744 since January 2025: 95% from people, 5% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov

  See each one, with its source

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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.

Anna Golladay, on the record

I have no votes in Congress to count for Golladay, so the grade above comes from this list: what Golladay has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.

• July 2026 · StatementTyranny

  Said she would examine federal spending on the Iran conflict, without saying whether she backs or opposes the action.

  “I would critically analyze the federal dollars being spent in the Iranian conflict.”

  By the test I use for votes

  ?Not clear either way

  Reviewing spending names no policy for or against action on Iran, so it does not settle a side.

  Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press, Democrats face off for chance to unseat FleischmannDiscuss this
• July 2026 · StatementFree markets

  Said she would raise the federal minimum wage and raise taxes on the very wealthy.

  “I will fight to raise the federal minimum wage and tax the super-rich so they are paying their fair share.”

  By the test I use for votes

  FAgainst liberty

  Higher taxes on a named group are against liberty on free markets.

  Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press, Democrats face off for chance to unseat FleischmannDiscuss this
• October 2026 · Her campaign siteFree markets

  Supports an annual wealth tax on billionaires.

  “An annual wealth tax on billionaires' stock gains and closed-loop loans makes the ultra-wealthy pay their share”

  By the test I use for votes

  FAgainst liberty

  A wealth tax is on the against side of the measure.

  Source: Golladay for Congress, PolicyDiscuss this
• October 2026 · Her campaign siteFree markets

  Wants Congress, not one administration, to approve tariffs.

  “Requiring Congress — not one administration — to sign off on tariffs”

  By the test I use for votes

  ?Not clear either way

  She seeks congressional approval of tariffs, not an end to them, so the words do not settle the measure.

  Source: Golladay for Congress, PolicyDiscuss this
• October 2026 · Her campaign siteDefense

  Calls for Congress to stop writing blank checks to the military-industrial complex and put the money to other uses.

  “Congress must stop writing blank checks to the military-industrial complex and start putting that money to work for Tennessee families.”

  By the test I use for votes

  FAgainst liberty

  Redirecting defence money away from the military is on the against side of the measure.

  Source: Golladay for Congress, PolicyDiscuss this
• February 11, 2026 · InterviewBorders

  At an anti-ICE protest she said a local restaurant owner should not have been deported over a motor violation.

  “there's absolutely no reason that she should be deported simply because of a motor violation”

  By the test I use for votes

  FAgainst liberty

  Opposing a deportation is against liberty on borders.

  Source: WTVC NewsChannel 9, How did driving without a license in Georgia lead to an ICE hold for a restaurant owner?Discuss this
• October 2026 · Her campaign siteBorders

  Supports an earned pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

  “Affirm and support an accessible, earned pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million undocumented individuals residing in the U.S.”

  By the test I use for votes

  FAgainst liberty

  A path to citizenship for people here illegally is on the against side of the measure.

  Source: Golladay for Congress, PolicyDiscuss this
• October 2026 · Her campaign siteBorders

  Calls for ICE to be divested and abolished.

  “Begin sweeping divestment of ICE with ultimate abolishment.”

  By the test I use for votes

  FAgainst liberty

  Abolishing ICE is on the against side of the measure.

  Source: Golladay for Congress, PolicyDiscuss this

Also on the ballot

Dean Arnold (Independent), Jean Howard-Hill (Independent), Rodney Joe King (Independent), Donnie Ownby (Independent), Edward Roland (Independent).

Who is on the ballot: the state election offices, as listed on Wikipedia on November 3, 2026, checked against the candidate file of the Federal Election Commission. See a name that is wrong or missing? Say so in the discussion.