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Bill Hagerty

Candidate for U.S. Senator

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Lives in
Nashville
Campaign website
teamhagerty.com

Elected to the U.S. Senate in 2020, he previously served as U.S. ambassador to Japan and, from 2011 to 2014, as Tennessee's commissioner of economic and community development. A businessman, he worked for Boston Consulting Group and as a venture capital and private equity investor.

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Photo: Official portrait — Office of U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty

Documented positions

Public safety

Housing

  • Sponsored a bill rewarding localities that ease homebuilding rules.In office

    Localities certified under the Freedom to Build Act would get priority for existing HUD housing grants; the release says the bill creates no new programs or spending.

    Hagerty Introduces “Freedom to Build Act” to Make Housing Affordable Again

    Government record · Office of U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty · Apr 14, 2026 · Press release, April 14, 2026 · hagerty.senate.gov

    “introduced the Freedom to Build Act to incentivize deregulation, expand housing supply, and make new homes more affordable”
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  • Sponsored a bill barring ineligible non-citizens from federal housing aid.In office

    The End Housing Welfare for Illegal Aliens Act would deny Community Development Block Grants to sanctuary cities and require public housing authorities to verify citizenship.

    Hagerty Introduces Bill to End Housing Welfare for Illegal Aliens

    Government record · Office of U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty · Aug 6, 2026 · Press release, August 6, 2026 · hagerty.senate.gov

    “a bill aimed at barring ineligible non-citizens from abusing federal housing programs at the expense of American taxpayers”
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Economy & jobs

  • Reintroduced a bill expanding deposit insurance for business accounts.In office

    The bipartisan Main Street Depositor Protection Act, led with Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), would have the FDIC set added coverage for accounts such as small-business payroll accounts.

    Hagerty, Alsobrooks, Colleagues Reintroduce Main Street Depositor Protection Act

    Government record · Office of U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty · Mar 25, 2026 · Press release, March 25, 2026 · hagerty.senate.gov

    “legislation that expands deposit insurance coverage for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts”
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  • Introduced a bill penalizing foreign theft of U.S. AI models.In office

    The BLADE Act would authorize export controls and financial sanctions against foreign entities behind "model extraction" attacks.

    Hagerty, Colleagues Introduce the Blocking Large-Scale Adversarial Distillation Efforts (BLADE) Act

    Government record · Office of U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty · Aug 5, 2026 · Press release, August 5, 2026 · hagerty.senate.gov

    “a bipartisan bill to deter malign foreign actors from stealing the proprietary capabilities of America’s frontier AI companies”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Sponsored a bill tying transit funding to crime-prevention standards.In office

    The Safe Transit Act would also require urban transit agencies to spend at least 3 percent of federal formula funds on safety and crime prevention.

    Hagerty Calls for Heightened Safety Standards on Public Transit

    Government record · Office of U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty · Sep 23, 2026 · Press release, September 23, 2026 · hagerty.senate.gov

    “the bill withholds federal funds from transit systems that fail to meet the proposed benchmarks and safety protocols”
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Government & transparency

Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Bill Hagerty on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
  • EducationNo documented position found.
  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.
  • Health & human servicesNo documented position found.
  • Courts & justiceNo documented position found.

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