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U.S. Representative, 8th Congressional District
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Henry J. Ward, III

Candidate for U.S. Representative, 8th Congressional District

Independent

Background

Occupation
Home inspection business owner
Lives in
Millington

Owner of Ward's Home Inspectors since 1993, with a bachelor's degree from the University of Memphis.

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Photo: Campaign photo — VOTE411 (League of Women Voters)

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

Public safety

  • Supports reducing overseas military bases and foreign entanglements.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: United States House of Representatives District 8

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “We must reduce the number of overseas military bases and installations and begin to divorce our nation from foreign entanglements.”
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Education

Environment & parks

  • Supports federal encouragement of underground data centers.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: United States House of Representatives District 8

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “The Federal government should encourage the construction of underground data centers for greater security and fewer environmental problems.”
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Health & human services

Government & transparency

  • Opposes license plate readers and mass surveillance systems.

    Posted about Flock license plate reader cameras.

    Henry Ward for Congress (campaign Facebook page)

    Candidate social media · Henry Ward for Congress · facebook.com

    “government treats the entire population as a potential threat and demands that individual liberty and privacy yield to the promise of collective safety”
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  • Pledges to refuse money from lobbyists, AIPAC and corporations.

    Henry Ward for Congress (campaign Facebook page)

    Candidate social media · Henry Ward for Congress · facebook.com

    “I pledge to never take money from AIPAC, NORPAC, lobbyists or multinational corporations.”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Henry J. Ward, III on them.

  • HousingNo documented position found.
  • Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
  • Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
  • Courts & justiceNo documented position found.

All sources (26)

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