Wendell "Wells" Blankenship
Candidate for U.S. Representative, 8th Congressional District
Background
- Occupation
- Small-business owner; advertising
- Lives in
- Memphis
- Campaign website
- theconfidenceamendment.com
A self-taught small-business owner who reports 50 years of work in broadcast and grocery-chain advertising.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Proposes cutting federal spending by 50 percent.
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: United States House of Representatives District 8Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Cut Federal Spending by 50%”
Proposes using 20% of the federal budget for debt.
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: United States House of Representatives District 8Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Use 20% of The federal annual Budget to pay down debt.”
Education
Supports closing the U.S. Department of Education.
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: United States House of Representatives District 8Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Close The Department of Education.”
Roads & infrastructure
Supports small modular and molten salt nuclear reactors.
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: United States House of Representatives District 8Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Support the development and implementation of Small Modular Reactors and Molten Salt Reactors”
Government & transparency
Proposes a constitutional amendment limiting House members to three terms.
His proposed Confidence Amendment would also limit senators to one six-year term.
ReportA Confidence Amendment for The Constitution of The United States of AmericaCampaign website · The Big Americans (TheConfidenceAmendment.com) · thebigamericans.com
“Congressmen shall have limits of serving three – two year terms in The House of Representatives”
Proposes barring candidates and officials from holding campaign funds.
ReportA Confidence Amendment for The Constitution of The United States of AmericaCampaign website · The Big Americans (TheConfidenceAmendment.com) · thebigamericans.com
“Candidates and Elected Officials cannot receive any currency or convertible asset, have a campaign fund nor control currency or campaign asset disbursement”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Wendell "Wells" Blankenship on them.
- Public safetyNo documented position found.
- HousingNo documented position found.
- Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
- Environment & parksNo documented position found.
- Health & human servicesNo documented position found.
- Courts & justiceNo documented position found.
All sources (26)
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists (Carroll County offices and districts)
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- Sample Ballot for Carroll County, State and Federal General Election, November 3, 2026
Election filing · Carroll County Election Commission · carrollcountytnelections.com
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists (Chester County offices and districts)
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- Sample Ballot, Chester County, State and Federal General Election, November 3, 2026 (no municipal or county races on the ballot)
Election filing · Chester County Election Commission · votechestercountytn.gov
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists (Crockett County offices and districts)
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- Sample Ballot: State of Tennessee, Crockett County, State and Federal General Election, November 3, 2026 (no municipal or county races on the ballot)
Election filing · Crockett County Election Commission · irp.cdn-website.com
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists (Decatur County offices and districts)
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- Sample Ballot: State of Tennessee, Decatur County, State and Federal and County General Election, November 3, 2026 (posted on the Secretary of State's county election commission page)
Election filing · Decatur County Election Commission · tnsos.org
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists (Fayette County offices and districts)
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- General Sample Ballots, November 3, 2026 (sample ballots for each precinct and town ballot style)
Election filing · Fayette County Election Commission · fayettetn.us
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists (Gibson County offices and districts)
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- Official Ballot: State and Federal General Election and Municipal Elections, Gibson County, November 3, 2026 (newspaper sample ballot)
Election filing · Gibson County Election Commission · irp.cdn-website.com
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists (Haywood County offices and districts)
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- Official Ballot for Haywood County, State and Federal General Election, November 3, 2026 (newspaper sample ballot)
Election filing · Haywood County Election Commission · haywoodvotes.com
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists (Henderson County offices and districts)
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- Official Ballot, Henderson County, State and Federal General Election, November 3, 2026 (sample ballot posted on the Secretary of State's county election commission page; no municipal or county races on the ballot)
Election filing · Henderson County Election Commission · tnsos.org
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists (Madison County offices and districts)
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- November 3, 2026 Sample Ballot: State and Federal and County General Election, City of Three Way and City of Medon
Election filing · Madison County Election Commission · madisoncountytn.gov
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists (Perry County offices and districts)
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists (Shelby County offices and districts)
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- Official Sample Ballot: 2026 State and Federal General Election and Municipal Elections, Shelby County, November 3, 2026
Election filing · Shelby County Election Commission · electionsshelbytn.gov
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists (Tipton County offices and districts)
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- Official Ballot, State and Federal General Election, Tipton County, Tennessee, November 3, 2026, with the town ballots (sample ballot)
Election filing · Tipton County Election Commission · tiptonco.com
- A Confidence Amendment for The Constitution of The United States of America
Campaign website · The Big Americans (TheConfidenceAmendment.com) · thebigamericans.com
- VOTE411 Voter Guide: United States House of Representatives District 8
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
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