Federal

U.S. Representative, 1st Congressional District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 7
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A member of the U.S. House of Representatives votes on federal laws, taxes and spending on behalf of the district.

The district's lines were redrawn in May 2026: check your district by address.

Candidates Compare by issue

Kristi Burke

Democratic

Muralist and content creator · Chuckey

The gist

Supports a single-payer Medicare for All system.
Supports keeping public dollars in public schools.
Supports shifting the tax burden onto corporations and the wealthy.
Opposes cuts to Social Security benefits.
Opposes mass deportations and family separation.
Supports protecting access to abortion and birth control.
Opposes privatizing or exploiting public lands.

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Supports a single-payer Medicare for All system.
Non-Negotiables — Kristi for Congress
Campaign website · Kristi for Congress · votekristiburke.com
“I support a universal, single-payer system. Medicare for All would ensure every person is covered, regardless of income, job, or circumstance.”
Supports keeping public dollars in public schools.
Non-Negotiables — Kristi for Congress
Campaign website · Kristi for Congress · votekristiburke.com
“Public dollars must go to public schools, and education must be accessible from early childhood through higher education.”
Supports shifting the tax burden onto corporations and the wealthy.
Non-Negotiables — Kristi for Congress
Campaign website · Kristi for Congress · votekristiburke.com
“The tax burden must shift off working people and onto corporations and the ultra-wealthy.”
Opposes cuts to Social Security benefits.
Non-Negotiables — Kristi for Congress
Campaign website · Kristi for Congress · votekristiburke.com
“It must be protected from cuts and strengthened for future generations.”
Opposes mass deportations and family separation.
Non-Negotiables — Kristi for Congress
Campaign website · Kristi for Congress · votekristiburke.com
“No mass deportations, no family separation, and no inhumane treatment.”
Supports protecting access to abortion and birth control.
Non-Negotiables — Kristi for Congress
Campaign website · Kristi for Congress · votekristiburke.com
“Access to abortion, birth control, and reproductive healthcare must be protected.”
Opposes privatizing or exploiting public lands.
Non-Negotiables — Kristi for Congress
Campaign website · Kristi for Congress · votekristiburke.com
“we must resist any efforts to privatize or exploit our public lands for short-term profit.”

Joshua Ray Ashburn

Independent

Bristol

The gist

No documented position found.

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Richard G. Baker

Independent

Johnson City

The gist

No documented position found.

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Chris Campbell

Independent

Mechanical engineer · Bristol

The gist

Supports congressional term limits and an age cap of 75.
Proposes ending presidential executive orders.
Proposes tying corporate tax rates to executive pay gaps.
Proposes ending tariffs and restoring Social Security's solvency.
Supports affordable insurance premiums for every American.
Pledges to run without soliciting campaign donations.
Supports conservation and sustainable agriculture legislation.

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Supports congressional term limits and an age cap of 75.
The Plan — Campbell for Congress
Campaign website · Campbell for Congress 2026 · campbellforcongress2026.com
“It is time for term limits to be enacted and to set maximum age limits on national offices.”
Proposes ending presidential executive orders.
The Plan — Campbell for Congress
Campaign website · Campbell for Congress 2026 · campbellforcongress2026.com
“It is time for executive orders to end.”
Proposes tying corporate tax rates to executive pay gaps.
Campbell for Congress: East Tennessee's Independent Choice
Campaign website · Campbell for Congress 2026 · campbellforcongress2026.com
“Realign corporate tax rates with workforce compensation disparities. High pay differential = high tax rate.”
Proposes ending tariffs and restoring Social Security's solvency.
Campbell for Congress: East Tennessee's Independent Choice
Campaign website · Campbell for Congress 2026 · campbellforcongress2026.com
“End the unconstitutional taxing of Americans through tariffs, restore solvency for Social Security”
Supports affordable insurance premiums for every American.
The Plan — Campbell for Congress
Campaign website · Campbell for Congress 2026 · campbellforcongress2026.com
“Every American should have access to insurance with affordable monthly premiums.”
Pledges to run without soliciting campaign donations.
The Plan — Campbell for Congress
Campaign website · Campbell for Congress 2026 · campbellforcongress2026.com
“There is no donate button. It is time to take money out of politics.”
Supports conservation and sustainable agriculture legislation.
Who Am I — Campbell for Congress
Campaign website · Campbell for Congress 2026 · campbellforcongress2026.com
“Legislation should prioritize conservation of remaining resources, research into the next generation resources, sustainable agriculture and manufacturing practices.”

Billy Cody

Independent

Kingsport

The gist

No documented position found.

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Tyler Brice Mitchell McClain

Independent

Kingsport

The gist

No documented position found.

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Diana Harshbarger

RepublicanIncumbent

U.S. Representative; pharmacist · Kingsport

The gist

Sponsored a bill to study Chinese threats to U.S. automakers.In office
Sponsored a bill cracking down on ticket-buying bots.In office
Sponsored a House-passed bill on AI for the power grid.In office
Introduced a bill protecting access to dietary supplements.In office
Sponsored a bill streamlining nuclear reactor safety reviews.In office
Introduced a bill ending the federal home-distilling ban.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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Sponsored a bill to study Chinese threats to U.S. automakers.
Two Harshbarger Bills Advance Through Energy and Commerce Committee
Public statement · Office of Rep. Diana Harshbarger · Sep 18, 2026 · harshbarger.house.gov
“that's not just an economic threat, it's a national security threat and a risk to the data of every American behind the wheel”
Sponsored a bill cracking down on ticket-buying bots.
Two Harshbarger Bills Advance Through Energy and Commerce Committee
Public statement · Office of Rep. Diana Harshbarger · Sep 18, 2026 · harshbarger.house.gov
“shutting down the ticket bots that have turned buying a ticket to your favorite show into an uphill battle”
Sponsored a House-passed bill on AI for the power grid.
Harshbarger's Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act Passes U.S. House
Public statement · Office of Rep. Diana Harshbarger · Sep 15, 2026 · harshbarger.house.gov
“legislation to direct the U.S. Secretary of Energy to assess how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and High-Performance Computing (HPC) technologies can strengthen the capacity”
Introduced a bill protecting access to dietary supplements.
Harshbarger Introduces Legislation to Fix Outdated FDA Drug Preclusion Rules, Protect Access to Dietary Supplements
Public statement · Office of Rep. Diana Harshbarger · Sep 10, 2026 · harshbarger.house.gov
“legislation that modernizes the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) drug preclusion provision to establish regulatory certainty”
Sponsored a bill streamlining nuclear reactor safety reviews.
Harshbarger's Nuclear Advisory Committee Reform Act Advances Through Energy and Commerce Committee
Public statement · Office of Rep. Diana Harshbarger · Sep 3, 2026 · harshbarger.house.gov
“China is racing to build reactors while we bury our own designs in paperwork, and that ends with this bill.”
Introduced a bill ending the federal home-distilling ban.
Harshbarger Introduces Legislation to End Federal Ban on Home Distillation
Public statement · Office of Rep. Diana Harshbarger · Aug 27, 2026 · harshbarger.house.gov
“legislation that would end the federal prohibition on home distillation”

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