Federal

U.S. Representative, 3rd 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.

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Anna Golladay

Democratic

Small-business owner; faith leader · Chattanooga

The gist

Supports raising the federal minimum wage.
Supports capping insulin costs at $25.
Supports lifting the payroll tax cap for Social Security.
Supports making data centers pay their full power costs.
Supports a federal ban on partisan gerrymandering.
Supports phasing out and abolishing ICE.
Opposes federal expansion of school voucher programs.

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Supports raising the federal minimum wage.
Platforms — Golladay for Congress
Campaign website · Golladay for Congress · annagolladay.com
“Raise the federal minimum wage - 36% of Tennessee workers earn less than $15/hour”
Supports capping insulin costs at $25.
Platforms — Golladay for Congress
Campaign website · Golladay for Congress · annagolladay.com
“For uninsured/underinsured families, a hard cap at $25 would save $3,000-8,000+ a year”
Supports lifting the payroll tax cap for Social Security.
Platforms — Golladay for Congress
Campaign website · Golladay for Congress · annagolladay.com
“By removing the Payroll Tax Cap, we ask high earners pay into Social Security on all of their income”
Supports making data centers pay their full power costs.
Platforms — Golladay for Congress
Campaign website · Golladay for Congress · annagolladay.com
“making them pay true cost of service keeps rate hikes off the backs of working families”
Supports a federal ban on partisan gerrymandering.
Platforms — Golladay for Congress
Campaign website · Golladay for Congress · annagolladay.com
“A federal ban on gerrymandering means TN families' votes count based on where they live”
Supports phasing out and abolishing ICE.
Platforms — Golladay for Congress
Campaign website · Golladay for Congress · annagolladay.com
“Begin sweeping divestment of ICE with ultimate abolishment.”
Opposes federal expansion of school voucher programs.
Platforms — Golladay for Congress
Campaign website · Golladay for Congress · annagolladay.com
“Oppose Federal Expansion of School Voucher Programs”

Dean Arnold

Independent

Author and filmmaker · East Ridge

The gist

No documented position found.

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Jean Howard-Hill

Independent

Chattanooga

The gist

Opposes special privileges for members of Congress.

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Opposes special privileges for members of Congress.
Lady J Jean Howard-Hill for Congress (campaign Facebook page)
Candidate social media · Jean Howard-Hill for Congress · facebook.com
“MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SHOULD BE TREATED THE SAME, AS EVERYONE ELSE. NO SPECIAL TREATMENT SHOULD BE AFFORDED TO THEM”

Rodney Joe King

Independent

Retired Navy officer; former teacher · Powell

The gist

Supports universal health care.
Supports fully funding Social Security by taxing the wealthy.
Supports the strongest ban on congressional stock trading.
Opposes going to war without congressional approval.
Proposes getting the federal government out of student loans.
Supports the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
Supports the “Right to Life” position on abortion.

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Supports universal health care.
Rodney Joe King for Congress
Campaign website · Rodney Joe King for U.S. Congress Committee · rodneykingforcongress.com
“The richest, most blessed country in history can afford to supply the people with health care.”
Supports fully funding Social Security by taxing the wealthy.
Rodney Joe King for Congress
Campaign website · Rodney Joe King for U.S. Congress Committee · rodneykingforcongress.com
“We must absolutely fund Social Security and those that have received all of the breaks must help paying for it.”
Supports the strongest ban on congressional stock trading.
Rodney Joe King for Congress
Campaign website · Rodney Joe King for U.S. Congress Committee · rodneykingforcongress.com
“I will support the strongest bans possible on members of Congress trading stock and securities”
Opposes going to war without congressional approval.
Rodney Joe King for Congress
Campaign website · Rodney Joe King for U.S. Congress Committee · rodneykingforcongress.com
“No wars without congress giving approval”
Proposes getting the federal government out of student loans.
Rodney Joe King for Congress
Campaign website · Rodney Joe King for U.S. Congress Committee · rodneykingforcongress.com
“Getting federal government out of student loan business”
Supports the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
Rodney Joe King for Congress
Campaign website · Rodney Joe King for U.S. Congress Committee · rodneykingforcongress.com
“I support the second amendment.”
Supports the “Right to Life” position on abortion.
Rodney Joe King for Congress
Campaign website · Rodney Joe King for U.S. Congress Committee · rodneykingforcongress.com
“I believe in the “Right to Life””

Donnie Lynn Ownby

Independent

Philadelphia

The gist

No documented position found.

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Edward John Roland

Independent

Chattanooga

The gist

No documented position found.

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Chuck Fleischmann

RepublicanIncumbent

U.S. Representative; attorney · Ooltewah

The gist

Wrote an energy spending bill backing quadrupled nuclear capacity.In office
Wrote a bill barring oil reserve sales to China.In office
Supports modernizing the nation's nuclear deterrent.In office
Sponsored a House-passed Benton MacKaye Trail study bill.In office
Secured $3 million for UTC's translational research program.In office
Supported the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's tax cuts.In office

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

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Wrote an energy spending bill backing quadrupled nuclear capacity.
Rep. Fleischmann, Chairman of the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, Releases FY27 Legislation
Public statement · Office of Rep. Chuck Fleischmann · May 15, 2026 · fleischmann.house.gov
“Advancing the Trump Administration’s goal to quadruple nuclear energy capacity by 2050”
Wrote a bill barring oil reserve sales to China.
Rep. Fleischmann, Chairman of the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, Releases FY27 Legislation
Public statement · Office of Rep. Chuck Fleischmann · May 15, 2026 · fleischmann.house.gov
“Prohibiting the sale of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the Chinese Communist Party.”
Supports modernizing the nation's nuclear deterrent.
Fleischmann, Hegseth Highlight Need for Nuclear Deterrent in Defense Appropriations Hearing
Public statement · Office of Rep. Chuck Fleischmann · May 12, 2026 · fleischmann.house.gov
“I'm deeply involved in the recapitalization and modernization of our nation's nuclear deterrent”
Sponsored a House-passed Benton MacKaye Trail study bill.
House Passes Congressman Fleischmann’s Benton MacKaye Act
Public statement · Office of Rep. Chuck Fleischmann · Jun 3, 2026 · fleischmann.house.gov
“This piece of legislation authorizes the critical next step in naming the Benton MacKaye Trail a National Scenic Trail.”
Secured $3 million for UTC's translational research program.
Congressman Chuck Fleischmann Secures $3 Million for UTC’s Translational Research Program
Public statement · Office of Rep. Chuck Fleischmann · Aug 31, 2026 · fleischmann.house.gov
“has successfully secured $3 million in federal funding to advance the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) Translational Research Program”
Supported the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's tax cuts.
Representative Chuck Fleischmann Applauds Historic Final Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Public statement · Office of Rep. Chuck Fleischmann · Jul 3, 2025 · fleischmann.house.gov
“The One Big Beautiful Bill Act delivers the largest, permanent tax cut for families and Working-Class and Middle-Class Americans”

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