Federal

U.S. Representative, 4th Congressional District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 4
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

Victoria Broderick

Democratic

Tech industry worker · Fayetteville

The gist

Supports a Medicare-like program to close the coverage gap.
Supports the bipartisan Save Struggling Hospitals Act.
Supports voluntary pre-K for every 3- and 4-year-old.
Supports tighter background checks and state red flag programs.
Supports descheduling marijuana and ending federal possession penalties.
Supports local authority to reject hyperscale data centers.
Supports codifying abortion access into federal law.

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Supports a Medicare-like program to close the coverage gap.
Issues: a plan for Tennessee's Fourth District — Victoria Broderick for Tennessee
Campaign website · Victoria4Tennessee · victoria4tennessee.org
“supporting a Medicare-like program for Tennesseans who don't qualify for ACA subsidies but are denied Medicaid”
Supports the bipartisan Save Struggling Hospitals Act.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: United States House of Representatives District 4
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I'll support the bipartisan Save Struggling Hospitals Act, which corrects a Medicare funding formula that currently shortchanges hospitals in lower-wage areas”
Supports voluntary pre-K for every 3- and 4-year-old.
Issues: a plan for Tennessee's Fourth District — Victoria Broderick for Tennessee
Campaign website · Victoria4Tennessee · victoria4tennessee.org
“I will fight for a federal-state partnership that makes voluntary pre-K available to every 3 and 4-year-old, regardless of family income.”
Supports tighter background checks and state red flag programs.
Issues: a plan for Tennessee's Fourth District — Victoria Broderick for Tennessee
Campaign website · Victoria4Tennessee · victoria4tennessee.org
“I'll back federal background check laws that actually close existing loopholes, and I'll support funding for state red flag programs”
Supports descheduling marijuana and ending federal possession penalties.
Issues: a plan for Tennessee's Fourth District — Victoria Broderick for Tennessee
Campaign website · Victoria4Tennessee · victoria4tennessee.org
“I will fight to deschedule marijuana at the federal level and end federal penalties for simple possession.”
Supports local authority to reject hyperscale data centers.
Issues: a plan for Tennessee's Fourth District — Victoria Broderick for Tennessee
Campaign website · Victoria4Tennessee · victoria4tennessee.org
“I'll defend the authority of cities and states to set their own rules on data center development, including the ability to say no.”
Supports codifying abortion access into federal law.
Issues: a plan for Tennessee's Fourth District — Victoria Broderick for Tennessee
Campaign website · Victoria4Tennessee · victoria4tennessee.org
“I will work to codify abortion access into federal law, protect access to IVF and contraception”

Jacob Kristopher Anders

Independent

Historian and author · Tullahoma

The gist

Proposes eliminating income tax for earners under $500,000.
Supports a single-payer health care system.
Proposes a $1,000-a-month universal basic income.
Supports banning stock trading by members of Congress.
Supports limiting House members to three terms.
Supports a $15 minimum wage and the PRO Act.
Proposes replacing ICE with a new immigration agency.

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Proposes eliminating income tax for earners under $500,000.
Jacob Anders | 2026 Congressional Candidate
Campaign website · Jacob Anders for Congress 2026 · jacobanders.org
“this plan eliminates income taxes entirely for anyone earning under $500,000”
Supports a single-payer health care system.
Jacob Anders | 2026 Congressional Candidate
Campaign website · Jacob Anders for Congress 2026 · jacobanders.org
“By transitioning to a streamlined, single-payer framework, we eliminate the middlemen who profit from complexity.”
Proposes a $1,000-a-month universal basic income.
Jacob Anders | 2026 Congressional Candidate
Campaign website · Jacob Anders for Congress 2026 · jacobanders.org
“My Universal Basic Income (UBI) plan provides a guaranteed $1,000 every month to every American adult”
Supports banning stock trading by members of Congress.
Jacob Anders | 2026 Congressional Candidate
Campaign website · Jacob Anders for Congress 2026 · jacobanders.org
“I support a full ban on members of Congress, their spouses, and children buying or selling individual stocks.”
Supports limiting House members to three terms.
Jacob Anders | 2026 Congressional Candidate
Campaign website · Jacob Anders for Congress 2026 · jacobanders.org
“limit politicians to 3 terms in the House of Representatives (6 years total) and 2 terms in the U.S. Senate”
Supports a $15 minimum wage and the PRO Act.
Jacob Anders | 2026 Congressional Candidate
Campaign website · Jacob Anders for Congress 2026 · jacobanders.org
“we must increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour, and pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act”
Proposes replacing ICE with a new immigration agency.
Jacob Anders | 2026 Congressional Candidate
Campaign website · Jacob Anders for Congress 2026 · jacobanders.org
“This is why we must replace ICE with a modernized agency focused on legitimate public safety, legal entry”

Clay Faircloth

Independent

Pastor; career coach · Nashville

The gist

Supports a government that spends wisely and stays limited.

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Supports a government that spends wisely and stays limited.
Issues | Faircloth For Congress (2024 campaign site, archived)
Campaign website · Clay Faircloth For Congress · Nov 5, 2024 · web.archive.org
“I want a government that spends wisely and focuses on providing safety, supporting our ambitions, and fulfilling the promises of America”

Scott DesJarlais

RepublicanIncumbent

U.S. Representative; physician · Sherwood

The gist

Opposed the planned closure of the McMinnville VA clinic.In office
Wrote to USDA urging strict SNAP reporting on immigrants.In office
Supported the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's permanent tax cuts.In office
Reintroduced a bill letting the horse industry shape soring rules.In office
Supported moving U.S. Space Command to Huntsville, Alabama.In office
Sponsored a law letting troops carry firearms at recruiting stations.In office

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

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Opposed the planned closure of the McMinnville VA clinic.
DesJarlais Announces McMinnville VA Will Remain Open
Public statement · Office of Rep. Scott DesJarlais · May 14, 2026 · desjarlais.house.gov
“Through a formal letter and series of phone calls Congressman DesJarlais expressed his concern about the closure.”
Wrote to USDA urging strict SNAP reporting on immigrants.
DesJarlais Expresses Concern to USDA & DHS Over Illegal Migrant SNAP Benefit Use
Public statement · Office of Rep. Scott DesJarlais · Oct 30, 2025 · desjarlais.house.gov
“I strongly believe that without strict reporting requirements from states that manage their individual SNAP programs, corruption will occur”
Supported the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's permanent tax cuts.
DesJarlais Celebrates House Passage of One Big Beautiful Bill
Public statement · Office of Rep. Scott DesJarlais · May 22, 2025 · desjarlais.house.gov
“Gives the largest PERMANENT tax cut in history to the middle class, unleashes American energy production, secures our southern border and strengthens our military.”
Reintroduced a bill letting the horse industry shape soring rules.
DesJarlais Reintroduces Protecting Horses from Soring Act
Public statement · Office of Rep. Scott DesJarlais · Mar 24, 2025 · desjarlais.house.gov
“requires USDA to work with the Horse Industry Organization to establish industry-specific regulations and properly trained inspectors.”
Supported moving U.S. Space Command to Huntsville, Alabama.
DesJarlais Praises Trump’s Decision to Move Space Command to Huntsville, Alabama
Public statement · Office of Rep. Scott DesJarlais · Sep 2, 2025 · desjarlais.house.gov
“Studies found Huntsville, Alabama to be the best suited place for Space Force to set up its headquarters.”
Sponsored a law letting troops carry firearms at recruiting stations.
Biography — Congressman Scott DesJarlais
Government record · U.S. House of Representatives · desjarlais.house.gov
“legislation allowing members of the military to carry firearms at recruiting stations”

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