Federal

U.S. Representative, 8th Congressional District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 8
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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Heidi Kuhn

Democratic

Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk · Cordova

The gist

Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $17 by 2030.
Supports the PRO Act to strengthen collective bargaining.
Supports capping out-of-pocket prescription drug costs.
Supports expanding the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.
Supports a moratorium on new data centers in West Tennessee.
Opposes tariffs on farm equipment and fertilizer.
Supports expanding the Child Tax Credit.

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Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $17 by 2030.
Issues — Heidi Kuhn for Congress
Campaign website · Heidi Kuhn for Congress · kuhnforcongress.com
“which will raise the $7.25 federal minimum wage to $17 by 2030”
Supports the PRO Act to strengthen collective bargaining.
Issues — Heidi Kuhn for Congress
Campaign website · Heidi Kuhn for Congress · kuhnforcongress.com
“Heidi will sign onto the PRO Act (Protect the Right to Organize), which will strengthen collective bargaining and protect unions.”
Supports capping out-of-pocket prescription drug costs.
Issues — Heidi Kuhn for Congress
Campaign website · Heidi Kuhn for Congress · kuhnforcongress.com
“Heidi will create caps on out-of-pocket costs for necessary prescription drugs”
Supports expanding the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.
Issues — Heidi Kuhn for Congress
Campaign website · Heidi Kuhn for Congress · kuhnforcongress.com
“Heidi will expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and stand up to Wall Street Investors that are buying up housing”
Supports a moratorium on new data centers in West Tennessee.
Issues — Heidi Kuhn for Congress
Campaign website · Heidi Kuhn for Congress · kuhnforcongress.com
“Support an immediate moratorium on data centers until West TN gets a real seat at the table”
Opposes tariffs on farm equipment and fertilizer.
Issues — Heidi Kuhn for Congress
Campaign website · Heidi Kuhn for Congress · kuhnforcongress.com
“Heidi will oppose tariffs on equipment and fertilizer that drive up costs for Tennessee farmers”
Supports expanding the Child Tax Credit.
Issues — Heidi Kuhn for Congress
Campaign website · Heidi Kuhn for Congress · kuhnforcongress.com
“Heidi will expand the Child Tax Credit to make it more affordable for parents to raise children.”

Adam D. Austill

Independent

Doctoral candidate; applied behavioral therapist · Covington

The gist

Supports term limits and public financing of elections.
Supports ending for-profit private prisons.
Supports strict limits on data center siting and resource use.
Supports stricter limits on corporate data collection.
Supports universal health care for medical and mental health treatment.
Supports stricter sentences for crimes by people in authority.

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Supports term limits and public financing of elections.
Adam D. Austill for Congress (campaign Facebook page)
Candidate social media · Adam D. Austill for Congress · facebook.com
“Curb congressional corruption: Term limits, Mandatory written justification of votes on public record, End insider trading, and Public money for public elections.”
Supports ending for-profit private prisons.
Adam D. Austill for Congress (campaign Facebook page)
Candidate social media · Adam D. Austill for Congress · facebook.com
“IT IS TIME TO END PRIVATIZED PRISONS FOR PROFIT!!”
Supports strict limits on data center siting and resource use.
Adam D. Austill for Congress (campaign Facebook page)
Candidate social media · Adam D. Austill for Congress · facebook.com
“Strict regulations on data center placement and resource usage, No immanent domain for data centers”
Supports stricter limits on corporate data collection.
Adam D. Austill for Congress (campaign Facebook page)
Candidate social media · Adam D. Austill for Congress · facebook.com
“Stricter regulations on the data that companies are allowed to collect”
Supports universal health care for medical and mental health treatment.
Adam D. Austill for Congress (campaign Facebook page)
Candidate social media · Adam D. Austill for Congress · facebook.com
“Universal healthcare for necessary medical and mental health treatment”
Supports stricter sentences for crimes by people in authority.
Adam D. Austill for Congress (campaign Facebook page)
Candidate social media · Adam D. Austill for Congress · facebook.com
“Stricter sentencing for all crimes committed by persons in positions of authority.”

Wendell "Wells" Blankenship

Independent

Small-business owner; advertising · Memphis

The gist

Proposes a constitutional amendment limiting House members to three terms.
Proposes barring candidates and officials from holding campaign funds.
Proposes cutting federal spending by 50 percent.
Proposes using 20% of the federal budget for debt.
Supports closing the U.S. Department of Education.
Supports small modular and molten salt nuclear reactors.

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Proposes a constitutional amendment limiting House members to three terms.
A Confidence Amendment for The Constitution of The United States of America
Campaign 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.
A Confidence Amendment for The Constitution of The United States of America
Campaign 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”
Proposes cutting federal spending by 50 percent.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: United States House of Representatives District 8
Candidate 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.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: United States House of Representatives District 8
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Use 20% of The federal annual Budget to pay down debt.”
Supports closing the U.S. Department of Education.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: United States House of Representatives District 8
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Close The Department of Education.”
Supports small modular and molten salt nuclear reactors.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: United States House of Representatives District 8
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Support the development and implementation of Small Modular Reactors and Molten Salt Reactors”

Antonio Futch

Independent

Memphis

The gist

No documented position found.

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Pamela Jeanine "P." Moses

Independent

Musician and human rights advocate · Memphis

The gist

Proposes workforce programs for formerly incarcerated people.
Supports universal health care access.
Supports building a high-speed rail line.
Supports stricter regulation of gun manufacturing and sales.
Supports reparations grants for descendants of slavery.
Supports diverting people with addiction or mental illness to treatment.

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Proposes workforce programs for formerly incarcerated people.
Moses’ Seven Point Plan & Policies
Campaign website · The Committee To Elect Pamela Jeanine Moses for U.S. Congress · pamelamosesforsenate.com
“Legislation to create workforce development programs specifically for formerly incarcerated individuals”
Supports universal health care access.
Moses’ Seven Point Plan & Policies
Campaign website · The Committee To Elect Pamela Jeanine Moses for U.S. Congress · pamelamosesforsenate.com
“Pamela advocates for universal healthcare access, ensuring every Tennessean receives quality medical care.”
Supports building a high-speed rail line.
Moses’ Seven Point Plan & Policies
Campaign website · The Committee To Elect Pamela Jeanine Moses for U.S. Congress · pamelamosesforsenate.com
“promoting innovative transportation solutions like a high-speed rail line to boost economic growth and reduce carbon emissions”
Supports stricter regulation of gun manufacturing and sales.
Moses’ Seven Point Plan & Policies
Campaign website · The Committee To Elect Pamela Jeanine Moses for U.S. Congress · pamelamosesforsenate.com
“Creating stricter regulations on gun manufacturing and sales”
Supports reparations grants for descendants of slavery.
Moses’ Seven Point Plan & Policies
Campaign website · The Committee To Elect Pamela Jeanine Moses for U.S. Congress · pamelamosesforsenate.com
“Advocating for reparations for descendants of slavery, including land, property, or non-repayable grants of $50,000 per person or family.”
Supports diverting people with addiction or mental illness to treatment.
Moses’ Seven Point Plan & Policies
Campaign website · The Committee To Elect Pamela Jeanine Moses for U.S. Congress · pamelamosesforsenate.com
“Legislation focused on treatment and support for individuals with mental health and substance use disorders, diverting them from the criminal justice system”

Horace Taylor

Independent

Retired Army officer; cybersecurity specialist · Germantown

The gist

Supports prompt relief for farmers hit by retaliatory tariffs.
Supports stronger crop insurance and disaster programs.
Supports funding river terminals, rural roads and broadband.
Supports protecting Social Security and Medicare benefits.
Supports teachers and fair funding for rural schools.
Supports a secure border and a workable legal immigration system.
Pledges faster VA claims and local mental health care.

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Supports prompt relief for farmers hit by retaliatory tariffs.
Issues & Priorities | Horace Taylor for Congress, TN-8
Campaign website · Horace Taylor for Congress · horacetaylortn.com
“Push emergency and bridge relief for producers hit by retaliatory tariffs”
Supports stronger crop insurance and disaster programs.
Issues & Priorities | Horace Taylor for Congress, TN-8
Campaign website · Horace Taylor for Congress · horacetaylortn.com
“Defend and strengthen crop insurance and disaster programs in the Farm Bill”
Supports funding river terminals, rural roads and broadband.
Issues & Priorities | Horace Taylor for Congress, TN-8
Campaign website · Horace Taylor for Congress · horacetaylortn.com
“Fund the rural infrastructure farming depends on: river terminals, grain roads and bridges, rail spurs, and broadband for precision ag.”
Supports protecting Social Security and Medicare benefits.
Issues & Priorities | Horace Taylor for Congress, TN-8
Campaign website · Horace Taylor for Congress · horacetaylortn.com
“Protect earned Social Security and Medicare benefits, and lower prescription and long-term care costs”
Supports teachers and fair funding for rural schools.
Issues & Priorities | Horace Taylor for Congress, TN-8
Campaign website · Horace Taylor for Congress · horacetaylortn.com
“I strongly support teachers, fund rural schools fairly, and build real paths to college, the trades, service, or starting a business.”
Supports a secure border and a workable legal immigration system.
Issues & Priorities | Horace Taylor for Congress, TN-8
Campaign website · Horace Taylor for Congress · horacetaylortn.com
“A secure border and a workable legal system are both necessary.”
Pledges faster VA claims and local mental health care.
Horace Taylor for Congress | Tennessee's 8th District
Campaign website · Horace Taylor for Congress · horacetaylortn.com
“with faster claims and real mental health access close to home”

Henry J. Ward, III

Independent

Home inspection business owner · Millington

The gist

Proposes eliminating income tax for earners under $100,000.
Supports reducing overseas military bases and foreign entanglements.
Supports keeping education under local control.
Supports federal encouragement of underground data centers.
Supports updating food safety and labeling laws.
Opposes license plate readers and mass surveillance systems.
Pledges to refuse money from lobbyists, AIPAC and corporations.

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Proposes eliminating income tax for earners under $100,000.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: United States House of Representatives District 8
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“The income tax on individuals should be eliminated for those earning below $100,000 and reduced for those who earn under $300,000.”
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.”
Supports keeping education under local control.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: United States House of Representatives District 8
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Education should continue to be administered on a local level as the people deem to be appropriate.”
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.”
Supports updating food safety and labeling laws.
Henry Ward for Congress (campaign Facebook page)
Candidate social media · Henry Ward for Congress · facebook.com
“Congress should update food safety laws and address labeling requirements.”
Opposes license plate readers and mass surveillance systems.
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”
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.”

David Kustoff

RepublicanIncumbent

U.S. Representative; attorney · Germantown

The gist

Co-led a bill creating a federal film production tax credit.In office
Sponsored a bill giving identity theft victims one SSA contact.In office
Introduced a bill creating an IRS child care liaison.In office
Sponsored a bill expanding rural remote patient monitoring.In office
Introduced a bill taxing digital assets like traditional investments.In office
Introduced a bill raising the small-business 199A deduction to 23%.In office
Introduced a bill fixing Medicare pay formulas for rural hospitals.In office

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

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Co-led a bill creating a federal film production tax credit.
Congressman David Kustoff Co-Leads Bipartisan Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act
Public statement · Office of Rep. David Kustoff · Sep 25, 2026 · kustoff.house.gov
“establish a federal tax credit for qualified film and television productions, with additional incentives for productions in qualifying rural communities”
Sponsored a bill giving identity theft victims one SSA contact.
Congressman David Kustoff’s Social Security Identity Theft Bill Advances in Senate, Now Heads to President Trump's Desk
Public statement · Office of Rep. David Kustoff · Sep 24, 2026 · kustoff.house.gov
“The bill would provide victims of identity theft involving their Social Security numbers with a single point of contact at the Social Security Administration”
Introduced a bill creating an IRS child care liaison.
Congressman David Kustoff Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Employer-Supported Child Care for Working Families
Public statement · Office of Rep. David Kustoff · Sep 21, 2026 · kustoff.house.gov
“would establish a Business Child Care Liaison within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to help address these barriers.”
Sponsored a bill expanding rural remote patient monitoring.
Congressman David Kustoff's Rural Patient Monitoring Access Act Advances Ways & Means Committee
Public statement · Office of Rep. David Kustoff · Jul 15, 2026 · kustoff.house.gov
“this bill enables Medicare beneficiaries in rural and underserved communities to gain access to high-quality remote physiologic monitoring services.”
Introduced a bill taxing digital assets like traditional investments.
Congressman David Kustoff Introduces the Providing Analogous Rules for Digital Assets Act
Public statement · Office of Rep. David Kustoff · Jun 9, 2026 · kustoff.house.gov
“legislation designed to modernize the Internal Revenue Code and ensure digital assets are treated consistently with comparable traditional financial instruments.”
Introduced a bill raising the small-business 199A deduction to 23%.
Congressman David Kustoff Introduces the Small Business Tax Cut Act to Support Main Street
Public statement · Office of Rep. David Kustoff · Apr 23, 2026 · kustoff.house.gov
“By expanding the 199A deduction to 23 percent, we are giving local business owners the flexibility to hire more workers and invest in their operations.”
Introduced a bill fixing Medicare pay formulas for rural hospitals.
Congressman David Kustoff Introduces Bipartisan Save Struggling Hospitals Act
Public statement · Office of Rep. David Kustoff · Apr 1, 2026 · kustoff.house.gov
“legislation to fix Medicare payment formulas that do not account for the cost pressures facing hospitals in rural and lower-wage areas.”

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