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.

Candidates Compare by issue

Taxes & budget

Heidi KuhnDemocratic
No documented position found.
Adam D. AustillIndependent
No documented position found.
Wendell "Wells" BlankenshipIndependent
- Proposes cutting federal spending by 50 percent.
- Proposes using 20% of the federal budget for debt.
Antonio FutchIndependent
No documented position found.
Pamela Jeanine "P." MosesIndependent
No documented position found.
Horace TaylorIndependent
No documented position found.
Henry J. Ward, IIIIndependent
- Proposes eliminating income tax for earners under $100,000.
David KustoffRepublican
- Introduced a bill taxing digital assets like traditional investments.In office
- Introduced a bill raising the small-business 199A deduction to 23%.In office

Public safety

Heidi KuhnDemocratic
No documented position found.
Adam D. AustillIndependent
No documented position found.
Wendell "Wells" BlankenshipIndependent
No documented position found.
Antonio FutchIndependent
No documented position found.
Pamela Jeanine "P." MosesIndependent
- Supports stricter regulation of gun manufacturing and sales.
Horace TaylorIndependent
- Supports a secure border and a workable legal immigration system.
Henry J. Ward, IIIIndependent
- Supports reducing overseas military bases and foreign entanglements.
David KustoffRepublican
No documented position found.

Education

Heidi KuhnDemocratic
No documented position found.
Adam D. AustillIndependent
No documented position found.
Wendell "Wells" BlankenshipIndependent
- Supports closing the U.S. Department of Education.
Antonio FutchIndependent
No documented position found.
Pamela Jeanine "P." MosesIndependent
No documented position found.
Horace TaylorIndependent
- Supports teachers and fair funding for rural schools.
Henry J. Ward, IIIIndependent
- Supports keeping education under local control.
David KustoffRepublican
No documented position found.

Housing

Heidi KuhnDemocratic
- Supports expanding the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.
Adam D. AustillIndependent
No documented position found.
Wendell "Wells" BlankenshipIndependent
No documented position found.
Antonio FutchIndependent
No documented position found.
Pamela Jeanine "P." MosesIndependent
No documented position found.
Horace TaylorIndependent
No documented position found.
Henry J. Ward, IIIIndependent
No documented position found.
David KustoffRepublican
No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

Heidi KuhnDemocratic
- Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $17 by 2030.
- Supports the PRO Act to strengthen collective bargaining.
- Opposes tariffs on farm equipment and fertilizer.
Adam D. AustillIndependent
No documented position found.
Wendell "Wells" BlankenshipIndependent
No documented position found.
Antonio FutchIndependent
No documented position found.
Pamela Jeanine "P." MosesIndependent
No documented position found.
Horace TaylorIndependent
- Supports prompt relief for farmers hit by retaliatory tariffs.
- Supports stronger crop insurance and disaster programs.
Henry J. Ward, IIIIndependent
No documented position found.
David KustoffRepublican
- Co-led a bill creating a federal film production tax credit.In office

Roads & infrastructure

Heidi KuhnDemocratic
No documented position found.
Adam D. AustillIndependent
No documented position found.
Wendell "Wells" BlankenshipIndependent
- Supports small modular and molten salt nuclear reactors.
Antonio FutchIndependent
No documented position found.
Pamela Jeanine "P." MosesIndependent
- Supports building a high-speed rail line.
Horace TaylorIndependent
- Supports funding river terminals, rural roads and broadband.
Henry J. Ward, IIIIndependent
No documented position found.
David KustoffRepublican
No documented position found.

Environment & parks

Heidi KuhnDemocratic
- Supports a moratorium on new data centers in West Tennessee.
Adam D. AustillIndependent
- Supports strict limits on data center siting and resource use.
Wendell "Wells" BlankenshipIndependent
No documented position found.
Antonio FutchIndependent
No documented position found.
Pamela Jeanine "P." MosesIndependent
No documented position found.
Horace TaylorIndependent
No documented position found.
Henry J. Ward, IIIIndependent
- Supports federal encouragement of underground data centers.
David KustoffRepublican
No documented position found.

Health & human services

Heidi KuhnDemocratic
- Supports capping out-of-pocket prescription drug costs.
- Supports expanding the Child Tax Credit.
Adam D. AustillIndependent
- Supports universal health care for medical and mental health treatment.
Wendell "Wells" BlankenshipIndependent
No documented position found.
Antonio FutchIndependent
No documented position found.
Pamela Jeanine "P." MosesIndependent
- Supports universal health care access.
- Supports diverting people with addiction or mental illness to treatment.
Horace TaylorIndependent
- Supports protecting Social Security and Medicare benefits.
- Pledges faster VA claims and local mental health care.
Henry J. Ward, IIIIndependent
- Supports updating food safety and labeling laws.
David KustoffRepublican
- Introduced a bill creating an IRS child care liaison.In office
- Sponsored a bill expanding rural remote patient monitoring.In office
- Introduced a bill fixing Medicare pay formulas for rural hospitals.In office

Government & transparency

Heidi KuhnDemocratic
No documented position found.
Adam D. AustillIndependent
- Supports term limits and public financing of elections.
- Supports stricter limits on corporate data collection.
Wendell "Wells" BlankenshipIndependent
- Proposes a constitutional amendment limiting House members to three terms.
- Proposes barring candidates and officials from holding campaign funds.
Antonio FutchIndependent
No documented position found.
Pamela Jeanine "P." MosesIndependent
No documented position found.
Horace TaylorIndependent
No documented position found.
Henry J. Ward, IIIIndependent
- Opposes license plate readers and mass surveillance systems.
- Pledges to refuse money from lobbyists, AIPAC and corporations.
David KustoffRepublican
- Sponsored a bill giving identity theft victims one SSA contact.In office

Courts & justice

Heidi KuhnDemocratic
No documented position found.
Adam D. AustillIndependent
- Supports ending for-profit private prisons.
- Supports stricter sentences for crimes by people in authority.
Wendell "Wells" BlankenshipIndependent
No documented position found.
Antonio FutchIndependent
No documented position found.
Pamela Jeanine "P." MosesIndependent
- Proposes workforce programs for formerly incarcerated people.
- Supports reparations grants for descendants of slavery.
Horace TaylorIndependent
No documented position found.
Henry J. Ward, IIIIndependent
No documented position found.
David KustoffRepublican
No documented position found.

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