Independent
Tennessee
On the ballot · 2026
Key dates
Full four-year term
Elections & campaigns
Hand redistricting by an independent citizen commission that draws legislative maps using mathematical criteria like equal population, geographic compactness, and respect for existing community boundaries.
Health care
Cover the ~95,000 Tennesseans stuck earning too much for TennCare and too little for private insurance, using the federal money Tennessee taxpayers already paid in.
Taxes & revenue
Drop Tennessee's 4% state grocery tax to zero over three years, saving the average family about $400 a year, paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.
Labor & employment
Raise Tennessee's minimum wage to $19 an hour over four years, starting at $12 the first year, and let cities set their own wage floors above the state level.
Firearms
Require background checks on every firearm sale, require safe storage when kids are in the home, and create a court-ordered process for temporarily removing firearms from someone in crisis.
Independent
Tennessee
On the ballot · 2026
Key dates
Full four-year term
Elections & campaigns
Hand redistricting by an independent citizen commission that draws legislative maps using mathematical criteria like equal population, geographic compactness, and respect for existing community boundaries.
Health care
Cover the ~95,000 Tennesseans stuck earning too much for TennCare and too little for private insurance, using the federal money Tennessee taxpayers already paid in.
Taxes & revenue
Drop Tennessee's 4% state grocery tax to zero over three years, saving the average family about $400 a year, paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.
Labor & employment
Raise Tennessee's minimum wage to $19 an hour over four years, starting at $12 the first year, and let cities set their own wage floors above the state level.
Firearms
Require background checks on every firearm sale, require safe storage when kids are in the home, and create a court-ordered process for temporarily removing firearms from someone in crisis.
