Each cell paraphrases what the candidate says they will do, from their own campaign materials, questionnaires, or interviews. Rows are shared issue categories; only categories at least one candidate addressed are shown.
Issue
Chuck Fleischmann Republican
Anna Golladay Democratic
Economy & jobs
Pass the current administration's agenda to fix the economy.[1]
Raise the federal minimum wage, strengthen workers' freedom to organize and bargain collectively, and enforce antitrust laws in food and agriculture.[2][3]
Taxes & spending
No stated position
Enact an annual wealth tax on billionaires and remove the Social Security payroll tax cap so high earners pay on all income.[2][3]
Cost of living & housing
No stated position
Expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, create a down-payment tax credit of up to $50,000, fund community land trusts, restore and expand the Child Tax Credit, and fully fund SNAP and WIC.[2]
Health care
No stated position
Expand Medicaid, protect Medicare and the ACA, cap insulin at $25 and family deductibles at $5,000, and invest in keeping rural hospitals open.[2][3]
Create an earned pathway to citizenship, pass the American Dream and Promise Act, oppose 287(g) agreements, and wind down and ultimately abolish ICE.[2]
Infrastructure & energy
As Energy and Water appropriations chairman, fund the national laboratories, nuclear security, energy independence, and the Chickamauga Lock project.[4]
No stated position
Environment & land
No stated position
Protect Tennessee's waterways, including from data-center water use, and continue mercury cleanup at Y-12 while keeping Oak Ridge National Laboratory fully funded.[2][3]
Firearms
Supports legislation protecting Second Amendment rights.[4]
No stated position
Abortion
Opposes abortion; cites a 100% pro-life voting record.[4]
Pass the Women's Health Protection Act to restore the protections of Roe v. Wade.[2]
Government & elections
No stated position
Pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, oppose the SAVE Act, ban partisan gerrymandering, and restore voting rights to people who have completed their sentences; accepts no corporate PAC money.[2][5]
Has represented Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District since 2011, after first being elected in 2010.[6][7]
Named chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development in the 119th Congress; also serves on the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee.[4]
Attorney who ran a law practice in Chattanooga with his wife for 24 years.[4][8]
Former president of the Chattanooga Bar Association.[4][8]
Bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Illinois and law degree from the University of Tennessee.[4][8]
Why they're running
No stated reason found (checked October 13, 2026).
Platform
Economy & jobs
Pass the current administration's agenda to fix the economy.[1]
As Energy and Water appropriations chairman, fund the national laboratories, nuclear security, energy independence, and the Chickamauga Lock project.[4]
Firearms
Supports legislation protecting Second Amendment rights.[4]
Abortion
Opposes abortion; cites a 100% pro-life voting record.[4]
He has been endorsed for re-election and has pledged to work with the administration to secure the border, fix the economy, and rebuild the military.[1][8]
As chairman of the House panel that funds energy and water programs, he is positioned to secure money for Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Y-12 complex, environmental cleanup, and the Chickamauga Lock.[4]
Arguments against
He has said he intends never to host another public town hall meeting with constituents, and has declined to debate his general-election opponents in recent years.[5][9]
Founded the clothing company Biased Apparel in 2011 and owns and operates it.[6][10]
CEO of Work of Place, a consulting firm that works with faith communities on using their buildings and assets to improve neighborhood economic stability.[6][10]
Former associate pastor at St. Elmo United Methodist Church in Chattanooga.[6][10]
Senior director of communications and marketing for Convergence, a nonprofit network.[10]
Ran for Chattanooga City Council District 8 in 2025 and lost in an April runoff.[7]
Holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Shepherd University, a master's degree from West Virginia University, and a Master of Theological Studies from Iliff School of Theology.[10]
Why they're running
She says she is running to bring moral courage back to leadership and to fight for the dignity of every person in Tennessee. She argues the district deserves a representative who shows up for working families rather than for donors and party leaders, and describes her campaign as choosing care over cruelty.[3][5][10]
Platform
Economy & jobs
Raise the federal minimum wage, strengthen workers' freedom to organize and bargain collectively, and enforce antitrust laws in food and agriculture.[2][3]
Taxes & spending
Enact an annual wealth tax on billionaires and remove the Social Security payroll tax cap so high earners pay on all income.[2][3]
Cost of living & housing
Expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, create a down-payment tax credit of up to $50,000, fund community land trusts, restore and expand the Child Tax Credit, and fully fund SNAP and WIC.[2]
Health care
Expand Medicaid, protect Medicare and the ACA, cap insulin at $25 and family deductibles at $5,000, and invest in keeping rural hospitals open.[2][3]
Immigration
Create an earned pathway to citizenship, pass the American Dream and Promise Act, oppose 287(g) agreements, and wind down and ultimately abolish ICE.[2]
Environment & land
Protect Tennessee's waterways, including from data-center water use, and continue mercury cleanup at Y-12 while keeping Oak Ridge National Laboratory fully funded.[2][3]
Abortion
Pass the Women's Health Protection Act to restore the protections of Roe v. Wade.[2]
Government & elections
Pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, oppose the SAVE Act, ban partisan gerrymandering, and restore voting rights to people who have completed their sentences; accepts no corporate PAC money.[2][5]
Arguments
Arguments for
She would push to expand Medicaid and stabilize rural hospitals in a district where two have closed and nine more are at risk.[2][3]
As a longtime small-business owner and community leader, she understands what it means to make payroll and to carry responsibility for others.[3][10]
She refuses corporate PAC money, so she would answer to the people of the district rather than to Washington power brokers.[2][5]
Arguments against
No published arguments found (checked October 13, 2026).