| Economy & jobs | No stated position | Expand access to good-paying jobs, support small businesses, ensure fair wages, and raise the federal minimum wage.[1] [2] | Protect the right to repair, add truck terminals for drivers, and require financial literacy classes in high schools.[3] | No stated position | No stated position | Bring advanced manufacturing, infrastructure investment, and workforce training to every part of the state.[4] | Proposes a universal basic income for eligible Americans and a narrowly defined, Tennessee-based reparations program addressing a specific historic injustice.[5] | No stated position | Lower costs, create high-paying jobs, and support local small businesses and entrepreneurs.[6] |
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| Taxes & spending | Lower taxes and cut the federal regulatory overreach he says burdens small businesses.[7] | No stated position | Reject any tax increase and budget conservatively.[3] | Proposes what he calls activating the "US Fort Knox" treasury to fund a year of legislation and resolve the national debt.[8] | No stated position | Transparent government and responsible spending.[4] | Protect seniors from losing their homes to property taxes.[5] | No stated position | No stated position |
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| Cost of living & housing | Lower housing costs by reducing permitting and regulatory costs on new homes.[9] | Expand affordable housing, help renters and first-time homebuyers, and address homelessness.[1] | No stated position | No stated position | Make quality housing achievable through lower-cost prefabricated designs and recycled materials.[10] | No stated position | Lower the cost of living and support working families and small businesses.[5] | Focus on practical solutions that reduce everyday costs.[11] | Partner with churches and businesses to build tiny-house communities for Tennesseans without housing.[6] |
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| Education | No stated position | Well-funded public schools and competitive pay and resources for teachers.[1] | No stated position | No stated position | No stated position | Invest in education from early childhood through career training.[4] | Strengthen education and expand workforce opportunities so students are prepared for careers.[5] | No stated position | Increase public school funding and expand vocational training, while also promoting private and home schooling.[6] |
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| Health care | No stated position | Affordable care regardless of income or preexisting conditions; lower prescription drug costs; protect rural hospitals; expand mental health and maternal care.[1] [2] | Overhaul the profit-based health care system and let veterans choose their own providers.[3] | No stated position | Completely rethink the health care system, including what insurers must provide and where government should step in.[10] | Expand access to doctors and strengthen mental health services.[4] | No stated position | No stated position | Reduce prescription drug costs and protect and improve rural hospitals.[6] |
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| Public safety & justice | Uphold the rule of law and give law enforcement the support to do their jobs, as in the federal-state crime effort in Memphis.[7] [12] | No stated position | Make the death penalty available by jury decision for child sex offenders and traffickers, and make AI-generated news about real people a felony.[3] | No stated position | No stated position | Support law enforcement while demanding accountability.[4] | No stated position | No stated position | Use trauma-informed police training for encounters involving mental illness.[6] |
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| Immigration | Secure the southern border, and require public housing authorities to verify citizenship before providing federal housing aid.[7] [13] | No stated position | No stated position | No stated position | Supports lawful immigration and due process; those who endanger others should be punished under the law.[10] | No stated position | Secure the border, enforce immigration laws, and support a functional legal immigration system.[5] | No stated position | Protect migrant workers' right to be here without fear of deportation and help refugees and immigrants rebuild their lives.[6] [14] |
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| Infrastructure & energy | Pursue American energy independence, and make data center operators rather than families and small businesses pay for added power infrastructure, with local communities deciding whether to permit them.[7] [15] | Affordable, reliable high-speed internet for every Tennessean, especially in rural areas.[1] | Build modern nuclear and renewable power plants and high-speed passenger rail.[3] | No stated position | No stated position | Modern infrastructure and high-speed internet access.[4] | No stated position | No stated position | Expand mass transit, including reviving a Chattanooga–Atlanta bullet train initiative.[14] |
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| Environment & land | No stated position | Advance clean energy, reduce pollution, and prepare communities for climate threats.[1] | Expand protections for parks and wildlife and regulate the environmental and privacy effects of AI data centers.[3] | No stated position | Focus on renewable energy, conservation, and responsible resource management.[10] | No stated position | No stated position | No stated position | Promote green energy, safe water, and better waste management.[6] |
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| Firearms | Defend Tennesseans' Second Amendment right to protect themselves and their families.[16] [17] | No stated position | No stated position | No stated position | Law-abiding gun owners should not be punished, but some controls and procedures are acceptable to prevent needless tragedies.[10] | No stated position | No stated position | No stated position | No stated position |
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| Abortion | Says there is a moral duty to protect unborn children and that he will advocate for policies opposing abortion.[18] | No stated position | No stated position | No stated position | Opposes a blanket abortion ban, saying it undermines a woman's freedom to protect her own life and that of her potential child.[10] | No stated position | No stated position | No stated position | No stated position |
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| Government & elections | No stated position | Equal access to the ballot and independent redistricting.[1] | End public-facing mass surveillance systems and investigate companies that run them; release the Epstein files.[3] | Lists his priorities as defending the Constitution, clarifying the nation's history, and restoring equality, including drafting what he calls an "Equal Earnings Act."[8] | Pass an Accountability Act creating a secure app or website through which public officials can see what their constituents want.[10] | No stated position | No stated position | Push for term limits, increase transparency in federal spending, and hold elected officials to performance standards.[11] | No stated position |
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| Agriculture & rural | No stated position | Pursue mutually beneficial trade agreements, saying tariffs have hit farmers hard.[2] | No stated position | No stated position | No stated position | No stated position | No stated position | No stated position | No stated position |
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| Foreign policy & national security | Counter threats from the Chinese Communist Party and strengthen national security.[7] | No stated position | Shift money from the military budget to education, infrastructure, research, and job training; cut military aid to countries suspected of war crimes; investigate the lobbying group AIPAC for espionage and treason; repeal the Patriot Act.[3] | Offer economic alternatives to war and pursue peace negotiations.[8] | No stated position | No stated position | No stated position | No stated position | No stated position |
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