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U.S. House, District 2: who gets your vote?

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Data last updated: Sep 18, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

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Tim Burchett

Tim Burchett

U.S. House · Tennessee District 2

NationalRepublican

Candidate
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Michaela Barnett

Running for U.S. House · Tennessee District 2

NationalDemocrat

Tim BurchettCurrent repMichaela BarnettChallenger

Job fit

Tim Burchett

Offices held

  • after serving eight years as mayor of Knox County. 1
  • Rep. Burchett took office in January 2019 1

Education

  • Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, Tim attended Bearden High School before earning his Bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Tennessee. 2

Michaela Barnett

Offices held

  • As an AmeriCorps member 3

Other work

  • Then, Michaela went to work in Congress as a science policy fellow 3

Education

  • While getting her doctorate in Civil Engineering 3

Top issues

We haven't found stated positions for either candidate yet.

How they voted on top issues

Tim Burchett

  • What kids are taught in school → Limits on lessons and more say for parents (4 of 4 votes) 4
  • Guns → Protecting the right to own and carry guns (3 of 3 votes) 4
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Tariffs to protect American jobs (3 of 3 votes) 4

Michaela Barnett

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Tim Burchett

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$1.4Mlarge donors$872Kcompanies$44Kindustryassociations$41Kmembershiporganizations$17KOther kinds ofdonors$31K$2.4M raised
$1,377,4895Small individual donors
$871,9105Large individual donors

Michaela Barnett

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donors
small donors$154Klarge donors$232K$386K raised
$153,9576Small individual donors
$231,5936Large individual donors

Checks

Tim Burchett

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 1 since 2020. 7

Michaela Barnett

No voting record to check yet

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. About | Representative Tim Burchett · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
  2. Tim Burchett for Congress · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
  3. About — Michaela For Tennessee · checked 2026-10-14 used in: Experience
  4. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  7. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2020-02-12 used in: Checks
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Candidate A

Adam Heimerman

Independent

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Voter Guide Profile — Adam Heimerman · checked 2026-10-21

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Candidate B

Bruce Fine

Independent

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Tennessee Candidate & Election Guide (web-fetched text extraction) · checked 2026-10-21

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Candidate C

Michaela Barnett

DemocratShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $386K raised, 60% from large donors, 0% from organized interests. Group breakdown unavailable. The filed PAC total is known, but its givers have not been identified here.
Filed PAC total: $250.00 (0% of $386,215.31 raised), 2026 cycle. Group source

Sources

1 Background: About — Michaela For Tennessee · checked 2026-10-14

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

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Tim Burchett
Candidate D

Tim Burchett

RepublicanShown above

$2.4M raised, 36% from large donors, 6% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $141,525.26 (6% of $2,433,203.01 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $133,000.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

🚨 Stock trades on file: 1 since 2020.

Their votes pushed for: more oil, gas and coal, fewer climate rules, a tighter border and stricter enforcement, lower taxes and fewer rules on business.

Sources

1 Background: About | Representative Tim Burchett · checked 2026-10-14

2 Background: Tim Burchett for Congress · checked 2026-10-14

3 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

4 STOCK Act trades: House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2020-02-12

5 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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