- See Scott DesJarlais's sponsored bills →Scott DesJarlaisRepublicanIncumbent✓ Verified$635K raised
- Victoria BroderickDemocratic✓ Verified$84K raised
- Jacob AndersIndependent✓ Verified$2K raised
Where they stand
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| Issue | Scott DesJarlaisRepublican | Victoria BroderickDemocratic | Jacob AndersIndependent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | DesJarlais supports reducing government debt and regulations to strengthen the economy and reward entrepreneurs and hard-working Americans. DesJarlais supports policies that enforce fiscal discipline and strengthen the nation’s economy. DesJarlais votes yea on acts supporting technology use, capital access, privacy in purchases, TRIA reauthorization, and financial exploitation prevention, but nay on the KIDS Act. | Broderick supports reforming corporate taxes to strengthen American investment and making AI and data centers accountable to communities to promote equity. | Jacob Anders supports protecting Social Security by eliminating the tax cap so the ultra-wealthy pay into it on all income and opposes any cuts or privatization of benefits. Anders proposes a Universal Basic Income and affordable housing to address rising costs facing Tennessee families. |
| Healthcare | DesJarlais opposes Obamacare and supports removing restrictions to encourage insurer competition, tort reform, and healthcare savings accounts to improve care and reduce costs. DesJarlais criticizes the single-payer bureaucracy for preventing quality care and supports hiring more doctors and nurses and improving accountability at the VA. DesJarlais votes yea on reauthorizations and acts improving rural care, Medicaid, lowering premiums, and supporting patients and communities. | Broderick supports closing the coverage gap and keeping rural hospitals open to improve healthcare access in her district. Broderick supports Medicare for All, a higher minimum wage, and universal Pre-K and childcare support to address rising costs. | Jacob Anders supports transitioning to a streamlined, single-payer healthcare system that eliminates premiums, surprise bills, and middlemen to ensure healthcare is a right for all citizens. Anders calls for "Healthcare For All" as one of his top campaign priorities for Tennessee's 4th District. |
| Immigration | DesJarlais supports securing the border with physical barriers and enforcing current immigration laws in partnership with state and local law enforcement. DesJarlais votes yea on securing America, supporting DHS, deporting fraudsters, and stopping illegal entry, but nay on a national emergency resolution. | Broderick supports securing the border and ensuring a fair immigration process as part of protecting personal freedom. Broderick says she would return immigration enforcement to a pre-2003 INS model with more resources to process cases and an easier path to citizenship. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Victoria Broderick supports securing the border and ensuring a fair immigration process as part of protecting personal freedom 1. She also says she would return immigration enforcement to a pre-2003 INS model with more resources to process cases and an easier path to citizenship 2. Scott DesJarlais supports securing the border with physical barriers and enforcing current immigration laws in partnership with state and local law enforcement 3. He voted yea on securing America, supporting DHS, deporting fraudsters, and stopping illegal entry, but nay on a national emergency resolution 4. | |||
| Public Safety & Crime | DesJarlais votes yea on acts supporting guards, privacy in purchases, veterans' 2nd amendment, cashless bail reporting, keeping violent offenders off streets, and law enforcement support. | Broderick supports protecting responsible gun owners while reducing gun violence and demands real oversight on war and defense spending to keep communities secure. | Jacob Anders supports repealing the Patriot Act and banning or heavily regulating mass surveillance technologies to protect civil liberties. |
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Broderick opposes a federal ban on abortion. | Jacob Anders supports reproductive health and supporting families as part of his platform. |
| Taxes & Government Spending | DesJarlais supports tax reductions and simplifications for middle class Americans and job creators, and advocates for a balanced budget amendment. DesJarlais votes yea on tax relief for fraud victims, AGOA extension, budget resolutions, continuing appropriations, and agriculture and security appropriations. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Energy & Environment | DesJarlais supports an all-of-the-above energy approach, streamlining oil exploration, expanding domestic production, and reducing regulations on energy producers. DesJarlais votes yea on disapproving EPA rule, marine conservation, battlefield protection, and HEATS Act, but nay on diesel emissions reduction and fuel retailer choice acts. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | DesJarlais supports maintaining a strong national defense and providing necessary resources to military personnel as a top congressional priority. DesJarlais serves on the House Armed Services Committee and supports strong national defense and bipartisan defense authorization. DesJarlais votes nay on resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, but yea on defense authorization, veterans clinic naming, and FISA amendments. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Jacob Anders supports ending endless wars, repealing the Patriot Act, and restoring Congressional authority over war declarations. Anders opposes continued U.S. military involvement in the Middle East, calling to end "endless wars" and bring troops home. |