- See David Kustoff's sponsored bills →David KustoffRepublicanIncumbent✓ Verified$2.5M raised
- Heidi KuhnDemocratic✓ Verified$97K raised
- Horace TaylorIndependent✓ Verified$8K raised
- Adam D. AustillIndependent✓ Verified
- Antonio FutchIndependent✓ Verified
- Henry J. Ward IIIIndependent✓ Verified
- Pamela Jeanine MosesIndependent✓ Verified
Where they stand
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| Issue | David KustoffRepublican | Heidi KuhnDemocratic | Horace TaylorIndependent | Adam D. AustillIndependent | Antonio FutchIndependent | Henry J. Ward IIIIndependent | Pamela Jeanine MosesIndependent |
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| Economy & Jobs | Kustoff supports creating jobs by cutting taxes, reducing regulations, and fostering an environment for small businesses and farmers to thrive. Kustoff supports cutting taxes, bolstering trade agreements, and advancing pro-growth policies to benefit workers, families, farms, and small businesses in West Tennessee. Kustoff votes yea on multiple bills supporting technology use, capital access, privacy in purchases, TRIA reauthorization, and financial exploitation prevention. | Kuhn supports repealing cuts to SNAP benefits, expanding the Child Tax Credit, opposing monopolistic mergers, and lowering costs for housing, groceries, energy, and inflation to help working-class Tennesseans. Kuhn backs the Raise the Wage Act to lift the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour by 2030. | Taylor supports emergency relief for farmers hurt by tariffs, strengthening crop insurance, reopening export markets, and funding rural infrastructure to sustain West Tennessee's agricultural economy. | No public position found. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. | Moses supports criminal justice reform that includes job creation and workforce development programs for formerly incarcerated individuals to reduce recidivism and promote economic stability. |
| Healthcare | Kustoff supports repealing the Obamacare Individual Mandate Tax and aims to dismantle Obamacare to offer better healthcare. Kustoff's campaign website lists healthcare as an issue but does not provide a clear stance or detailed position on healthcare policies. Kustoff votes yea on acts reauthorizing EARLY Act, rural care, Medicaid protections, lowering premiums, and supporting patients and communities. | Kuhn supports repealing cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, capping prescription drug costs, and increasing funding to improve rural healthcare infrastructure to prevent hospital closures. | Taylor supports accessible, affordable healthcare, protecting rural hospitals, lowering prescription drug costs, expanding cancer prevention and treatment, and safeguarding Medicare and Medicaid. | No public position found. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. | Moses advocates for universal healthcare access including expanded mental health resources and rehabilitation-focused treatment for mental health and substance use disorders. |
| Immigration | Kustoff supports stopping illegal immigration, securing borders, ending drug trafficking, and fixing the legal immigration system to allow rule-following immigrants to contribute. Kustoff supports securing the border and protecting American communities by increasing border security to deter threats, prevent crime, and remove dangerous drugs from neighborhoods. Kustoff votes yea on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills but votes nay on a national emergency resolution related to immigration. | Kuhn believes in enforcing immigration laws with respect for constitutional rights and human dignity, demanding transparency and accountability from ICE and detention facilities. | Taylor supports a secure border and a workable legal immigration system that enforces the law, focuses on serious threats, and provides understandable processes for employers and families. | No public position found. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Public Safety & Crime | Kustoff prioritizes maintaining law and order, fighting violent crime, drugs, and public corruption, and supports the death penalty. Kustoff supports law enforcement by ensuring they have the resources needed to tackle crime, prevent violence, and protect communities, emphasizing cooperation among local, state, and federal agencies. Kustoff votes yea on bills enhancing prison staff safety, protecting privacy, veterans’ gun rights, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off streets. | Kuhn supports deploying the National Guard only when necessary to protect lives and restore order, balancing public safety with civil liberties and constitutional rights. Kuhn opposes the National Guard deployment in Memphis, saying it should only be used during a genuine national emergency. | Taylor supports immediate enforcement and long-term prevention strategies to ensure safe communities in West Tennessee. | No public position found. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. | Moses will introduce legislation to prevent youth violence including stricter regulations on gun manufacturing and programs addressing social and economic causes of violence. |
| Abortion | Kustoff believes life begins at conception and supports West Tennessee values including this belief. Kustoff believes life begins at conception, opposes abortion, and supports pro-life policies to protect unborn children and their mothers. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Kustoff advocates for historic tax cuts and supports tax legislation that jumpstarts the economy and provides relief for taxpayers impacted by natural disasters. Kustoff votes yea on tax relief for fraud victims, AGOA extension, budget resolutions, continuing appropriations, and agriculture appropriations acts. | Kuhn opposes tariffs and corporate giveaways that increase costs for working-class Tennesseans and supports expanding tax credits to ease financial burdens on families. | Taylor advocates for accountable government with less waste, more transparency, and prioritizing results over politics. | No public position found. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. | Moses advocates for reparations for descendants of slavery including land, property, or non-repayable grants of $50,000 per person or family. |
| Energy & Environment | Kustoff supports policies that help farmers and ranchers and believes a country must be able to feed and fuel itself to be truly free. Kustoff supports an all-of-the-above energy approach focused on domestic production, energy independence, and reducing reliance on foreign energy markets to lower costs. Kustoff votes yea on disapproving EPA rule, diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, and HEATS Act but nay on fuel retailer choice act. | Kuhn supports investing in American energy production to lower utility bills, cracking down on price gouging by energy companies, and protecting West Tennessee’s water and environment from data center impacts. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. | Moses supports environmental sustainability through legislation promoting green energy, reducing carbon emissions, and investing in American-made infrastructure like high-speed rail. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: David Kustoff supports policies that help farmers and ranchers and believes a country must be able to feed and fuel itself to be truly free 1. He supports an all-of-the-above energy approach focused on domestic production, energy independence, and reducing reliance on foreign energy markets to lower costs 2. Kustoff voted yea on disapproving EPA rule, diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, and HEATS Act but nay on fuel retailer choice act 3. Pamela Jeanine Moses supports environmental sustainability through legislation promoting green energy, reducing carbon emissions, and investing in American-made infrastructure like high-speed rail 4. | |||||||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Kustoff supports fully funding the military, fighting terror, backing Israel, and opposes the Iran Deal as a threat to U.S. and Israeli interests. Kustoff prioritizes the safety and security of Americans by supporting the military with necessary tools to defend against foreign adversaries and maintaining U.S. leadership globally. Kustoff votes nay on resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, yea on defense authorization and veterans clinic naming, and yea on FISA amendments. | Kuhn will vote to end the war in Iran, opposing continued conflict that raises costs for farmers and families. | Taylor supports full funding for VA healthcare and benefits, reducing VA wait times, expanding mental health services, protecting veteran pensions, and supporting military families and veteran-owned businesses. | No public position found. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |