The person behind the name
Brent Taylor’s public career runs from Memphis city government to the Tennessee Senate, alongside a funeral home business he has since sold.
Taylor is the state senator for Tennessee’s 31st District, in Shelby County, and the Republican nominee for the U.S. House in the state’s 9th Congressional District. Tennessee Lookout reported that he took just over 46% of the Republican vote in the August 6, 2026 primary, ahead of three other candidates. WKNO reported that he faces Democratic state Representative Justin J. Pearson and independent candidates Dennis Jeffrey Clark and Michelle Head on November 3. [1][2][3][4]
Education and professional preparation
Ballotpedia’s biography reports a degree in mortuary science from Northwest Mississippi Community College and a career as a funeral director. Tennessee Lookout described him in 2022 as a native of northern Mississippi near Memphis. The campaign biography says he was born and raised in a rural community and moved to Tennessee after school. [3][4][5]
A funeral home business, since sold
The campaign biography says Taylor and his wife, Kimberly, bought their first funeral home in 2004, acquired others and built what it calls the largest family-owned funeral operation in the Mid-South. That ranking is the campaign’s own. Tennessee Lookout reported in November 2022 that he “sold his funeral business in January” and held a consulting agreement with the new owners. In July 2026 the Lookout reported that his federal financial disclosure showed the business still paid him “$35,000 last year and $17,500 so far this year.” [4][5][6]
Memphis and Shelby County government
Tennessee Lookout and the campaign both date his first election to the Memphis City Council to 1995. The campaign says he was 27 and left after 12 years to focus on his business interests. It says he later filled a vacancy on the Shelby County Commission on an interim basis and then served three years as an election commissioner. The Lookout reported in 2022 that he chaired the county Election Commission until he resigned that February to run for the state Senate. [4][5]
He won the open District 31 seat in November 2022, succeeding Brian Kelsey, who did not seek re-election. The campaign says he is vice chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee and sits on the Judiciary and Transportation committees; the General Assembly’s member page could not be read for this profile. [4][5]
A note on two primaries on one day. Shelby County’s tabulation of the August 6, 2026 vote lists Taylor in two Republican primaries: the 9th Congressional District and his own Senate District 31, where he was the only candidate named and received 20,657 votes. It shows David Weatherspoon winning the Democratic primary for the Senate seat, and the county lists that seat among the offices on the November 3 ballot. Tennessee Lookout reported that another legislator in the congressional primary, Todd Warner, also won his state House primary that day. Memphis political columnist Jackson Baker reported on August 21, 2026 that Taylor is running in November for both seats, against Weatherspoon for the Senate and as the Republican nominee for Congress, and wrote that he “cannot serve in both the positions.” No election-authority candidate list for the Senate seat was read for this profile. [7][8][9][43]
Life & public service
The documented milestones run from Memphis city government to a congressional nomination in a redrawn district.
First funeral home
The campaign says he and his wife, Kimberly, bought their first funeral home that year and later bought others. [5]
Sold the business, left the Election Commission
Tennessee Lookout reported that he sold his funeral business in January and chaired the Shelby County Election Commission until resigning in February to run for the state Senate. [4]
Campaign against the district attorney
WKNO reported in June that he sought the removal of Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy and had opened a hotline for complaints about him. [13]
Accomplishments, in the record
Legislation and official documents establish the following work. Outcomes are described at the level supported by those records, with shared credit where other officials were principal authors.
The Republican nomination in the 9th District
Tennessee Lookout reported that Taylor took just over 46% of Republican votes on August 6, 2026, defeating state Representative Todd Warner, Jeremy Thompson and Charlotte Bergmann. That is an election-night figure; the state’s certified totals could not be read for this profile. Shelby County’s tabulation of votes recorded, which covers one county of a multi-county district, shows Taylor with 3,252 votes, or 69.97% of the county’s Republican ballots in that race. The accounting firm that prepared the tabulation states that it did not conduct an audit. [1][8]
Barring local limits on traffic stops
Taylor sponsored SB 2572 in the Senate. Its House companion, HB 1931 by Representative John Gillespie, was the bill enacted: it passed the House 68–24 on March 7, 2024 and the Senate 26–6 on March 14, and became Public Chapter 631. The bill summary says it bars local governments from adopting policies that prohibit or limit police traffic stops. Tennessee Lookout reported that it reversed a Memphis City Council ban on “pretextual” stops. [10][11][21]
The Parental Accountability Act
Taylor was first sponsor of SB 2571, the Parental Accountability Act. LegiScan’s bill history shows Senate passage 24–5 on March 18, 2024, House passage 72–24 on April 22 and enactment as Public Chapter 943, effective July 1, 2024. Action News 5 reported at Senate passage that it lets juvenile court judges require parents to pay restitution of up to $1,000 for each crime a child commits after an arrest. Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy told the station he preferred counseling and parenting classes to “thousand-dollar fines on poor parents who are struggling to pay their bills already,” and said he was glad the measure left room for case-by-case discretion. [12][22]
State review of Shelby County’s prosecutor
Taylor and Senator Paul Rose sponsored SB 443; the House companion, HB 483 by Representative Andrew Farmer, was the bill enacted. It passed the House 71–23 on April 15, 2026 and the Senate, with an amendment, 23–6 the next day. The House concurred in the Senate amendment 66–25 on April 22, the governor signed the bill on May 7, and it became Public Chapter 928. [14][23]
The bill summary says the law authorizes the attorney general to study how the district attorney general in the 30th Judicial District, which Tennessee Lookout identifies as Shelby County’s, disposes of charges. It also lets the attorney general petition the Tennessee Supreme Court to appoint a district attorney general pro tem if a district attorney has “peremptorily and categorically refused to prosecute criminal offenses.” Describing the version the House passed, the Lookout reported that such a request would follow an audit finding “clear evidence” of a refusal to prosecute. [14][24]
An oversight board for Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Taylor was first sponsor of SB 714, filed in February 2025; Representative Mark White of Memphis sponsored it in the House. The Senate passed it 27–6 and the House 63–30 on April 22, 2025, in differing versions. A conference committee that included Taylor reported a year later. On April 22, 2026 the Senate adopted the report 27–6 and the House 73–19, and the governor signed it on May 22 as Public Chapter 1057. [15][25]
Tennessee Lookout reported that the governor would appoint four board members and the two speakers two each, and that the board would control the district’s budget and approve contracts above $50,000. The Lookout reported that the plan applies to any district that falls into four of six listed areas, and that it focuses on Memphis-Shelby County Schools. [25]
Language rules for driver-license exams
Taylor was first sponsor of SB 1889, which the bill summary says adds language-comprehension requirements for certain driver licenses. It was enacted through its House companion, HB 1708, as Public Chapter 954. Tennessee Lookout reported that Taylor amended the bill so the exam could be given in other languages the first time and in English when a person reapplies after three years. [17][26]
A campaign financed largely by a candidate loan
Taylor’s principal campaign committee, Brent Taylor for Tennessee, registered with the Federal Election Commission on May 7, 2026. FEC records covering April 1 through July 17, 2026 show total receipts of $1,549,481.59, of which $1,000,000.00 came as loans from the candidate and $465,995.12 as contributions from individuals. [18][27][28]
The loans first appear in the quarterly report that ran through June 30. As of July 17 the committee reported $417,377.22 in cash on hand and $1,000,000.00 in debts. A loan is recorded as both a receipt and a debt; it is not a contribution. Later reports will change these figures. [27][28][29]
Faith, family & community
The campaign biography says Brent and Kimberly Taylor have been married more than 30 years and have two adult children. It says the family lives in the Eads community and that they are active members of Trinity Baptist Church near their home. [5]
Ballotpedia and WKNO also place his home in Eads, and the committee’s FEC registration gives an Eads address. The independent sources reviewed do not describe his family or church life, and this profile makes no claim beyond the campaign’s account. [2][3][18]
His mission for Tennessee
I’m running for Tennessee’s Ninth Congressional District to stand with President Trump and cement Tennessee’s conservative legacy for generations to come.
The following summarizes the agenda on Taylor’s official campaign website, with positions he stated in an August 2026 interview. These are proposed priorities, not completed accomplishments. [2][30][31]
01Alignment with President Trump
The site says Taylor “stands proudly with President Trump and the America First agenda.” On WKNO in August 2026 he defended the president’s pardons of people convicted in connection with the January 6 attack on the Capitol, saying: “The reason they were pardoned is because they didn’t receive due process.” WKNO reported that, asked in the same interview whether Trump lost the 2020 election, he did not directly say that Joe Biden won, said he believed there were “irregularities” and described Biden’s vote total as “shady.” [2][30]
02Inflation and energy
The campaign says he will work to bring inflation under control and lower the cost of living, and would promote American energy production to lower costs and improve national security. [30]
03Federal spending
The site says he would cut programs it calls wasteful, eliminate fraud and what it terms ideological spending, and oppose omnibus spending bills. [30]
04Border security
The campaign says he would work to finish the border wall, restore enforcement and deport “criminal illegal immigrants.” [30]
05Law enforcement and sentencing
The site pledges support for law enforcement officers and long sentences for violent criminals, saying Taylor “believes dangerous criminals belong behind bars — not back on our streets.” [30]
06Farmers and property rights
Under a heading on Tennessee’s farmers and cattlemen, the site says he would protect private property rights and cut federal overreach. [30]
07Legal immigration
On WKNO’s Behind the Headlines, Taylor said: “We need to have a pause on legal immigration to allow those that are here legally time to assimilate and become Americans.” [2]
08Defense and Iran
The site says he would back what it calls President Trump’s peace-through-strength agenda, including rebuilding military readiness. In the WKNO interview he said of Iran: “Whatever the cost is to ensure that they don’t have a nuclear weapon will be far less than if they have a nuclear weapon.” [2][30]
How to assess a proposal. A campaign plan states an intention. Enactment, implementation costs, replacement revenue, and measured results are separate questions. These priorities should be read alongside the documented record above.
The fuller record
A useful profile includes policy tradeoffs, the limits of a claim, and responses to material criticism.
A district redrawn three months before the primary
Governor Bill Lee called a special session for May 5, 2026 to review the congressional map; the new map was enacted on May 7, the day Taylor announced. Tennessee Lookout reported that it eliminated the state’s only majority-Black, majority-Democratic House district, and that Representative Steve Cohen, who had held the seat for 19 years, ended his campaign, saying the districts “were drawn to beat me.” A three-judge state panel dismissed a challenge brought by the state NAACP chapter and others on May 26. Loyola Law School’s tracker listed two federal challenges, alleging racial discrimination, as pending when reviewed. Taylor said he supports the redrawn district, Action News 5 reported. [17][32][33][34][35][36][37]
Overriding Memphis’ traffic-stop ordinance
The 2024 law reversed a Memphis ordinance against “pretextual” traffic stops. Tennessee Lookout tied that ordinance to the case of Tyre Nichols, who died in January 2023 after being pulled over and beaten by police officers, and quoted his parents’ objections to the bill. His father, Rodney Wells, said: “I am just appalled by what Republicans are trying to do in this state.” Gillespie, the House sponsor, said the bill followed “a state law that’s been on the books for decades.” Taylor said that February, as quoted by the Tennessee Star: “In my hometown, crime is the only issue.” [21][38][39]
Oversight aimed at one elected prosecutor
The 2026 law followed a longer campaign. WKNO reported in June 2024 that Taylor sought District Attorney General Steve Mulroy’s removal and had created a complaint hotline, believing Mulroy’s office was not doing enough to prosecute people caught with stolen guns. WKNO analyst Otis Sanford called the effort “unprecedented.” Tennessee Lookout reported on September 9, 2025, citing information Mulroy released, that the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility had dismissed the fifth and last ethics complaint Taylor filed against him; Mulroy called the accusations “groundless,” and the Lookout said Taylor did not respond to a request for comment. LegiScan’s roll calls show the bill cleared the House Judiciary Committee 10–9. Mulroy said in April 2026 that the bill “targets Shelby County only for unprecedented, intrusive oversight of a locally elected DA by an unelected attorney general.” Farmer, the House sponsor, said: “You can’t just turn a blind eye to the law.” The sources reviewed report no finding against Mulroy’s office under the new law. [13][24][42]
State authority over an elected school board
The law gives appointees of the governor and the legislative speakers authority over the budget and large contracts of a district run by an elected board. Tennessee Lookout reported that Senator Raumesh Akbari and Representative Antonio Parkinson, both Memphis Democrats, were the only conference committee members to oppose the plan. Akbari agreed the district needs reforms but called the plan “heavy-handed.” Parkinson said it targets Memphis-Shelby County Schools, the only district undergoing a forensic audit. WKNO analyst Otis Sanford had said in March 2025 that Taylor’s own Senate version gave more power to the Shelby County Commission and did not create state-appointed managers. [25][40]
China-linked stock in his financial disclosure
Tennessee Lookout reported on July 24, 2026 that Taylor’s federal financial disclosure listed between $1,000 and $15,000 worth of stock in three companies connected to China: Alibaba, Tencent and Prosus. It said the Pentagon designates two of them as “Chinese military companies,” and set the holdings against his statement that President Trump endorsed him because he will be tough on China. Taylor replied that the president knows he has a “record of holding China accountable,” and added: “Nonetheless, I recently instructed my broker to review my holdings and sell any associated with Chinese businesses.” The disclosure itself was not read for this profile. [6]
A remark about ICE in Memphis
On WKNO’s weekly politics segment of January 23, 2026, host Christopher Blank said Taylor had posted on Facebook, and repeated on camera with a cup of iced tea, the line “Just like my sweet tea, I want Memphis with a lot of ICE,” shortly after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent killed a woman in Minneapolis. WKNO political analyst Otis Sanford said on air: “Shame on Brent Taylor for treating it as a joke.” Sanford added that the company that bought Taylor’s funeral homes was distancing itself from him; the Lookout later wrote that he had sold the business “to a company that broke ties with him.” The segment carried no direct statement from Taylor. [6][41]
Questions & answers
Who is Brent Taylor?
What office is Brent Taylor running for in 2026?
He is the Republican nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District. Shelby County’s tabulation shows he was also the only named candidate in the August 6 Republican primary for his state Senate seat; columnist Jackson Baker reported on August 21, 2026 that he is also running in November to keep that seat, which no election-authority list read for this profile confirms. [1][8][43]
Who is Brent Taylor running against?
When is the election?
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Shelby County’s election calendar lists a voter registration deadline of October 5 and early voting from October 14 through October 29. [7]
What are Brent Taylor’s main campaign priorities?
What has Brent Taylor done in office?
Is the 9th District the same district as before?
No. The legislature redrew it in a May 2026 special session. Tennessee Lookout describes the new district as L-shaped, with Memphis and Nashville suburbs at its ends and rural counties between. The Lookout reported that the Cook Political Report rates it “Solid Republican.” Two federal lawsuits against the map were listed as pending when this profile was reviewed. [1][33]
The sources behind the story
Primary government documents anchor the record. Official biographies establish attributed background; original reporting supplies election results and scrutiny. Campaign materials are used for the candidate’s own priorities and claims.
- 01Tennessee US House District 9: Republican Taylor and Democrat Pearson set for general electionTennessee Lookout · Aug. 6, 2026
Adam Friedman’s primary-night report: both nominations, approximate vote shares, the redrawn district, Cohen’s exit, Trump’s endorsement and Taylor’s self-funding. Shares are election-night figures, not certified totals.Independent reporting - 02BTH: TN District 9 candidate Brent Taylor discusses immigration, Iran, and the Trump administrationWKNO-FM · Aug. 20, 2026
Public-radio summary of Taylor’s *Behind the Headlines* interview. It names the November 3 field, including two independents, and quotes his positions on legal immigration, Iran and the January 6 pardons.Independent reporting - 03Brent Taylor (Tennessee)Ballotpedia · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Used for the November 8, 2022 start of Senate service, the 2022 general-election totals, residence and education, because the legislature’s and Secretary of State’s pages refused automated fetches. Its 2026 section had not been updated past the primary.Independent analysis / professional record - 04Taylor win in Shelby County keeps Senate District 31 redTennessee Lookout · Nov. 9, 2022
Dulce Torres Guzman’s report of the 2022 state Senate result, the open seat left by Brian Kelsey, and Taylor’s background, including the January sale of his funeral business. The same report also describes him as owning and operating a funeral home business.Independent reporting - 05About Brent TaylorBrent Taylor for Tennessee · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Campaign biography: City Council election in 1995, funeral home purchase in 2004, local appointments, committee assignments, family and church. Its superlatives are the campaign’s claims.Campaign source - 06Stockard on the Stump: Congressional candidate says he’ll drop Chinese military stocksTennessee Lookout · July 24, 2026
Sam Stockard’s column on Taylor’s federal financial disclosure: China-linked stock, his response, and payments from the funeral home business he sold. The disclosure itself was not read for this profile.Independent reporting - 07General Election & Municipal Elections, November 3, 2026: key dates and offices to be electedShelby County Election Commission · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
County calendar for the November 3, 2026 election: registration and early-voting dates and the offices on the ballot, including U.S. House District 9 and Tennessee Senate District 31. It names no candidates.Government / regulatory record - 08Tabulation of Votes Recorded: State and Federal Primary, Shelby County General, and Municipal Elections, August 6, 2026Shelby County Election Commission · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Tabulation of the August 6 vote prepared for the county by an accounting firm under agreed-upon procedures; the firm states it did not conduct an audit. Shelby County only: it shows Taylor in both the 9th District and Senate District 31 Republican primaries. It is not the district-wide congressional result.Government / regulatory record - 09Veteran Republican lawmakers lose Tennessee House racesTennessee Lookout · Aug. 10, 2026
Sam Stockard’s legislative primary roundup. It shows that a legislator could be on the August 6 ballot for Congress and for a legislative seat at once. It does not discuss Taylor’s Senate race.Independent reporting - 10Tennessee SB 2572 (2023–2024): bill historyLegiScan · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Shows Taylor as the Senate bill’s sponsor, the 7–2 committee vote and the substitution of the House companion, which became Public Chapter 631. LegiScan mirrors the General Assembly’s bill history; the legislature’s own site refuses automated fetches.Independent analysis / professional record - 11Tennessee HB 1931 (2023–2024): bill history and roll callsLegiScan · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
The enacted House companion, by Rep. John Gillespie: floor votes, the governor’s signature and the public chapter number. LegiScan mirrors the General Assembly’s bill history; the legislature’s own site refuses automated fetches.Independent analysis / professional record - 12Tennessee SB 2571 (2023–2024), Parental Accountability Act: bill historyLegiScan · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Shows Taylor as first sponsor, both floor votes, the governor’s May 6, 2024 signature and enactment as Public Chapter 943. LegiScan mirrors the General Assembly’s bill history; the legislature’s own site refuses automated fetches.Independent analysis / professional record - 13TN Politics: Brent Taylor’s Hotline Is “Unusual” Level of Petty, says SanfordWKNO-FM · June 28, 2024
Christopher Blank’s weekly segment with political analyst Otis Sanford on Taylor’s effort to remove the district attorney and his complaint hotline. Sanford’s remarks are commentary.Independent reporting - 14Tennessee HB 483 (2025–2026): bill history and roll callsLegiScan · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
The enacted House companion, by Rep. Andrew Farmer: summary, floor votes in both chambers, signature and public chapter number. LegiScan mirrors the General Assembly’s bill history; the legislature’s own site refuses automated fetches.Independent analysis / professional record - 15Tennessee SB 714 (2025–2026): bill history and roll callsLegiScan · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Shows Taylor as first sponsor and conferee, the 2025 floor votes, the 2026 conference-report votes, the May 22, 2026 signature and Public Chapter 1057. LegiScan mirrors the General Assembly’s bill history; the legislature’s own site refuses automated fetches.Independent analysis / professional record - 16Senator Brent Taylor announces his intent to run for newly-drawn District 9 congress seatAction News 5 (WMC-TV) · May 7, 2026
Hannah Kozlowski’s report of the May 7, 2026 announcement. It does not say whether he would stay in the state Senate race.Independent reporting - 17Tennessee’s new 9th District draws Republican raceTennessee Lookout · May 12, 2026
Sam Stockard reports Taylor’s entry the day the map became law, the new May 15 qualifying deadline, his 2026 legislation and three lawsuits against the map. It does not report how those suits ended.Independent reporting - 18Brent Taylor for Tennessee: FEC Form 1, Statement of OrganizationFederal Election Commission · Filed May 7, 2026
The committee’s registration: exact committee name, Eads address, office sought, party and treasurer. Filed the day Taylor announced.Government / regulatory record - 192026 Candidate ListsTennessee Secretary of State · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
State election authority’s page. It records the regular March 10, 2026 qualifying deadline; its linked candidate lists could not be opened by the fetch tool, so it is not used for ballot status.Government / regulatory record - 20WKNO Daily Newscast | Tuesday, July 14, 2026WKNO-FM · July 14, 2026
Newscast summary recording that President Trump had endorsed Taylor in the Republican primary by July 14, 2026. The endorsement statement itself was not read.Independent reporting - 21Tennessee rep calls Memphis preemption bill worse than “overreach”Tennessee Lookout · May 21, 2024
Sam Stockard’s later report identifies Taylor and Gillespie as sponsors of the law reversing Memphis’ traffic-stop ordinance and recounts the death of Tyre Nichols.Independent reporting - 22Tennessee Senator Brent Taylor passes 2 bills to help tackle juvenile theft crimesAction News 5 (WMC-TV) · Mar. 19, 2024
Reports Senate passage of two juvenile-crime bills on March 18, 2024, what each would do, and District Attorney Steve Mulroy’s criticism. It predates House action and does not establish enactment.Independent reporting - 23Tennessee SB 443 (2025–2026): bill historyLegiScan · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Shows Taylor and Sen. Paul Rose as Senate sponsors and the substitution of the House companion, which became Public Chapter 928. LegiScan mirrors the General Assembly’s bill history; the legislature’s own site refuses automated fetches.Independent analysis / professional record - 24Tennessee House passes Shelby County district attorney removal billTennessee Lookout · Apr. 16, 2026
Sam Stockard’s report of House passage: what the House-passed bill allows, the House sponsor’s argument and District Attorney Steve Mulroy’s objection. It predates the Senate amendment of April 16, 2026.Independent reporting - 25State oversight board would control Memphis Shelby schools budget, contractsTennessee Lookout · Apr. 20, 2026
Sam Stockard’s report on the conference-committee plan: who appoints the board, its powers, Taylor’s amendment and the objections of two Memphis Democrats.Independent reporting - 26Tennessee SB 1889 (2025–2026): bill historyLegiScan · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Shows Taylor as first sponsor of the driver-license measure and its enactment, on the House companion HB 1708, as Public Chapter 954. Floor vote counts were not read. LegiScan mirrors the General Assembly’s bill history; the legislature’s own site refuses automated fetches.Independent analysis / professional record - 27TAYLOR, BRENT: candidate overview (H6TN09464)Federal Election Commission · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
FEC candidate page: Republican challenger for Tennessee’s 9th District, principal committee, and totals for April 1 to July 17, 2026. Later filings will change the figures.Government / regulatory record - 28Brent Taylor for Tennessee: FEC Form 3, pre-primary reportFederal Election Commission · Filed July 25, 2026
Pre-primary report, July 1 to July 17, 2026, with cycle-to-date receipts, candidate loans, cash on hand and debts. It is the latest full report read for this profile.Government / regulatory record - 29Brent Taylor for Tennessee: FEC Form 3, July quarterly reportFederal Election Commission · Filed July 15, 2026
First quarterly report, April 1 to June 30, 2026. Its summary page already shows the $1,000,000 in loans from the candidate.Government / regulatory record - 30IssuesBrent Taylor for Tennessee · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Primary source for the candidate’s ten stated priorities. These are positions and promises, not completed actions.Campaign source - 31Brent Taylor for Congress: campaign home pageBrent Taylor for Tennessee · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
The campaign’s self-description, slogan and disclaimer. It carried no social-media links when read.Campaign source - 32Gov. Lee Calls Special Legislative Session to Review Congressional MapOffice of Governor Bill Lee · May 1, 2026
Official announcement of the special session that began May 5, 2026. It does not mention the 9th District or any candidate.Government / regulatory record - 33All About Redistricting: TennesseeLoyola Law School, Los Angeles · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Academic litigation tracker: the map’s May 7, 2026 enactment (HB 7003) and the status of each federal challenge. Two were listed as pending when read; a tracker entry is not a court ruling.Independent analysis / professional record - 34ACLU sues to block redrawn Tennessee congressional map that breaks up MemphisTennessee Lookout · May 12, 2026
Cassandra Stephenson reports the ACLU’s federal suit, the third against the map, and its claims. Allegations in a complaint are not findings.Independent reporting - 35Longtime US Rep. Cohen announces he won’t run in Tennessee’s gerrymandered districts, ends campaignTennessee Lookout · May 15, 2026
Reports the incumbent’s decision not to run in any redrawn district, in his own words, and describes the new 9th District. “Gerrymandered” is the outlet’s headline term.Independent reporting - 36Three-judge panel upholds Tennessee redistrictingTennessee Lookout · May 26, 2026
Anita Wadhwani reports the state-court ruling that left the map in place and notes that federal challenges continued. The ruling itself was not read for this profile.Independent reporting - 37Brent Taylor projected to win GOP nomination for District 9 congressional raceAction News 5 (WMC-TV) · Aug. 6, 2026
Lydian Coombs’s election-night report of the projected Republican result, written before all votes were counted. It quotes Taylor’s reason for running and records his support for the redrawn district.Independent reporting - 38Gillespie postpones bill overturning Memphis ordinance to end police ‘textual’ stopsTennessee Lookout · Mar. 5, 2024
Sam Stockard’s report on the traffic-stop bill before final passage: Taylor’s Senate sponsorship, the objections of Tyre Nichols’ parents and the House sponsor’s rationale.Independent reporting - 39Tennessee State Senator Brent Taylor Sponsors Several Crime-Related Bills in Effort to ‘Make Memphis Matter’The Tennessee Star · Feb. 15, 2024
Kaitlin Housler’s list of Taylor’s 2024 crime bills as introduced, with his stated rationale. The Star is a conservative outlet; it is used here only for the bill list and his own words.Independent reporting - 40TN Politics: MSCS Intervention Plan Looks Different in Senate VersionWKNO-FM · Mar. 28, 2025
Christopher Blank’s segment with analyst Otis Sanford on Taylor’s 2025 Senate version, which relied on the Shelby County Commission rather than state appointees. Sanford’s remarks are commentary; the segment predates the 2026 conference report.Independent reporting - 41TN Politics: A look at ICE storms, from MLGW to Brent TaylorWKNO-FM · Jan. 23, 2026
Transcript of Christopher Blank’s segment with political analyst Otis Sanford. The host recounts Taylor’s remark; Sanford’s reaction is commentary. It carries no direct statement from Taylor; Sanford paraphrases a reply second-hand, which is not used.Independent reporting - 42State dismisses ethics complaints against Shelby County DATennessee Lookout · Sep. 9, 2025
Reports, from information released by District Attorney General Steve Mulroy, that the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility dismissed the fifth and last ethics complaint Taylor filed against him. Taylor did not respond to the outlet; the board’s own documents were not read.Independent reporting - 43Brent Taylor’s Other OpponentJackson Baker (Substack newsletter) · Aug. 21, 2026
A Memphis political columnist’s report that Taylor is on the November calendar for Senate District 31 against Democrat David Weatherspoon while also the Republican nominee in the 9th Congressional District. A single report with commentary, not an election-authority list; it misidentifies Justin J. Pearson as a state senator.Independent reporting
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Scope & method. Reviewed September 17, 2026. This is a documented overview of publicly available biography, major actions, and stated priorities, not an exhaustive vote-by-vote record. Numerical claims retain their original meaning and attribution. Historical sources do not imply current appointments. Tennessee legislative records are cited through LegiScan because the General Assembly’s site could not be read. The source list provides direct links so readers can check the underlying material. Election lists, filings, and campaign pages may change after this review.
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The campaign
Voting in Tennessee: official dates, deadlines and rules
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The dates and rules below were read from the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections; the authority's own page, linked beside each one, is the final word.
Dates and deadlines
- Voter registration deadlineMonday, October 5, 2026, for the November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election. The Secretary of State's 2026 calendar prints this one date and does not give separate online, mail or in-person cut-offs. To register, use online voter registration, or download and complete the Voter Registration Application and mail it or deliver it by hand to your county election commission; applications can also be picked up in person at county election commission offices, county clerk's offices, public libraries and register of deeds offices. The Secretary of State's FAQ says a person who does not have an ID issued by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security cannot register online but can still register by filling out a paper form. Read from: sos.tn.gov/elections/calendar
- Early voting beginsWednesday, October 14, 2026. The Secretary of State's 2026 calendar gives the early voting period for the November 3, 2026 general election as Wednesday, October 14 – Thursday, October 29, 2026. Read from: sos.tn.gov/elections/calendar
- Early voting endsThursday, October 29, 2026, the last day of the early voting period (Wednesday, October 14 – Thursday, October 29, 2026) printed in the Secretary of State's 2026 calendar. Read from: sos.tn.gov/elections/calendar
- Deadline to request an absentee by-mail ballotSaturday, October 24, 2026. The Secretary of State's Guide to Absentee Voting says a registered voter may request an application for a by-mail ballot no earlier than ninety (90) days before the election and no later than ten (10) days before the election, and that, to be processed for the next election, the application must be received by the election commission no later than ten (10) days before the election. This is a received-by deadline for the request. The written request must be submitted, by mail or e-mail, to the local county election commission office by the tenth day before Election Day. Read from: sos.tn.gov/elections/calendar
- Deadline to return an absentee by-mail ballotElection Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2026: you must mail your ballot in time for your county election commission to receive it no later than the close of polls on Election Day. This is a received-by deadline, not a postmark deadline. You must return your ballot by mail (USPS, FedEx, UPS, etc.); hand delivery or handing it to a poll worker during early voting or on Election Day is not permitted. Read from: sos.tn.gov/elections/guides/guide-to-absentee-voting
- Polling place hours on Election DayElection Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The Secretary of State's pages reviewed for this guide do not print a statewide opening or closing time. Its FAQ answers the question “When can I vote?” this way: find your early voting and Election Day polling place and hours in the GoVoteTN app. Its Election Day page likewise sends voters to the GoVoteTN lookup (Search by Voter or Search by Address) for their polling location and ballot information. Absentee by-mail ballots must be received no later than the close of polls on Election Day. Read from: sos.tn.gov/elections/faqs
Rules to know
- What to bringTennesseans voting early or on Election Day must bring valid photo identification with them to the polls. Any of the following IDs may be used, even if expired: a Tennessee driver license with your photo; a United States Passport; a photo ID issued by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security; a photo ID issued by the federal or Tennessee state government; a United States Military photo ID; or a Tennessee handgun carry permit with your photo. NOT acceptable: college student IDs; photo IDs not issued by the federal or Tennessee state government, including county or city issued photo IDs, such as library cards, and photo IDs issued by other states; and photo IDs issued by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security to non-U.S. citizens. First-time voters who registered by mail or Online Voter Registration and whose ID is expired must also present a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document that shows the voter's name and address. Exempt from the photo ID requirement: voters who vote absentee by mail; residents of a licensed nursing home or assisted living center who vote at the facility; voters who are hospitalized; voters with a religious objection to being photographed; and voters who are indigent and unable to obtain a photo ID without paying a fee. The Secretary of State's FAQ adds that a voter who does not bring a photo ID votes a provisional ballot and then has two (2) business days after Election Day to return to the election commission office to show a valid photo ID, and that a free photo ID to vote can be obtained from the Department of Safety and Homeland Security at any participating driver service center. Read from: sos.tn.gov/elections/voter-id-requirements
- Who may vote by mailTennessee requires a statutory reason to vote absentee by-mail. You can vote absentee by-mail if you fall under one of these categories: you are sixty (60) years of age or older; you will be outside the county where you are registered during the early voting period and all day on Election Day; you are hospitalized, ill or physically disabled and unable to appear at your polling place to vote; you are the caretaker of a person who is hospitalized, ill, or disabled (a physician's statement is not required for either of these two reasons); you or your spouse are a full-time student in an accredited college or university outside the county where you are registered; you reside in a nursing home, assisted living facility or home for the aged outside your county of residence; you are a candidate for office in the election; you are observing a religious holiday that prevents you from voting in person during the early voting period and on Election Day; you serve as an Election Day official or as a member or employee of the election commission; you will be unable to vote in-person due to jury duty; you have a disability and an inaccessible polling place; you or your spouse possess a valid commercial drivers license (CDL) or Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card and you will be working outside the state or county of registration during the open hours of early voting and Election Day and have no specific out-of-county or out-of-state address to which mail may be sent or received during such time; you are a member of the military or are an overseas citizen; or you are on the permanent absentee list. To ask for a ballot, submit a written request by mail or e-mail to your local county election commission office by the tenth day before Election Day (Saturday, October 24, 2026); to be processed for the election, the application must be received by the election commission no later than ten (10) days before the election. The request must contain the voter's name, address of residence, social security number, date of birth, the address to mail the ballot, the election, the reason for voting absentee and the voter's signature, and, if applicable, a copy of the CDL containing the CDL number or the TWIC card; the absentee ballot request form helps make sure all required information is provided. An e-mailed request must be an attached document containing this information and your scanned signature. If information is missing, the county election commission returns the application so you can make corrections and resubmit it. The Secretary of State's FAQ adds that, unless you are on the permanent absentee voting register, enrolled in the Safe at Home program, or have previously voted in the county of registration, you must appear in-person to vote in the first election after you have registered by-mail or online. Read from: sos.tn.gov/elections/guides/guide-to-absentee-voting
- Early in-person votingNo reason is needed to vote early: the Secretary of State's guide says that, unlike by-mail voting, which requires a statutory reason, a person may vote during the early voting period purely for the sake of convenience. For the November 3, 2026 general election the early voting period is Wednesday, October 14 – Thursday, October 29, 2026. To vote early, a person must appear in person at either the county election commission office or at a satellite voting location opened by the county election commission. Early voting is closed on holidays, but a person may vote early on any Saturday that falls during the period. A voter can also change his or her address of registration and vote in the same voting location. For details regarding times and early voting locations, contact the local county election commission office; the guide also links to early voting locations and hours for each county. The Secretary of State's FAQ says Tennesseans voting early or on Election Day must bring valid photo identification with them to the polls. Read from: sos.tn.gov/elections/guides/how-to-early-vote-in-person
- Track your absentee ballotThe Secretary of State's Absentee By-Mail Ballot Status Tracker tool allows voters to track the status of their absentee by-mail ballot. It is part of the Tennessee Voter Registration Lookup and Absentee Ballot Status Tracker at tnmap.tn.gov/voterlookup. The Secretary of State says this lookup allows voters to review their registration information, track absentee ballots, see early voting and Election Day information, and find their polling place. Read from: sos.tn.gov/elections/faqs
- Felony convictionsThe Secretary of State's Restoration of Voting Rights guide says: if your felony conviction was on or before May 17, 1981, you only need to answer the appropriate question on the voter registration form and do not need to do anything else to get your voting rights restored; if your felony conviction was on or after May 18, 1981, you must get a court order to get your voting rights restored before you can register to vote. To get a court order you must meet all of the listed conditions, which include that you do not owe any restitution, that you do not owe court costs unless a court finds that you are indigent, and that you are current in all child support obligations. Voting rights cannot be restored after a conviction for any of the permanently disqualifying felonies that the guide lists by time period. Read from: sos.tn.gov/elections/guides/restoration-of-voting-rights
Read from: Key Dates for the 2026 Election Cycle · Elections · Guide to Absentee Voting · How to Early Vote - In Person · How to Register to Vote · Register to Vote Paper Form (Mail-in or hand-deliver) — Rules and dates as of Sep 17, 2026
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