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Congress → Officials → Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann

Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann

Republican · Representative, TN ·3

Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann is the Republican U.S. Representative (TN's 3rd congressional district). The platform has 92 voting records on file (2026) and 39 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components
52 MODERATE
Connection Density 20%
56 → 11
Donor Influence 15%
9 → 1
Silence Risk 25%
31 → 8
Contradiction Risk 25%
95 → 24
Intelligence Volume 15%
39 → 6
Constituency Deviation 0%
17 → 0
Voting Misalignment 0%
0 → 0
% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 9.4%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 68.7%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.0%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino: 77.8%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024): 788,609
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $69,771
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Amendment 4 — Remove Religious Minister Disqualification (2022) (2022) — passed, margin majority yes
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Amendment 3 — Remove Slavery as Punishment for Crime from Constitution (2022) (2022) — passed, margin 80% yes to 20% no
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Amendment 1 — Right-to-Work Constitutional Amendment (2022) (2022) — passed, margin 70% yes to 30% no (swept all 95 counties)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.14)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.16)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (share 0.18)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: McKee Foods Corporation (Collegedale) (3500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Unum Group (Chattanooga HQ) (10000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Oak Ridge National Laboratory / Y-12 National Security Complex (8000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant (4500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) (8400 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District spans East Tennessee from Chattanooga north through the Appalachian region to Oak Ridge and the Kentucky border. It includes all or parts of Hamilton, Bradley, McMinn, Monroe, Polk, Roane, Anderson, and other counties. The district has a population of approximately 788,609 with a median household income of $69,771 — well above the…
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District spans East Tennessee from Chattanooga north through the Appalachian region to Oak Ridge and the Kentucky border. It includes all or parts of Hamilton, Bradley, McMinn, Monroe, Polk, Roane, Anderson, and other counties. The district has a population of approximately 788,609 with a median household income of $69,771 — well above the national median. It is predominantly White (77.8% non-Hispanic) with a 10.0% Black population, 5.8% Hispanic, and a poverty rate of 9.4-13.3%. With a Cook PVI of R+18 to R+39, it is one of the safest Republican seats in the nation. Only 29.0% of residents hold a bachelor's degree, below the national average. The economy is anchored by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Y-12 National Security Complex (approximately $3 billion in annual federal funding), Tennessee Valley Authority headquarters, Volkswagen's Chattanooga assembly plant (4,500+ employees), McKee Foods (3,500+ employees), Unum Group (10,000+ employees), and a growing advanced manufacturing and nuclear energy sector. The Chickamauga Lock on the Tennessee River is a critical infrastructure project for the district. The district has a homeownership rate of 68.7% and a median age of 40.9.
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[disclosure] The Tennessee Lookout projected 68,000 Tennesseans would lose health insurance due to the OBBB's Medicaid changes, and nearly 700,000 face hurdles to food assistance. Fleischmann's district has a 9.4-13.3% poverty rate and 10.2% of residents without a high school diploma.
primary · 2025-09-02 ✓ Verified
[statement] Fleischmann defended Medicaid work requirements in the OBBB, telling NewsChannel 9 that the bill was 'tightening up' requirements and 'not hurting people,' claiming 'I want poor people to move up.'
primary · 2025-05-26 ✓ Verified
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) vote record Fleischmann voted for H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, on July 3, 2025, which CBO projected would add ~$2.4 trillion to the deficit. He celebrated it…
Business Insider media reporting / STOCK Act violation Business Insider flagged Fleischmann as one of 78 members of Congress who violated the STOCK Act's disclosure requirements for late reporting of stock trades.
Invesco Ltd personal financial disclosure Fleischmann disclosed a trade of Invesco Capital Management LLC valued at $15K-$50K on May 13, 2025. OpenSecrets estimated his net worth at $3.34M-$8.58M…
Tennessee Valley Authority oversight TVA is the district's top employer (8,400 employees) and is headquartered in Fleischmann's district. As Energy and Water Appropriations chair, he oversees…
SpaceX oversight SpaceX PAC contributed substantially to Fleischmann, who oversees defense/nuclear sectors as Energy and Water Appropriations chair.
Amentum Inc. PAC donor $7,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
City On A Hill PAC donor $5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Leidos Inc. PAC donor $5,500 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Burns And Mcdonnell Inc. PAC donor $5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Energy Transfer Employee Management Company PAC (Energy Transfer PAC) donor $5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Majority Committee PAC-Mc PAC donor $10,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Bwx Technologies PAC donor $5,500 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Basf Corporation Employees Political Action Committee donor $5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee donor $6,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. PAC donor $5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
General Atomics P. A. C. donor $5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company PAC donor $5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Unum Group Political Action Committee (Unumpac) donor $10,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Sanofi Us Services Inc. Employees' Political Action Committee donor $5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Political Action Committee (Jacobs PAC) donor $5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C…
BillVoteDateAlignment
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Water Resources Development Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
PROOF Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Retire through Ownership Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood… Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
GUARD Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Whistleblower Protection Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act Yea 2026-09-03 unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act Yea 2026-09-02 unknown
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require… Yea 2026-09-02 unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
AGOA Extension Act Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act Yea 2026-08-31 unknown
Last contradiction analysis: Never
platform_vs_vote 90/100
Platform: "Fleischmann campaigned throughout his career as a fiscal conservative, voting for $1.6 trillion in spending cuts in his first year, supporting balanced budgets, and declaring he would 'reverse Washington's dangerous…
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Fleischmann campaigned throughout his career as a fiscal conservative, voting for $1.6 trillion in spending cuts in his first year, supporting balanced budgets, and declaring he would 'reverse Washington's dangerous debt culture.'
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Vote: on "Fleischmann voted for H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, on July 3, 2025, which the…"
Fleischmann built his career on fiscal conservatism and balanced budgets, yet voted for the OBBB which the CBO projected would add $2.4 trillion to the deficit — while calling it a path 'toward fiscal sanity,' a term that contradicts the bill's actual deficit impact.
statement_vs_disclosure 90/100
Platform: "Fleischmann voted against H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, opposing the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package that funded roads, bridges, broadband, and the Chickamauga Lock project in…
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Fleischmann voted against H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, opposing the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package that funded roads, bridges, broadband, and the Chickamauga Lock project in his own district.
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Vote: on "Fleischmann touted securing 'full funding for Chickamauga Lock' and strong support for Oak Ridge…"
Fleischmann voted against the bipartisan infrastructure law, yet touts the very projects it funds — including the Chickamauga Lock — as personal achievements, mirroring the 'Voted No, Took the Dough' pattern documented among House Republicans.
statement_vs_disclosure 90/100
Platform: "Fleischmann defended Medicaid work requirements in the OBBB, telling NewsChannel 9 that the bill was 'tightening up' requirements and 'not hurting people,' claiming 'I want poor people to move up.'"
Vote: on "The Tennessee Lookout projected 68,000 Tennesseans would lose health insurance due to the OBBB's…"
Fleischmann claimed Medicaid work requirements would 'tighten up' without 'hurting people,' yet the Tennessee Lookout projected 68,000 Tennesseans would lose health coverage — representing a profound disconnect between his rhetoric and the bill's projected impact on his own constituents.
reversal 60/100
Platform: "Fleischmann voted to object to the certification of the 2020 Electoral College results on January 6, 2021, after amplifying Trump's lies about election fraud, signing the Texas amicus brief, and stating he would…
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Fleischmann voted to object to the certification of the 2020 Electoral College results on January 6, 2021, after amplifying Trump's lies about election fraud, signing the Texas amicus brief, and stating he would 'support efforts by my colleagues in the House and Senate to object during the electoral certification.'
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Vote: on "Hours after the Capitol insurrection on January 6, Fleischmann released a statement calling the…"
Fleischmann amplified election fraud claims and voted to overturn the 2020 election, then condemned the resulting violence while voting against investigating its causes — earning an 'F' Democracy Score from Republican Accountability.
Last silence detection: Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:53:35 GMT (via scheduled run)
In-person town hall meetings and direct constituent engagement
453d silent
Expected position: As an eight-term congressman representing a district with significant poverty (9.4-13.3%) and rural communities lacking hospitals, Fleischmann would be expected to hold regular in-person town halls where constituents can ask unscripted…
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Expected position: As an eight-term congressman representing a district with significant poverty (9.4-13.3%) and rural communities lacking hospitals, Fleischmann would be expected to hold regular in-person town halls where constituents can ask unscripted questions. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Fleischmann told the Chattanooga Times Free Press his answer to whether he would hold a town hall is 'never,' calling them 'rowdy leftist mobs' and 'shout fests.' He has also refused to participate in debates with general election opponents for years. Constituents organized an 'empty chair' town hall in Hixson, a protest in Red Bank with nearly 300 attendees demanding answers on DOGE and Medicaid cuts, and an op-ed in the Cleveland Banner noted he 'refuses to hold town halls in Bradley or Polk' counties. His office claimed he conducts virtual town halls and meets with chambers of commerce, but constituents called these inadequate substitutes. Primary URL: https://www.local3news.com/local-news/rep-chuck-fleischmann-will-never-hold-a-town-hall-meeting/article_c63b30c0-63ff-4e5e-b51e-0f854dd84c54.html
Trump administration tariffs and their impact on Tennessee manufacturers
184d silent
Expected position: As a congressman representing a district that includes Volkswagen's Chattanooga plant (4,500+ employees), McKee Foods (3,500+ employees), and a heavy manufacturing base, Fleischmann would be expected to speak out on broad tariffs that the…
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Expected position: As a congressman representing a district that includes Volkswagen's Chattanooga plant (4,500+ employees), McKee Foods (3,500+ employees), and a heavy manufacturing base, Fleischmann would be expected to speak out on broad tariffs that the Yale Budget Lab projected would cost the average U.S. household $2,100 per year and threaten auto industry jobs. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: During this period, Fleischmann was actively issuing press releases on appropriations bills, energy policy, nuclear energy, and border security. However, as the Chattanooga Times Free Press documented, he was silent on tariffs while the VW Chattanooga plant announced cost-cutting measures and while local CEOs warned of tariff damage. The editorial board noted his 'inaction' on tariffs and wrote that 'Congress — Fleischmann among them — has abdicated its authority.' Primary URL: http://ellington.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/sep/02/opinion-fleischmann-fears-his-constituents/
colleagues' leadership pacs
City On A Hill PAC, Majority Committee PAC-Mc PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
corporate pacs, industry unlisted
Amentum Inc. PAC (amounts: $7,000 (2024)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted
Amentum Inc. PAC Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $7,000 (2024)
City On A Hill PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Leidos Inc. PAC Defense & aerospace $5,500 (2024)
Burns And Mcdonnell Inc. PAC Real estate & construction $5,000 (2024)
Energy Transfer Employee Management Company PAC (Energy Transfer PAC) Oil, gas & mining $5,000 (2024)
Majority Committee PAC-Mc PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2024)
Bwx Technologies PAC Technology $5,500 (2024)
Basf Corporation Employees Political Action Committee Oil, gas & mining $5,000 (2024)
Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee Defense & aerospace $6,000 (2024)
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. PAC Utilities & nuclear $5,000 (2024)
General Atomics P. A. C. Defense & aerospace $5,000 (2024)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company PAC Technology $5,000 (2024)
Unum Group Political Action Committee (Unumpac) Insurance $10,000 (2024)
Sanofi Us Services Inc. Employees' Political Action Committee Health care & pharma $5,000 (2024)
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Political Action Committee (Jacobs PAC) Real estate & construction $5,000 (2024)
TopicPriorityAlignmentDeviation
Cultural and Historical Recognition 55 60 40
Government Spending and Fiscal Policy 80 75 25
Education and Parental Rights 78 80 20
Religious Liberty and Traditional Values 84 82 18
Law Enforcement and Public Safety 82 85 15
China Policy and Economic Competition 70 85 15
Foreign Policy and National Security 76 88 12
Banking Access and Community Financial Institutions 72 90 10
Second Amendment Rights 90 92 8
Veterans Affairs and Military Benefits 88 95 5
No platform commitments archived
No committee memberships recorded
Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

ComponentWeightSignal
Contradiction Risk30%Stated positions contradicted by the record (recent findings boosted)
Donor Influence20%Distinct documented donors (FEC Schedule A PACs); inferred donors do not count
Connection Density20%Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups; donor links excluded
Silence Risk15%Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Intelligence Volume15%Documented facts from verified sources
Constituency Deviation0%Shown, not weighted — a model estimate, not a record
Voting Misalignment0%Shown, not weighted — needs platform commitments almost nobody has; the roll-call record on /votes is the vote signal

Each component is the member's standing among all scored members of Congress, and the weighted sum is the overall score. Tiers are ranks: Critical is the top 5%, High the next 10%, Elevated the next 20%, Moderate the next 30%, and Low the rest.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

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Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains.
$1.2BDonor Contributions
0Money Chains
0Traced Hops
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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