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Burchett voted for both procedural rule votes (Roll Calls 140 and 141) advancing H.R. 7567 on April 29, 2026 — the day before final passage — confirming his support at every stage of the farm bill legislative process.
Date: 2026-04-29
Added: 03 May 2026
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Burchett published no press release or public statement on burchett.house.gov regarding his farm bill vote. This silence contrasts with his vocal advocacy for the American Meat Freedom Act and his public acceptance of the Friend of Farm Bureau Award, leaving constituents without an on-the-record explanation for his support of the $187 billion SNAP cut.
Date: 2026-04-30
Added: 03 May 2026
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Burchett introduced the American Meat Freedom Act (H.R. 7818) on March 5, 2026 — the same date the House Agriculture Committee voted 34-17 to report H.R. 7567 favorably to the full House. A provision easing producer-to-consumer meat sales was subsequently incorporated into the farm bill package.
Date: 2026-03-05
Added: 03 May 2026
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Burchett's district (TN-02) includes Knox County, where 34,000-35,000 residents rely on SNAP benefits monthly. The majority are extremely low-income families with children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities. His YEA vote on H.R. 7567 locked in the $187 billion SNAP cut originally enacted through H.R. 1, directly affecting these constituents.
Date: 2026-04-30
Added: 03 May 2026
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The House passed H.R. 7567 by 224-200 with 209 Republicans supporting, 3 Republicans opposing, 14 Democrats supporting, 197 Democrats opposing, and 1 Independent supporting. Burchett was among the 209 GOP yea votes — voting with 98.6% of his voting Republican colleagues.
Date: 2026-04-30
Added: 03 May 2026
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Burchett voted YEA on Roll Call 154 for final passage of H.R. 7567 (Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026) on April 30, 2026. The official House Clerk roll call record confirms his vote as 'Yea,' upgrading the prior 'yea_unverified' designation to primary confidence.
Date: 2026-04-30
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Depression rate: 31.0% — creating an opening for campaigns tied to veterans, addiction, public safety
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: U.S. citizenship rate: 97% (national average 93.2%)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Partisan lean (Legisletter/Cook PVI): R+39 (Safe Republican — trending further right)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Largest ethnic groups: White Non-Hispanic 84.1%, Black 5.6%, Hispanic 5.84%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 7.6% (Legisletter) — 12.2% (Data USA; national average 12.4%)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 69.5% (national average 65.5%)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.4% of adults (national average 33.7%)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population foreign-born: 5.23% (approximately 41,500 residents)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median property value: $301,500 (2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $72,572 (national median: $37,585)
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Amendment 3 — Tennessee Constitutional Amendment to Remove Slavery Exception (replacing language that allows involuntary servitude as punishment for crime) (2022) — passed, margin 79.5% Yes — 20.5% No
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Educational Services (NAICS 61) (share 0.083)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45) (share 0.104)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Health Care & Social Assistance (NAICS 62) (share 0.121)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33) (share 0.136)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Retail Trade (sector) (41000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Health Care & Social Assistance (sector) (48000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Manufacturing (sector) (54000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District encompasses East Tennessee, anchored by Knoxville and stretching through Knox, Blount, Loudon, and surrounding counties. It is home to approximately 793,000 residents with a median household income of $72,572. The district is overwhelmingly White (84.1% Non-Hispanic), with small Black/African American (5.6%) and Hispanic (5.84%) communities. Only 5.23% are foreign-born, and 97% are U.S. citizens. The poverty rate is 7.6-12.2%, with 34.4% holding a bachelor's degree. Homeownership is 69.5% with a median property value of $301,500. The largest employment sectors are Manufacturing, Health Care & Social Assistance, and Retail Trade. The district is the most Republican in Tennessee (R+39, trending further right), culturally conservative, anti-Washington, and military/veteran-oriented. Burchett has held this seat since 2019, succeeding 30-year incumbent John Duncan Jr. He previously served as Knox County Mayor, Tennessee State Senator, and State Representative. Key issues include fiscal conservatism, Second Amendment rights, veterans' services, and anti-establishment populism. Burchett sits on Foreign Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure committees.
Added: 03 May 2026
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Voted yea on H.Res. 757 (Motion to Vacate the Chair — Removal of Speaker Kevin McCarthy) on 2023-10-03: Burchett was one of only 8 House Republicans who voted with 208 Democrats to oust McCarthy — the first time in American history a Speaker was removed. McCarthy allegedly elbowed Burchett in a Capitol hallway weeks later, which Burchett called a 'sucker punch.' Burchett said McCarthy's revenge tour was '100 percent personal.' This vote defined Burchett as a member of the insurgent GOP wing willing to break with leadership in dramatic fashion.
Date: 2023-10-03
Added: 03 May 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 8281 (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act (requires documentary proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections)) on 2024-07-10: Burchett voted YEA (221-198, with 5 Democrats) and said 'illegal migrants voting in U.S. elections is a national security issue that must be addressed.' He was one of the bill's most vocal advocates. The AFL-CIO opposed the bill. His district is 97% citizen, so the bill's restrictive impact falls disproportionately outside his constituency. In February 2026, he and Luna dropped their demand that the SAVE Act be included in DHS funding legislation after meeting with Trump.
Date: 2024-07-10
Added: 03 May 2026
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Voted nay on S. 1071 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — September 2025 House version (voted NAY) and December 2025 final passage (voted NAY)) on 2025-12-10: Burchett was one of only 15 Republicans to vote against final NDAA passage (312-112). He said: 'There's a half a billion in there, literally, of foreign aid.' He also voted NAY on the September 2025 House version (231-196, one of 4 GOP defectors). His consistent anti-NDAA stance — driven by opposition to foreign aid and Ukraine funding — places him in the libertarian-leaning wing of the GOP. The AFL-CIO opposed the rule, but supported the final bill due to Section 1110 restoring collective bargaining rights.
Date: 2025-12-10
Added: 03 May 2026
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Voted yea on H.Res. 914 (Censure of Rep. Al Green for interrupting President Trump's address to Congress) on 2025-03-06: Burchett voted to censure Democratic Rep. Al Green and went further — publicly calling Green's expulsion a 'reasonable consideration.' The House voted 224-198 largely along party lines with only 10 Democrats supporting censure. Burchett told the Daily Caller that expulsion 'could be a necessary step to restore order in the chamber.' The vote aligns with his combative partisan brand.
Date: 2025-03-06
Added: 03 May 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Trump's reconciliation bill with tax cuts, Medicaid/SNAP cuts, and No Tax on Tips)) on 2025-07-03: Burchett was a key holdout who flipped after a private meeting with Trump at the White House. He was 'firmly undecided' until the last minute. The bill passed narrowly. The AFL-CIO opposed the bill because it would 'enact devastating cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other important social safety programs to provide tax-cuts to the rich.' His district has a 7.6-12.2% poverty rate and significant Medicaid-dependent population. Constituent letters called his vote 'unprincipled inconsistency.' His flip from deficit hawk to supporting a $3.3 trillion deficit-increasing bill is one of the defining reversals of his congressional career.
Date: 2025-07-03
Added: 03 May 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 3633 / S. 1582 (CLARITY Act and GENIUS Act (major crypto regulatory bills of the 119th Congress)) on 2025-07-17: Burchett was one of 13 House Republicans who tanked the procedural vote on July 15 — not because they opposed crypto, but because they demanded a specific ban on a CBDC in the GENIUS Act. After Trump cut a deal, Burchett voted YES on final passage of both bills. He tweeted: '3 crypto bills pass and codifying @realDonaldTrump executive order on CBDC.' Stand With Crypto rates both bills 'very pro-crypto.' The AFL-CIO opposed the CLARITY Act as endangering retirement benefits. Burchett's 'A' grade on crypto places him among the most pro-crypto House Republicans.
Date: 2025-07-17
Added: 03 May 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act (mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants charged with theft-related crimes)) on 2025-01-07: Burchett voted with the GOP majority (264-159) and then attacked Democrats on X: 'Why would you be in favor of rapists and murderers?' He later told Todd Starnes there's a 'simple solution' for dealing with criminal illegal aliens: 'Hang 'em.' His district is only 5.23% foreign-born with 97% citizenship — among the least immigrant-impacted in the country — meaning the vote carried zero constituent political risk. The AFL-CIO did not take a position on this bill.
Date: 2025-01-07
Added: 03 May 2026
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[disclosure] Burchett used $20,000 in campaign donations to pay attorneys defending him in a federal defamation lawsuit over a social media post where he falsely identified a Kansas man as an 'illegal Alien' and one of the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooters. The man was neither an immigrant nor a shooter and received death threats.
Date: 2024-10-30
Added: 03 May 2026
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[statement] Burchett built his brand as a reformer introducing the Timely Stock Disclosure Act (November 2024) and supporting a congressional stock trading ban, saying 'we need accountability.' He also expressed concern on the Shawn Ryan Show about how 'fundraising obligations can lead representatives to prioritize powerful donors over constituents.'
Date: 2024-11-20
Added: 03 May 2026
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[vote] On July 3, 2025, Burchett voted YES on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which the CBO estimated would increase federal deficits by roughly $3.3 trillion over 10 years. He said: 'After numerous discussions with President Trump, Speaker Johnson, and my colleagues in the House, I decided that a YES vote is the best way to help the people of East Tennessee.'
Date: 2025-07-03
Added: 03 May 2026
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[platform] Burchett repeatedly declared he would never vote to raise the debt ceiling: 'I have never voted to raise our debt limit no matter who was in charge' (April 2023). 'I opposed suspending the debt ceiling under Donald Trump, and I oppose raising the debt ceiling under Joe Biden' (October 2021). 'We need to do whatever is necessary to get back to a balanced budget and meaningful debt reduction' (April 2023).
Date: 2023-04-26
Added: 03 May 2026
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[statement] On July 3, 2025, Burchett dismissed the CBO on CNN, claiming '85 percent of their staff in the health-care division identify as Democrat,' calling CBO staff 'a bunch of bureaucrats on a lifetime gravy train,' and saying 'we've got independent agencies that can do that. We have people up here with accounting degrees that can do the math. So, I feel like that is a waste of taxpayers' money.'
Date: 2025-07-03
Added: 03 May 2026
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[platform] On January 31, 2024, Burchett introduced a resolution (for the third time) to require the House clerk to read the CBO estimate of any bill before a vote. He had introduced the same resolution in multiple prior Congresses, demonstrating his trust in CBO scoring.
Date: 2024-01-31
Added: 03 May 2026
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AIPAC donated $18,027 to Burchett according to Türkiye Today reporting on post-Netanyahu speech donations. OpenSecrets records show $10,834 in the 2023-2024 cycle. The congressmachine data shows AIPAC PAC contributed $4,051 for the 2026 cycle.
Date: 2024-09-16
Added: 03 May 2026
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Burchett introduced the Timely Stock Disclosure Act to speed up how quickly members of Congress must report stock trades. He has publicly supported banning congressional stock trading. On a podcast with Shawn Ryan, he and Rep. Eli Crane discussed how 'fundraising obligations can lead representatives to prioritize powerful donors over constituents.'
Date: 2024-11-20
Added: 03 May 2026
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Burchett used $20,000 in campaign donations to pay attorneys defending him in a federal lawsuit after he falsely identified Denton Loudermill as an 'illegal Alien' and one of the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooters on X. The lawsuit was dismissed because it was filed in Kansas rather than Washington, D.C.
Date: 2024-10-30
Added: 03 May 2026
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Burchett's net worth is estimated at $42,200 (Quiver Quantitative, April 2026 — 471st in Congress). STOCK Act filings show approximately $9,700 invested in publicly traded assets with one trade: a February 2020 sale of Denny's Corp (DENN) worth up to $15,000 (stock has since fallen 69.23%). His 2018 financial disclosure reported net worth of $112,021 to $505,000.
Date: 2026-04-17
Added: 03 May 2026
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2025-2026 cycle: Raised $1,129,603 ($1,035,578 from individuals, $94,025 from PACs). Burchett Luna Victory Fund contributed $38,883. Top PAC donors include American Staffing Association PAC ($10,000), NJASAP PAC ($9,000), Lean Forward America Fund ($7,000), National Association of Home Builders ($6,000), American Bankers Association PAC ($5,000), and AIPAC PAC ($4,051). NRA Political Victory Fund: $2,000.
Date: 2026-04-28
Added: 03 May 2026
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2023-2024 top industries after Retired: Republican/Conservative ($70,319), Real Estate ($45,844), Health Professionals ($24,839), General Contractors ($20,880).
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 03 May 2026
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Top 2023-2024 industry: Retired at $182,676 (all individual contributions). Top contributor: Clayton Homes at $13,200 (all individual). Other top contributors: DeRoyal Industries ($13,200), Knoxville Museum of Art ($13,200), Williams Co. Tennessee ($13,200), American Israel Public Affairs Cmte ($10,834 — $5,834 individual + $5,000 PAC).
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 03 May 2026
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2023-2024 election cycle: Raised $1,229,828 and spent $1,327,896. Cash on hand: $728,190 with $1,451 in debts. Source of funds: 63.92% large individual contributions, 23.35% small individual contributions, 11.28% PAC contributions, 1.44% other. Zero candidate self-financing.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 03 May 2026
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