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[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
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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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
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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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)
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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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 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.
Date: 2025-09-02
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[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.'
Date: 2025-05-26
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[vote] Hours after the Capitol insurrection on January 6, Fleischmann released a statement calling the violence 'an affront to our Republic' and saying 'it is time to come together as a nation and seek to heal our divisions.' He then voted against creating an independent commission to investigate the January 6 attack and against impeaching Trump.
Date: 2021-05-19
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[vote] 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.'
Date: 2021-01-06
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[statement] Fleischmann touted securing 'full funding for Chickamauga Lock' and strong support for Oak Ridge National Laboratory projects through his Appropriations role — projects funded via the very types of infrastructure and appropriations bills he opposed when they were part of larger Democratic-led packages.
Date: 2020-12-21
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[vote] 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.
Date: 2021-11-05
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[vote] Fleischmann voted for H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, on July 3, 2025, which the Congressional Budget Office projected would add approximately $2.4 trillion to the national deficit over 10 years. Fleischmann celebrated the bill as delivering 'the largest, permanent tax cut for families and Working-Class and Middle-Class Americans' and getting 'our country back on a path toward fiscal sanity.'
Date: 2025-07-03
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[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 debt culture.'
Date: 2024-11-05
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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In Q1 2026, Fleischmann raised $505,800, with 75.5% from individual donors. His joint fundraising committee channels additional contributions. Nooga PAC is his leadership PAC.
Date: 2026-04-14
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Fleischmann was flagged by Business Insider as one of 78 members of Congress who violated the STOCK Act's disclosure requirements for late reporting of stock trades.
Date: 2023-01-03
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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OpenSecrets estimated Fleischmann's net worth at $3,340,555 to $8,575,548 (2018), ranking 66th in Congress. Ballotpedia listed his net worth at $2,528,000. He disclosed a trade of Invesco Capital Management LLC valued at $15K-$50K on May 13, 2025.
Date: 2025-05-13
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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NuScale Power contributed $19,300, General Atomics $14,200 ($4,200 individual + $10,000 PAC), and other nuclear/defense contractors including Fluor Corp, Bechtel, and SpaceX PAC contributed substantially — all sectors Fleischmann oversees as Energy and Water Appropriations chair.
Date: 2025-12-31
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory was the top contributor for the 2023-2024 cycle at $35,050 (all individual), reflecting Fleischmann's role as Chairman of Energy and Water Appropriations overseeing the lab's $3 billion annual federal funding.
Date: 2024-09-18
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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McKee Foods was the single largest organizational contributor at $199,225 (all individual). DeRoyal Industries contributed $162,400, Wright Brothers Construction $120,600, Bechtel Group $114,400 ($72,900 individual + $41,500 PAC), and Unum Group $101,500 ($47,500 individual + $54,000 PAC).
Date: 2024-09-18
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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General Contractors was the top contributing industry at $475,068, followed by Leadership PACs at $463,099, Real Estate at $432,700, Electric Utilities at $430,550, and Health Professionals at $416,165.
Date: 2024-09-18
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Chuck Fleischmann's campaign committee raised $10,108,879 across his career (2009-2024), with $2,906,029 cash on hand as of July 12, 2024.
Date: 2024-07-12
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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