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Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann

US Representative (R-TN-3)
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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.

Facts on record34
Connections mapped26
Sources cited31
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Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann has not publicly weighed in on In-person town hall meetings and direct constituent engagement
Key Connections
→ Tennessee Valley Authority government agency
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 TVA-related funding.
→ SpaceX company
oversight
SpaceX PAC contributed substantially to Fleischmann, who oversees defense/nuclear sectors as Energy and Water Appropriations chair.
→ Business Insider company
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.
← American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) organization
donor
$5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004275/
← Fluor Corporation Political Action Committee (Fluor PAC) organization
donor
$5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00034132/
← Manufactured Housing Institute PAC organization
donor
$6,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00043463/
← Bwx Technologies PAC organization
donor
$5,500 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00365502/
← Majority Committee PAC-Mc PAC organization
donor
$10,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00428052/
Facts (34)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 172d ago · Avg age: 187d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (34)
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✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 9.4%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 68.7%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.0%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino: 77.8%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024): 788,609
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $69,771
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Amendment 4 — Remove Religious Minister Disqualification (2022) (2022) — passed, margin majority yes
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Amendment 3 — Remove Slavery as Punishment for Crime from Constitution (2022) (2022) — passed, margin 80% yes to 20% no
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Amendment 1 — Right-to-Work Constitutional Amendment (2022) (2022) — passed, margin 70% yes to 30% no (swept all 95 counties)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.14)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.16)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (share 0.18)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: McKee Foods Corporation (Collegedale) (3500 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Unum Group (Chattanooga HQ) (10000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Oak Ridge National Laboratory / Y-12 National Security Complex (8000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant (4500 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) (8400 employees)
✓ verified Pending Review [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.
Added: 27 Apr 2026
✓ verified Primary Source [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.
✓ verified Primary Source [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.'
✓ verified Primary Source [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.
✓ verified Primary Source [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.'
✓ verified Primary Source [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.
✓ verified Primary Source [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 ↗ SOURCE: Roll call: H.R.3684
✓ verified Primary Source [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.'
✓ verified Primary Source [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.'
✓ verified Primary Source 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.
✓ verified Primary Source 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.
✓ verified Primary Source 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.
✓ verified Primary Source 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.
✓ verified Primary Source 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.
✓ verified Primary Source 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).
✓ verified Primary Source 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.
✓ verified Primary Source 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.
All Connections (26)
vote record primary since 2025
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 as delivering tax cuts and 'fiscal sanity.' The Tennessee Lookout projected 68,000 Tennesseans would lose health insurance due to its Medicaid changes.
→ Business Insider company
media reporting / STOCK Act violation primary since 2024
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 company
personal financial disclosure primary since 2025
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 (2018).
→ Tennessee Valley Authority government agency
oversight primary since 2009
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 TVA-related funding.
→ SpaceX company
oversight primary since 2023
SpaceX PAC contributed substantially to Fleischmann, who oversees defense/nuclear sectors as Energy and Water Appropriations chair.
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004275/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00034132/
donor primary since 2024
$6,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00043463/
← Bwx Technologies PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,500 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00365502/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00428052/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00438754/
← Burns And Mcdonnell Inc. PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00442913/
← Leidos Inc. PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,500 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00546234/
← City On A Hill PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00729616/
← Amentum Inc. PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$7,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00731414/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00012880/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00088591/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00097568/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00142299/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00144345/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00177436/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00196725/
← General Atomics P. A. C. organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00215285/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00250407/
donor primary since 2024
$6,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00303024/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00340075/
Sources (31)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann — SEC filings (no results) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
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— ↗ Claim: Fleischmann defended Medicaid work requirements in the OBBB, telling News… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Claim: Hours after the Capitol insurrection on January 6, Fleischmann released a… discovery_scope_note Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Claim: Fleischmann voted to object to the certification of the 2020 Electoral Co… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Claim: Fleischmann touted securing 'full funding for Chickamauga Lock' and stron… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Claim: Fleischmann voted for H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, on July 3, … congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Claim: Fleischmann campaigned throughout his career as a fiscal conservative, vo… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Silence evidence: Trump administration tariffs and their impact on Tennessee man… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Silence evidence: In-person town hall meetings and direct constituent engagement congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: In Q1 2026, Fleischmann raised $505,800, with 75.5% from… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: Fleischmann was flagged by Business Insider as one of 78… discovery_scope_note Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: OpenSecrets estimated Fleischmann's net worth at $3,340,… discovery_scope_note Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: NuScale Power contributed $19,300, General Atomics $14,2… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: Oak Ridge National Laboratory was the top contributor fo… discovery_scope_note Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: Chuck Fleischmann's campaign committee raised $10,108,87… discovery_scope_note Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-04-23 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt