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Republican · 3 November 2026
Chuck Fleischmann
U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district (since 2011)
Chuck Fleischmann, a Republican who has represented Tennessee's 3rd congressional district since 2011, is seeking re-election in 2026 against Democrat Anna Golladay, a small business owner.
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Representatives Torres and Fleischmann Lead Bipartisan Bill to Build America’s Advanced Manufacturing Workforce
The press release highlights a bipartisan bill, the Advanced Manufacturing Jobs in America Act of 2026, introduced by Rep. Norma Torres (CA-35) and Rep.
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DOE awards TVA $250 million to expand transmission capacity, support 800 jobs
The article covers U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) praising TVA’s $250 million DOE award to expand transmission capacity and create about 800 jobs.
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TVA Gets $250 Million From U.S. Department Of Energy For Grid Upgrades
The Tennessee Conservative reports U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) praised TVA official Shankar Skaggs for securing $250 million from the U.S. Department of Energy for grid upgrades.
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New grant funds TVA grid upgrades: Congressman pushes higher borrowing ceiling
Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) is advocating to raise the TVA borrowing limit from $30 billion to $50–60 billion to give the utility more capacity to fund new power generation (natural gas, nuclear, solar,…
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- Born
- October 11, 1962
- Birthplace
- Manhattan, New York City
- Education
- Elk Grove High School
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor of Arts in political science)
University of Tennessee College of Law (Juris Doctor)
Biography & Campaign Analysis
Background
Chuck Fleischmann was born on October 11, 1962, in Manhattan, New York City, the son of Rose Marie (née Salvo) and Max Fleischmann, Jr. He graduated from Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, and then earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, receiving Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude honors.
The first member of his family to attend college, Fleischmann went on to receive a Juris Doctor from the University of Tennessee College of Law in Knoxville. He lives in Ooltewah, an unincorporated suburban community east of Chattanooga.
Career
After finishing law school, Chuck Fleischmann moved to Chattanooga and in 1987 founded an independent law firm, Fleischmann and Fleischmann. He served as president of the Chattanooga Bar Association and as chair of the Chattanooga Lawyers Pro Bono Committee.
His first campaign for office came in 2010, when Republican incumbent Zach Wamp retired to run for governor. Fleischmann won an 11-way Republican primary with 30% of the vote, defeating former state party chair Robin Smith by 1,415 votes, and then took the general election with 57%.
Fleischmann has won every election to the seat since then, most recently defeating Democrat Jack Allen with 67.5% of the vote on November 5, 2024.
In the 119th Congress he sits on the Committee on Appropriations, where he chairs the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies, and on the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
He supports the use of nuclear power, and his district contains the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant; he heads the House Nuclear Cleanup Caucus.
2026 race
Tennessee's 3rd congressional district takes in most of the Chattanooga metro area in eastern Tennessee, along with suburban and rural areas near Knoxville and the Tri-Cities. Chuck Fleischmann, the Republican incumbent, was unopposed in the 2026 Republican primary, receiving 76,463 votes.
His Democratic opponent is Anna Golladay, a small business owner who won her party's primary with 79.6% of the vote against Bryan Martin. The general election takes place on November 3, 2026.