Chris Campbell

Campbell says he grew up in southwestern Virginia, where he watched furniture and textile factory closures affect his community, and that he moved to Tennessee in 1991, according to his Candidate Connection survey.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.[2] He says he has spent his professional career supporting manufacturers in their efforts to remain competitive in a global economy, and that his father worked a bread route while his mother worked in textiles and automotive manufacturing.[1] During the campaign, he ran on restoring domestic manufacturing, patient-directed healthcare, opposition to tariffs, and term and age limits for federal officeholders.[1][2] He received 0.6% of the vote to Diana Harshbarger's 67.4%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]