Kristi Burke
D
Won the August 6, 2026 Democratic primary
Kristi Burke is the Democratic nominee for Tennessee's 1st District, running on a platform centered on healthcare access and economic fairness for East Tennessee.[3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Positions on the issues
- SupportsExpand public health coverage
Campaign message emphasizes that healthcare should not depend on wealth and says no one in the district should be 'one medical emergency away from ruin.'[3]
“I believe that essential needs like healthcare, housing, and a clean environment, should never be gatekept by wealth.”
In their words — priorities
- Says essential needs like healthcare, housing, and a clean environment should not be gatekept by wealth, and frames her campaign as a challenge to policies that prioritize corporate interests over working residents.[3]
Background
- Says she was raised with a religious upbringing that taught her to 'care for the vulnerable,' and describes herself as living without health insurance under what she calls a 'pay or pray' system.[3]
Campaign money
Raised $102K · spent $88K · $14K cash on hand (through 2026-07-17) FEC filing ↗