U.S. House · Tennessee's 2nd District
Adam Heimerman
CandidateIND
- Race
- U.S. House · Tennessee's 2nd District
- Result
- Tim Burchett, projected winner
- Opponents
- Tim Burchett (R); Michaela Barnett (D); Bruce Fine (IND)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did1 statement · 0 votes
Raise the federal minimum wage to a true living wage
Raise the minimum wage
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 2
2026-11-03
| Tim Burchett R | incumbent |
| Michaela Barnett D | challenger |
| Bruce Fine IND | challenger |
| Adam Heimerman IND | challenger |
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Raise the federal minimum wage to a true living wage
Lists raising the federal minimum wage as a commitment on his campaign website.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Adam Heimerman, a non-affiliated candidate from Loudon County, lost the November 3, 2026 election for the U.S. House in Tennessee's 2nd District to Tim Burchett. He says he worked in the outdoor and camera industries before returning to East Tennessee. In July 2026 he was charged with four counts of felony vandalism in Blount County; the charges are allegations and he has not been reported convicted.[1][2][3][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Heimerman was born in 1988 and, according to his Candidate Connection survey, is a seventh-generation Tennessean raised in Loudon County; he graduated from Lenoir City High School in 2007.[1][2] He says he attended a photography institute in 2008 and then spent most of his adult life working around the country in the outdoor and camera industries; Ballotpedia lists his career experience as small business owner.[1][2] During the campaign, he said the Constitution is the foundation of democracy and called for redirecting corporate subsidies to public education and health programs.[1][2]
WSMV reported on July 31, 2026 that Blount County authorities arrested Heimerman, 37, of Lenoir City, and charged him with four counts of felony vandalism over damage to four automated license plate reader systems.[4] Police said he admitted to investigators that he used a gun to shoot the systems between July 14 and July 22.[4] He received 0.4% of the vote to Tim Burchett's 57.7%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]
In their own words
Priorities
- Wants to redirect government subsidies from large corporations to public education and health programs, and calls for regular public accountability from elected officials, including biweekly video updates.[6]
Statements, quoted without a stance
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/adam-heimerman
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Adam Heimerman's Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
- 2.Adam Heimerman · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 3.U.S. House · Tennessee's 2nd District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 4.East Tennessee man, candidate for U.S. House shoots several license plate reading cameras, police say · WSMV · 2026-07-31 News report
- 5.Adam's Platform · Heimerman for Congress campaign website · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 6.Adam Heimerman's Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words