U.S. House · Tennessee's 4th District
Jacob Anders
CandidateIND
- Race
- U.S. House · Tennessee's 4th District
- Result
- Not yet called
- Opponents
- Scott DesJarlais (R); Victoria Broderick (D); Clay Faircloth (IND)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did7 statements · 0 votes
Abortion should be safe, legal, and rare.
Protect legal access to abortion
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 4
2026-11-03
| Scott DesJarlais R | incumbent |
| Victoria Broderick D | challenger |
| Jacob Anders IND | challenger |
| Clay Faircloth 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.
Abortion should be safe, legal, and rare.
Says abortion should be legal as part of his reproductive health platform.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
By transitioning to a streamlined, single-payer framework, we eliminate the middlemen who profit from complexity.
Proposes a single-payer health system.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
By adjusting the corporate tax rate to 42%, corporate revenue will double from $497 billion to $995 billion
Proposes a 42% corporate tax rate and a 50% rate on income above $500,000.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
we need to drastically increase housing supply by cutting federal red tape and incentivizing local communities to reform rigid zoning rules for starter homes, duplexes, and modern manufactured housing.
Supports encouraging local zoning reform to allow more housing types.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
we must increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour
Supports a $15 federal minimum wage.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
No More Tax Dollars To Israel
Lists ending U.S. tax dollars to Israel among his policy goals.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Congress must reclaim its Constitutional duty to debate and vote on war.
Says Congress should debate and vote on war.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Jacob Anders is an independent candidate for Tennessee's 4th District who describes himself as a historian, author and digital ethics researcher. He was disqualified from the 2026 Democratic primary and is on the November ballot as an independent, running on economic security in the face of AI and automation, and opposition to foreign wars.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Jacob Anders was born in Huntsville, Alabama, and graduated from Huntsville High School.[2] He says he studied psychology at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and earned a bachelor's degree from Hiwassee College in 2016.[1][2] Ballotpedia lists his career experience as author, historian, voice actor and political activist, and he describes himself as a historian, author, voice actor and digital ethics researcher.[1][2]
Anders says he previously volunteered for the Ron Paul, Bernie Sanders and Andrew Yang presidential campaigns.[1] Ballotpedia reports that he was disqualified from the 2026 Democratic primary for Tennessee's 4th District and did not appear on that ballot; he is now an independent candidate in the general election.[2]
In their own words
Priorities
- Says he is focused on protecting workers and wages from AI and automation, and supports universal basic income and digital rights protections.[4]
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Faster transition away from fossil fuels
“Domestically, we must embrace a pragmatic energy portfolio that prioritizes the high-capacity, carbon-free potential of safe and modern nuclear energy.”[3]
On his campaign website, Climate & Energy
- Expand immigration enforcement and deportations
“We can enforce our laws and protect our communities by deporting criminals without resorting to reckless unaccountable enforcement tactics that put innocent people in harm's way.”[3]
On his campaign website, Immigration & Border Reform
- Universal, publicly funded child care
“We must begin by offering universal pre-K for every family, giving children a strong developmental head start while providing working parents much-needed relief from skyrocketing childcare costs.”[3]
On his campaign website, Education & Pre-K
Campaign money$27K raised · 98% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $27K
- Own money & loans $420
Largest committee contributions
No direct contributions from PACs or other committees in the FEC’s bulk data.
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/jacob-anders
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Jacob Anders's Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
- 2.Jacob Anders · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.Jacob Anders for Congress · Jacob Anders campaign website · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 4.Jacob Anders's Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words