Garfield Scott

Garfield Scott is the Democratic candidate for the Tennessee House of Representatives, District 68, in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] Ballotpedia lists him as a retired truck driver and Clarksville native with a background in construction.[1]

Garfield Scott was born in Clarksville, Tennessee, and his listed career experience includes working as a truck driver and in construction; he has been affiliated with the Elks Lodge and the Teamsters.[1]

In a 2024 Ballotpedia survey, Scott described himself as a third-generation Clarksville native raised in the St. Bethlehem area who has lived in District 68 all his life, a married father of two and one of ten children, who worked almost forty years as a professional truck driver and earlier on the family farm.[3] He listed his campaign messages as infrastructure, public education funding and corporate accountability for taxpayer-funded incentives, and named gun safety, transportation, reproductive health, racial equality and Medicare as policy interests.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.