TN · Candidate
Jacob Anders
INDCandidate
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: U.S. House · Tennessee's 4th District
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]
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]
- 1.Jacob Anders's Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
- 2.Jacob Anders · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
