TN · Candidate
Michaela Barnett
DCandidate
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: U.S. House · Tennessee's 2nd District
Biography
Michaela Barnett is the Democratic nominee for Tennessee's 2nd District, an engineer and small-business owner who says she spent the past year working in Congress. She won the August 6, 2026 Democratic primary unopposed and describes her campaign as focused on cost of living, healthcare, and jobs in East Tennessee.[1][2]
Michaela Barnett describes herself as a local small-business owner and an engineer who learned the value of hard work doing barn chores before and after school.[1] Ballotpedia likewise lists her career experience as working as a small business owner.[2] She says she spent last year working in Congress, where she concluded that “our government is not working for us.”[1] Barnett won the August 6, 2026 Democratic primary unopposed.[3]
- 1.Michaela Barnett's Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
- 2.Michaela Barnett · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 3.Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
