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Heidi Kuhn
Democratic · Tennessee · 2026Heidi Kuhn, of Cordova, is the outgoing Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk with more than 26 years in government; her office processed nearly 10,000 expungements and she was named 2025 Tennessee Clerk of the Year, per her campaign site and the Daily Memphian. The Democratic nominee for November 3, she won the August 6 Democratic contest outright with 51.95% (23,783 votes) in a four-way field, per the Tennessee Division of Elections.
Priorities
- Affordability: SNAP, the child tax credit, and housing, grocery, and energy costs, per the campaign site
- Farmers: opposing tariffs, a better farm bill, and right-to-repair, per the campaign site
- Protecting Medicare and Medicaid and rural hospitals, per the campaign site
On the ballot
U.S. House, TN-8 · Tennessee · 2026
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