United States Representative, Congressional District 8
Source: elections.tn.gov
What does this office do?
- Voting on how much you pay in federal income tax
- Voting on Social Security, Medicare, and other federal programs
- Voting on federal spending for roads, defense, and health care
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates:
Adam D. Austill
LostIndependent
Adam D. Austill is a doctoral student and behavioral therapist from Covington.
Antonio Futch
LostIndependent
Antonio Futch is a Memphis carpet cleaning contractor and food truck owner.
Republican · Incumbent
David Kustoff is a Germantown attorney and former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee who was first elected to federal office in 2016. His priorities include law enforcement and support for small businesses.
Records: Environment and Public Health 3 for, 58 against, Immigration 27 against, Civil Rights 6 for, 13 against,
Heidi Kuhn
LostDemocratic
Heidi Kuhn of Cordova has 26 years in government and was Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk from 2018, where her office processed nearly 10,000 expungements. Her priorities include lower living costs and health care.
Records: Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties 3 for, Government Efficiency 2 for, Anti-Corruption 1 for
Independent
As of October 2026, we found no public information about Henry J. Ward, III's job, background, or goals.
Horace Taylor
LostIndependent
Horace Taylor is a Germantown cybersecurity professional and retired U.S. Army major with 27 years in uniform. His priorities include help for West Tennessee farmers and affordable health care.
Independent
Pamela Moses is a Memphis voting-rights activist, musician and record-label founder with a master's in intercultural studies from Union University. Her priorities are criminal justice reform with jobs for formerly incarcerated people and universal health care.
Records: Civil Rights 2 for, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties 2 for
Independent
Wendell Wells Blankenship is a Memphis-area musician and songwriter who runs Big American Media, a web design and advertising business. He pledges to take no campaign donations and backs a Confidence Amendment to set congressional term limits and ban money to candidates.