Scott DesJarlais
Nationalist
Republican
House Representative
Tennessee - District 4
Current Position: US House Representative TN-4
Running For: House Representative - District 4
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For tax reductions and simplifications for middle class Americans and businesses; supports reducing government regulations on farmers and small businesses
Business & Labor
- For antitrust enforcement; voted for the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 to crack down on anti-competitive corporate behavior
Health Care
- Against the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare); supports repealing it and replacing with market-based reforms including removing state-by-state insurance restrictions, tort reform, and healthcare savings accounts
- For reforming Medicare and Social Security through incremental changes to ensure long-term solvency, while protecting benefits for those 55 and older
Environment
- For expanded domestic energy production including oil, gas, nuclear, coal, hydroelectric, and renewables; supports streamlining oil exploration regulations
Civil Rights
- Against abortion rights; publicly identifies as pro-life, voted for late-term abortion ban, yet privately pressured his ex-wife to terminate two pregnancies and pressured a mistress (who was also his patient) to get an abortion
- Against establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday; voted against the legislation in June 2021
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For contesting the 2020 presidential election results; signed an amicus brief in December 2020 supporting Texas v. Pennsylvania
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- Against illegal immigration; supports physical border barriers and enforcement of immigration law in partnership with state and local law enforcement
- Against increasing special immigrant visas for Afghan allies of the U.S. military; voted against the ALLIES Act in July 2021
- For U.S. support of Israel following the 2023 Hamas attack; voted in favor of related House resolution
Public Safety
- For gun rights; holds an 'A' rating from the NRA and opposes erosion of Second Amendment rights