Charlie Hatcher
Representative-elect for Tennessee's 5th district
Republican
Won the seat
- Seat
- Tennessee's 5th district
- Opponent
- Chaz Molder (D)
- Status
- Called
Where they stand.
The issues
Lowering the Cost of Living
Says he will oppose federal spending and regulations he views as inflationary, and supports expanding U.S. energy production.
“Charlie will fight inflationary federal spending, unnecessary regulations, and policies that raise the cost of energy and doing business.”
Source for Lowering the Cost of Living, on Charlie Hatcher’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Food Security Is National Security
Plans to protect U.S. farmers, strengthen agricultural biosecurity and increase domestic food production to reduce reliance on other countries.
“He will fight to protect American farmers, strengthen agricultural biosecurity, defend our livestock and crops from foreign disease threats, improve domestic food production, and reduce our dependence on foreign countries.”
Source for Food Security Is National Security, on Charlie Hatcher’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Border Security
Supports enforcing immigration laws and giving Border Patrol more personnel, technology and resources, while keeping a legal immigration system.
“Charlie supports enforcing America’s immigration laws, providing Border Patrol with the personnel, technology, infrastructure, and resources necessary to do its job, and stopping illegal drugs, human trafficking, and criminals from entering the country.”
Source for Border Security, on Charlie Hatcher’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Jobs and Energy
Supports an energy strategy including natural gas, nuclear and renewables, and wants fewer federal permitting delays.
“Charlie supports an all-of-the-above American energy strategy that includes natural gas, nuclear power, renewables, and other reliable domestic energy sources.”
Source for Jobs and Energy, on Charlie Hatcher’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Foreign Adversaries Buying American Farmland
Wants to bar hostile foreign governments and adversary-controlled entities from buying U.S. farmland, especially near sensitive sites.
“Charlie believes hostile foreign governments and entities controlled by foreign adversaries should not be allowed to buy American farmland, particularly land near military installations, critical infrastructure, food-production facilities, and other sensitive locations.”
Source for Foreign Adversaries Buying American Farmland, on Charlie Hatcher’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Government Spending & Debt
Says he will cut wasteful spending and work to reduce the national debt without breaking promises to seniors and veterans.
“He will fight wasteful spending, demand greater accountability from federal agencies, support efforts to eliminate fraud and duplication, and work toward reducing the national debt without breaking promises made to seniors and veterans.”
Source for Government Spending & Debt, on Charlie Hatcher’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)
From Charlie Hatcher’s campaign website. Summaries are ours; anything in quotation marks is copied word for word from the linked page. Read the full platform (opens in a new tab)
The promises
- OtherClock is ticking
Support barring foreign adversaries from buying American farmland
“Charlie believes hostile foreign governments and entities controlled by foreign adversaries should not be allowed to buy American farmland”
Campaign website, Platform page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
Charles Woodbridge Hatcher is an American dairy farmer who is the Republican Party nominee for Tennessee's 5th congressional district in the 2026 general election. S. representative Andy Ogles in the Republican primary in an upset race. He previously served as the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture from 2019 to 2025.
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- Raised
- $1.8M
- From individuals
- $1.5M
- Spent
- $1.3M
- Cash on hand
- $475K
Federal Election Commission, through 2026-10-14.
On record since 2022
- Given to their campaign
- $5K
- Donations from AIPAC and its members, sent to Charlie Hatcher’s campaign to spend.
- Ads to help them win
- $0
- Ads and mailers AIPAC paid for on its own, supporting Charlie Hatcher.
- Ads to help them lose
- $0
- Ads and mailers AIPAC paid for on its own, attacking Charlie Hatcher.
AIPAC is a pro-Israel lobbying group that spends on elections two ways. Its PAC collects donations from members and sends them to campaigns, where they become the candidate’s money to spend. Its super PAC, United Democracy Project, runs its own ads, and the candidate gets no say in those, whether they help or hurt. From Federal Election Commission filings through 2026-10-14: AIPAC PAC filings (opens in a new tab), United Democracy Project filings (opens in a new tab).
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