Jeremy Thompson

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Jeremy Thompson (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 9th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on August 6, 2026.

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Campaign websiteThompson's campaign website stated the following:Make America More AffordableFor too many Tennesseans, the American Dream feels farther away than it should. Families are feeling squeezed from every direction as the cost of groceries, gas, healthcare, housing, insurance, utilities, and everyday necessities continues to rise. Parents are working longer hours just to keep up. Small businesses are operating on tighter margins. Seniors living on fixed incomes are increasingly worried about their long-term financial security.At the same time, trust in government continues to decline. Washington has grown larger, more expensive, and increasingly disconnected from the values and priorities of working Americans. Politicians spend too much time chasing headlines, scoring political points, and playing partisan games instead of focusing on the people they were elected to serve.Jeremy Thompson is running for Congress because he believes Tennessee deserves better. He believes families who work hard, play by the rules, support their communities, and try to save for the future deserve leadership that understands the challenges they are facing and is willing to fight for them.Jeremy understands these concerns not as a career politician, but through his own experiences as a husband, father, veteran, first responder, and small business owner. Alongside his wife Lindsay, he experiences firsthand the pressures many Tennessee families and employers face with rising costs, inflation, insurance increases, and economic uncertainty. He believes Washington has become too disconnected from everyday life and too focused on politics instead of restoring opportunity, stability, and confidence in the future.In Congress, Jeremy Thompson will fight to lower costs, restore fiscal responsibility, strengthen American energy production and manufacturing, support small businesses, and help create an economy where hard work once again leads to stability, opportunity, and a better future for Tennessee families and future generations.Restore Accountability to WashingtonThe American people are tired of watching politicians in Washington operate by a different set of rules than everyone else. Families across Tennessee are expected to work hard, balance their budgets, follow the law, and be accountable for their decisions. Jeremy Thompson believes Congress and the federal government should be held to the same standard.Americans watch in disbelief Washington has become consumed by political games, endless spending, tantrums for an ounce of media attention, and special interests running the show while families are left paying the price.Massive spending bills are rushed through Congress without being fully read. Career politicians grow wealthier while the national debt continues to explode. Unelected bureaucracies continue expanding their influence with little transparency or accountability to the people they serve.Jeremy Thompson believes government works best when it is transparent, accountable, and focused on serving the American people instead of protecting political insiders.As a veteran, first responder, and small business owner, Jeremy believes accountability matters because leadership matters. In the military, poor decisions have consequences. In small business, budgets matter and responsibility matters. He believes the American people deserve leaders who are willing to tell the truth, make difficult decisions, and put the interests of the country ahead of politics.For Jeremy Thompson, holding Washington accountable is about restoring trust in government and making sure elected officials remember who they work for: the American people.Leadership for TennesseeJeremy Thompson brings something that no candidate in this race can offer: real-world national security, military intelligence, and operational experience developed over more than twenty-two years of service.Throughout his military career in intelligence and special operations support, Jeremy worked in high-pressure environments where leadership, accountability, strategic thinking, and sound decision-making carried real consequences. He understands the evolving threats facing the United States, including China, terrorism, cyber warfare, border security, foreign intelligence operations, and emerging global conflicts. His experience gives him firsthand knowledge of how national security decisions made in Washington impact military operations, intelligence gathering, and the safety of American service members around the world.Jeremy believes Congress needs more leaders with practical experience and fewer career politicians. His background would allow him to bring valuable expertise to committees like the House Armed Services Committee and the House Intelligence Committee, where decisions involving America’s military readiness, intelligence operations, cybersecurity, strategic deterrence, veterans issues, and national defense are made every day.At the same time, Jeremy’s experience is not limited to military service. As a small business owner, first responder, husband, and father, he understands the economic and cultural challenges facing Tennessee families and communities. He believes effective leadership requires both strategic experience and a real understanding of how policy decisions affect everyday people.Jeremy Thompson is running for Congress because he believes Tennessee deserves serious leadership rooted in service, experience, accountability, and a deep understanding of the issues shaping America’s future at home and abroad.Values Worth DefendingJeremy Thompson believes strong families and strong communities are still the foundation of a strong country. Across Tennessee, people understand the importance of faith, family, hard work, personal responsibility, and looking out for your neighbors. Those values helped build communities that people were proud to call home, and Jeremy believes they still matter today.He believes many Americans feel like the country has become more divided, more disconnected, and more focused on politics and outrage than on the values that bring people together. Families are under pressure. Parents are trying to raise children in an increasingly complicated world. Churches, civic groups, coaches, teachers, first responders, and local leaders are all working to hold communities together while many people feel like the culture is moving further away from common sense and traditional family values.Jeremy believes government cannot replace strong families, involved parents, healthy communities, and faith-based leadership. He believes children benefit from stability, accountability, discipline, and positive role models. He believes parents should remain the primary voice in their children’s lives and education, and that communities are stronger when families are supported instead of undermined.He also believes churches and local organizations play an essential role in helping people through difficult times, mentoring young people, supporting veterans and first responders, helping families in crisis, and strengthening the moral foundation of communities across Tennessee. Throughout the state, countless volunteers, pastors, coaches, teachers, and community leaders quietly serve others every single day without asking for recognition.Jeremy believes America is at its best when people are encouraged to serve their communities, support one another, and place faith, family, and country above selfishness and division. He believes restoring a stronger sense of community, responsibility, and shared values is essential to preserving the kind of country future generations deserve to inherit.— Jeremy Thompson's campaign website (June 29, 2026)Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.