Diana Harshbarger
Diana Harshbarger (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Tennessee's 1st Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2021. Her current term ends on January 3, 2025.
Harshbarger (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 1st Congressional District. She is on the ballot in the Republican primary on August 1, 2024.[source]
Biography
Diana Harshbarger was born in Bloomingdale, Tennessee, and lives in Kingsport, Tennessee. Harshbarger earned an undergraduate degree from East Tennessee State University and a doctorate in pharmacy from Mercer University College of Pharmacy. Her career experience includes working as a licensed pharmacist and owning a business. Harshbarger served as a board member of the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists.[1][2]
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2023-2024
Harshbarger was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
2021-2022
Harshbarger was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- Committee on Homeland Security
- Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation
- Oversight, Management, and Accountability
- Committee on Education and the Workforce
- Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee
- Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee
Key votes
- See also: Key votes
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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.
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Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress
Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023
The 117th United States Congress began on January 3, 2021 and ended on January 3, 2023. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-213), and the U.S. Senate had a 50-50 makeup. Democrats assumed control of the Senate on January 20, 2021, when President Joe Biden (D) and Vice President Kamala Harris (D), who acted as a tie-breaking vote in the chamber, assumed office. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.
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Elections
2024
See also: Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (August 1 Republican primary)
Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (August 1 Democratic primary)
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
The primary will occur on August 1, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 1
Richard Baker, Levi Brake, and Wisdom Zerit Teklay are running in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
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![]() | Levi Brake (Independent) | |
![]() | Wisdom Zerit Teklay (Wisdom People Party) (Write-in) |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joshua Ray Ashburn (Independent)
- Marissa King (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1
Kevin Jenkins and Bennett Lapides are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on August 1, 2024.
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![]() | Bennett Lapides ![]() |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zachary Stamper (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1
Incumbent Diana Harshbarger is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on August 1, 2024.
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Diana Harshbarger |
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Endorsements
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- Former President Donald Trump (R)
Pledges
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2022
See also: Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 1
Incumbent Diana Harshbarger defeated Cameron Parsons, Richard Baker, and Matt Makrom in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Diana Harshbarger (R) | 78.3 | 147,241 | |
Cameron Parsons (D) ![]() | 19.7 | 37,049 | ||
![]() | Richard Baker (Independent) | 1.3 | 2,466 | |
![]() | Matt Makrom (Independent) ![]() | 0.7 | 1,247 |
Total votes: 188,003 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1
Cameron Parsons advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Cameron Parsons ![]() | 100.0 | 6,099 |
Total votes: 6,099 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1
Incumbent Diana Harshbarger advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Diana Harshbarger | 100.0 | 43,761 |
Total votes: 43,761 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chuck Miller (R)
- Austin Wyatt (R)
2020
See also: Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2020
Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Republican primary)
Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 1
Diana Harshbarger defeated Blair Walsingham, Steve Holder, and Josh Berger in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Diana Harshbarger (R) | 74.7 | 228,181 | |
![]() | Blair Walsingham (D) ![]() | 22.5 | 68,617 | |
![]() | Steve Holder (Independent) ![]() | 2.8 | 8,621 | |
![]() | Josh Berger (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 4 |
Total votes: 305,423 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1
Blair Walsingham defeated Chris Rowe (Unofficially withdrew) and Larry Smith (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Blair Walsingham ![]() | 52.7 | 6,076 |
![]() | Chris Rowe (Unofficially withdrew) ![]() | 33.6 | 3,869 | |
![]() | Larry Smith (Unofficially withdrew) ![]() | 13.6 | 1,572 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 3 |
Total votes: 11,520 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Diana Harshbarger | 19.2 | 18,074 | |
Timothy Hill | 16.7 | 15,731 | ||
![]() | Rusty Crowe | 16.1 | 15,179 | |
![]() | Josh Gapp ![]() | 14.2 | 13,379 | |
![]() | Steve Darden | 12.4 | 11,647 | |
![]() | John Clark ![]() | 9.4 | 8,826 | |
![]() | David Hawk | 5.0 | 4,717 | |
![]() | Nichole Williams ![]() | 3.0 | 2,803 | |
![]() | Jay Adkins ![]() | 1.7 | 1,635 | |
![]() | Carter Quillen ![]() | 0.9 | 853 | |
![]() | Richard Baker | 0.3 | 298 | |
![]() | Chad Fleenor (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.3 | 282 | |
![]() | Phil Arlinghaus ![]() | 0.3 | 274 | |
![]() | Robert Franklin | 0.2 | 229 | |
![]() | Chuck Miller | 0.2 | 189 | |
![]() | Chance Cansler | 0.2 | 147 |
Total votes: 94,263 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cody Williams (R)
- Dan Street (R)
- J. S. Moore (R)
- Todd McKinley (R)
- Dustin Decal (R)
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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Notable endorsements
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Noteworthy events
Electoral vote certification on January 6-7, 2021
Congress convened a joint session on January 6-7, 2021, to count electoral votes by state and confirm the results of the 2020 presidential election. Harshbarger voted against certifying the electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania. The House rejected both objections by a vote of 121-303 for Arizona and 138-282 for Pennsylvania.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate U.S. House Tennessee District 1 |
Officeholder U.S. House Tennessee District 1 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Diana Harshbarger, "Home," accessed March 13, 2020
- ↑ Representative Diana Harshbarger, "About," accessed April 21, 2021
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.185 - To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2811 - Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Con.Res.9 - Denouncing the horrors of socialism." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.30 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights'." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.7 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "Roll Call 20," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "Roll Call 527," accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.757 - Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.878 - Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives." accessed February 23, 2024
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act," accessed April 15, 2022
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3617 - Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act," accessed January 20, 2023
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1808 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S.1605 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022," accessed April 15, 2022
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.7776 - James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023," accessed January 20, 2023
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S.3373 - Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.4346 - Chips and Science Act," accessed January 20, 2023
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3755 - Women's Health Protection Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1996 - SAFE Banking Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.5 - Equality Act," accessed April 15, 2022
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.8404 - Respect for Marriage Act," accessed January 20, 2023
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.6833 - Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023," accessed January 20, 2023
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.7688 - Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act," accessed January 20, 2023
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021," accessed January 20, 2023
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.5746 - Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act," accessed January 20, 2023
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S.2938 - Bipartisan Safer Communities Act," accessed January 20, 2023
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.24 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.," accessed April 15, 2022
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023," accessed January 20, 2023
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Preceded by Phil Roe (R) |
U.S. House Tennessee District 1 2021-Present |
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