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Tim Burchett

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American politician (born 1964)

WonCounts not on file
Term begins
January 3, 2027

Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-04

Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +18.8, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed

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Overview

Timothy Floyd Burchett is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, based in Knoxville, serving since 2019.

Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-10 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Born
August 25, 1964 (age 62)
Education
  • University of Tennessee
  • Bearden High School
Occupation
Not on file
In Congress
4 House terms, since January 3, 2019

Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).

The race

U.S. House, TN-02. Won.

  1. Tim Burchett Republican · winnern/a

Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · unofficial until certified

Polls and models against the result

Frozen call
Republican (R +18.8, from the Vugol Vector model)
Result
Won

Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.

Money

$3.13Mtotal raised, 2026 cycle, as of October 14, 2026
$2.95Mspent
$914Kcash on hand
$24Kdebts owed by the committee

Principal campaign committee: BURCHETT FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.

Where the money came from

58.9% of the $2,827,310 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).

  • Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)53.2%$1,665,265
  • Individuals, itemized37.1%$1,162,044
  • Other political committees (PACs)8.3%$260,271
  • Transfers, other loans and other receipts1.4%$43,734

Employers donors listed

  1. ADVANCED FINANCIAL$7,0002 contributions
  2. BEAMAN VENTURES$7,0002 contributions
  3. ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$7,0002 contributions
  4. MPI BUSINESS$7,0003 contributions
  5. MASSMUTUAL$6,0003 contributions
  6. LENOIR CITY UTILITIES BOARD$5,6444 contributions
  7. ECO COMPANIES$5,6002 contributions
  8. FIRST CENTURY BANK$5,5006 contributions
  9. FIRST SAVINGS MORTGAGE$5,0002 contributions
  10. KATOM$5,0002 contributions

Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.

Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-08 · filings can be amended · response hash 73eedfc4ee29

Industries

Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.

Record

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
    2 subcommittees
    • South and Central Asia
    • Middle East and North Africa
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
    2 subcommittees
    • Government Operations
    • Delivering on Government Efficiency (Chairman)
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
    3 subcommittees
    • Aviation
    • Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
    • Highways and Transit

Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027

Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)

Sponsored
66 bills and resolutions
Cosponsored
210 bills and resolutions

Most recent sponsored bills

Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-09 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 8d9beda91f21

Bills and votes

The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:

Roll-call vote records are not on file here.

Issues and positions

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Contact and links

Website
burchettforcongress.com via Wikidata
Office phone
202-225-5435
Washington office
1122 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4202
Campaign email
Not on file

Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.

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Timeline

  1. 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 9:36 AM ET
  2. 2024U.S. House, TN-02 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
  3. 2022U.S. House, TN-02 · General · won · 141,089 votes (67.9%) Vugol.Me record
  4. 2020U.S. House, TN-02 · General · won · 238,907 votes (67.6%) Vugol.Me record
  5. 2019 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
  6. 2018U.S. House, TN-02 · General · won · 172,856 votes (65.9%) Vugol.Me record
  7. 2010 to 2018mayor Wikidata
  8. Dates not givenmember of the State Senate of Tennessee Wikidata
  9. Dates not givenmember of the Tennessee House of Representatives Wikidata

Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q7803244). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.

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