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Brent Taylor
Republican candidate for U.S. House in Tennessee
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$8.6K
NOV 7, 2026
General Election
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Live Odds
Current prediction-market probability for the candidate, updated as market prices change.
Brent Taylor is trading at 87% to win the TN-09 House winner? on prediction markets.
Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleState Senator
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age58 years old (Aug 9, 1968)
GenderMale
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LocationTennessee
BackgroundTennessee State Senator
EducationNorthwest Mississippi Community College — Mortuary Science
Notable personal detailsBrent Taylor is a Republican politician and funeral director who has served in the Tennessee State Senate (District 31) since 2023. He previously served in local government roles in Shelby County, including the Memphis City Council, Shelby County Commission, and the Shelby County Election Commission (chair). He is a candidate for Tennessee's 9th Congressional District in 2026.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Brent Taylor has supported legislation and votes that reduce or limit taxes and expand tax incentives, including backing a resolution to prohibit a statewide property tax and voting for business tax relief measures. He has sponsored bills related to sales-tax changes and property-tax incentives intended to encourage economic development. These actions align with a preference for lower taxes and tax incentives to support businesses and households.
Healthcare
Brent Taylor has sponsored and supported state legislation related to healthcare that emphasizes regulatory oversight and limits on certain types of care (notably bills targeting transgender-related treatments and requiring reporting/transparency). His legislative activity focuses on increased accountability for providers and insurers and protections for individuals seeking detransition care rather than expanding government-run coverage or a public option. There is no evidence in the cited sources that he advocates for universal or single-payer healthcare.
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Immigration & Border
Supports stronger border security and cooperation with federal immigration authorities, and backed state measures to increase enforcement and reporting of suspected undocumented immigrants. Positions emphasize enforcement and tighter controls rather than expanded legal pathways or broad regularization.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports restrictions on abortion and has voted for legislation limiting abortion-related funding and strengthening pro‑life protections. He has sponsored or supported measures targeting abortion access (including actions addressing abortion funding and distribution of abortion pills) while framing policy as protecting mothers and life.
Public Safety & Guns
Brent Taylor has taken positions opposing certain gun-control actions and supported outcomes favorable to gun owners; for example, he publicly urged the state not to appeal a court ruling that struck down two gun-control statutes. He has also voted with other Republicans on measures related to protecting gun rights and limiting pre-enforcement challenges to statutes.
Latest News
Brent Taylor is running in Tennessee’s newly redrawn 9th Congressional District and is expected to face Democrat Justin Pearson in November. The new Memphis-area map has stayed in effect despite legal challenges, after a federal panel declined to block it. The redistricting has reshaped the race by splitting the old district and eliminating Tennessee’s only Democratic, majority-minority seat.
Federal panel upholds Republicans' redistricting of Memphis
Bernie Sanders Backs House Hopeful Who Fought Tennessee Redistricting
Trump endorsed Republican loses in Tennessee: Blackburn wins governor’s primary
NAACP calls for Black student-athletes to boycott Southern schools amid redistricting backlash
Endorsements
17Campaign Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Campaign finance totals from the latest available reporting period.
2026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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