Michaela Barnett
Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Tennessee
$475.16
NOV 7, 2026
General Election
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Live Odds — TN-02 House winner?
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2%chance to win
$475.16NOV 7, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleEngineer
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationTennessee
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BackgroundEngineer
Notable personal detailsMichaela Barnett is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Tennessee’s 2nd Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. She is an engineer and small business owner in Knox County and founded KnoxFill, a zero-waste refill retail business. She has also worked in Congress as a science policy fellow and previously served as an AmeriCorps member launching programs at the University of Tennessee.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Michaela Barnett supports raising the federal minimum wage, closing billionaire tax loopholes, and using federal funding for workforce development and infrastructure. She also backs tax relief for working families and says economic policy should help workers and families keep more of what they earn.
Healthcare
Michaela Barnett supports making healthcare more affordable and accessible through stronger ACA premium tax credits, lower drug costs, expanded telehealth, and higher Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement in rural areas. She also backs a universal healthcare option that would preserve the choice to buy additional insurance coverage.
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Immigration & Border
Public campaign materials list common sense, dignified immigration as a policy priority, but they do not spell out specific enforcement or legalization proposals. Available materials also show prior congressional work on immigration issues and concern about ICE-related family separations, but not a detailed border policy platform.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Michaela Barnett’s campaign lists reproductive freedom as one of its key priorities. Her campaign’s healthcare messaging emphasizes affordable, accessible care and links Tennessee’s high maternal mortality rate to the need for stronger healthcare access.
Climate & Energy
Michaela Barnett presents environmental protection as a campaign priority and has described climate change as a major problem. She has also said that commonsense regulations that keep air and water clean were rolled back, and her campaign emphasizes investments that lower energy costs and clean-water upgrades.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports common-sense, evidence-driven gun policy while preserving Second Amendment rights. Calls for funding gun-violence prevention research and bipartisan legislation to enhance background checks so dangerous individuals do not get access to firearms.
Latest News
Michaela Barnett is in the news as a candidate tied to the current election cycle, but the provided summaries do not give specific details about her own race or results. The recent coverage is mostly about broader primary and redistricting fights in Alabama and other states. Based on the available information, her role appears to be part of those ongoing election developments, but the reports here are sparse on her individual campaign.
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Campaign Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Campaign finance totals from the latest available reporting period.
2026
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