Candidate · November 3, 2026
Dave Seeman
On the ballot for Governor · Tennessee
- issues with public statements
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§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | Governor · Tennessee1, |
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| Party on the ballot | Independent1 |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Dave Seeman was raised in Tennessee, where he became an engineer and started a small business.3
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running to move past partisanship and build government systems that put people over profits, and that climate action is his top priority.3
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitedavefortn.com3,
4 - Facebookfacebook.com/davefortn3
- Instagraminstagram.com/davefortennessee3
- Threadsthreads.com/@davefortennessee3
- TikToktiktok.com/@davefortn3
- YouTubeyoutube.com/@DaveForTN3
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website calls for ending the grocery tax, paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.3,
- Lower sales tax rates or stop taxing necessities such as groceries
- Keep current sales taxes
- Raise sales taxes or apply them to more goods and services, to replace other taxes or fund state programs
Education
His campaign website calls for ending Tennessee's private school vouchers and redirecting that money to public schools.3,
- Make them available to every family
- Offer them only to some students, such as those from low-income families or with disabilities
- No public money for private school or homeschooling costs
Health Care
His platform proposes a federal waiver to cover every adult below the poverty line through Medicaid.5
Housing
His campaign website says he supports Housing First, along with care and treatment options for all unhoused people.3
- Provide permanent housing first, without requiring treatment or sobriety beforehand
- Provide housing that comes with requirements, such as treatment, sobriety or work
- Enforce bans on public camping and move people into shelters or treatment, including court-ordered treatment for some
His campaign website calls for legalizing denser housing and fast-tracking new buildings.3
Energy and Climate
His campaign website proposes a 24-month moratorium on data centers while the state sets enforceable rules.3
- Encourage new data centers with tax breaks and faster approvals
- Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
- Pause or limit new data centers
Technology, Privacy and AI
His campaign website calls for extending Tennessee's ELVIS Act to all synthetic media and banning AI social scoring and surveillance.3
- Require government testing or licenses for the most powerful AI systems before they are released
- Set rules for specific risks and uses, such as deepfakes, hiring decisions and safety disclosures
- Rely mainly on existing laws, without new rules written for AI
Elections and Government Reform
His campaign website calls for ranked ballots, including in the governor's race starting in 2034.3
- Use ranked-choice voting in more elections
- Let each state or city decide
- Ban ranked-choice voting
Immigration
His campaign website says local resources should be used for local policing and calls for ending cooperation with ICE.3
State Government
His campaign website calls for a livable minimum wage.3
Family and Social Policy
His campaign website calls for 12 weeks of family leave.3
His campaign website calls for covering child care for households with incomes under $99,000.3
Infrastructure and Transportation
His campaign website calls for a feasibility study of large-scale passenger rail.3
Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties
His platform calls for statewide protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing and public accommodations, and for letting cities pass their own nondiscrimination ordinances.5
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left.
Candidates for governor file campaign-finance reports with the state, not the FEC, so this guide doesn't include their fundraising. Search the state's reports: Online campaign finance records search — Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.6