Candidate · November 3, 2026
Marquita Bradshaw
On the ballot for U.S. Senate · Tennessee
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $35K
- cash on hand
- $8,252
- issues with public statements
- 4
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. Senate · Tennessee1, |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Democratic1 |
| Status | Challenger |
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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.
Marquita Bradshaw is a tenth-generation resident of South Memphis.3 She is executive director of Sowing Justice, an environmental justice nonprofit that has worked on industrial pollution, fossil fuel infrastructure and data center development.3 She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Memphis, and she was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Tennessee in 2020.4
Why they say they're running
Her campaign website says Tennesseans deserve a senator who answers to them rather than to corporations and billionaires, and lists her priorities as affordable health care and housing, strong public schools, universal broadband, voting rights, fair districts and climate resilience.3,
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitemarquitabradshaw.com4,
6 - Facebookfacebook.com/BradshawforTN6
- Instagraminstagram.com/bradshawforTN6
- X (Twitter)x.com/BradshawforTN6
§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.
Elections and Government Reform
Her campaign website says she supports independent redistricting that puts voters, not politicians, first.5
- Have independent commissions, not lawmakers, draw district lines
- Let legislatures draw the lines, but only once a decade after the census
- Let legislatures draw and redraw the lines when they choose
Technology, Privacy and AI
Her campaign website says she supports affordable, reliable high-speed internet for every Tennessean, including investment in broadband infrastructure and greater affordability.5
Health Care
Her campaign website says health care is a right and calls for lower prescription drug costs, protecting rural hospitals, expanding mental health services and supporting maternal care.5
Housing
Her campaign website says she would support policies that expand affordable housing and strengthen help for renters and first-time homebuyers.5
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.7
| Raised | $35,195 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $27,022 |
| Cash on hand | $8,252 |
Where the money came from
§5Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
Senate candidates and senators file with the Senate's own disclosure system, which asks each visitor to agree to its terms before searching, so we can't link straight to a filing. You can search for Marquita Bradshaw at efdsearch.senate.gov8.