Charles Wittum
Charles Wittum
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Overview
Current rolePolitical candidate
Political ideologyTrump-aligned Republican
GenderMale
BackgroundPolitical candidate
EducationThe University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (2007–2011)
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Notable personal detailsCharles Garfield Wittum III is a Republican candidate who ran for the U.S. House in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District in the 2022 election cycle, filing with the FEC under the name Charles Garfield Wittum III and using the name “Tres Wittum.” He has worked in policy and political research roles in the Tennessee General Assembly and has appeared as a contributor/panelist for Nashville-area media. He is an author and has also worked in public relations.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Advocates major reductions in federal spending, balancing the budget, and phasing out the federal income tax. Emphasizes slashing wasteful spending and reducing the national debt to restore fiscal sanity.
Healthcare
Supports keeping Medicare and Medicaid while opposing additional taxpayer-funded universal programs; emphasizes medical freedom, reducing costs through transparency and competition, expanding rural access and telehealth, and market-based alternatives to ACA major-medical plans. Positions include opposing vaccine mandates except in extreme crises and favoring private-sector solutions for affordability.
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Immigration & Border
Supports finishing a physical border wall, increasing Border Patrol funding and surveillance, mandatory E‑Verify, deportation of criminal undocumented immigrants, opposition to sanctuary cities and amnesty, and stricter immigration enforcement while favoring a merit-based system. Policy emphasis prioritizes enforcement and border security measures over expanded asylum or broad regularization.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports strong legal restrictions on abortion, endorsing protections for the unborn and measures to limit funding for abortion providers. He backs federal limits including a national heartbeat-style law and allows only narrow exceptions (life of the mother and in cases of rape or incest).
Climate & Energy
The candidate rejects human-caused climate change and prioritizes American energy independence through expanded oil, gas, coal, and nuclear production while criticizing wind and solar as unreliable. The campaign calls for cutting regulations to boost domestic fossil-fuel production.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports robust Second Amendment protections and opposes new gun restrictions. Emphasizes responsible gun ownership (identifies as a permit holder) and favors enforcing existing laws and school security measures over new regulatory measures. Opposes red flag laws and universal background checks as described in his public responses to policy questions.
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