TN-04 Democratic nominee?
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AUG 7, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCouncil Member
PartyDemocratic
LocationTennessee
BackgroundNashville Metro Council member (District 4)
Notable personal detailsMike Cortese is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District. He is a Nashville Metro Council member representing District 4 and has served on Metro Council committees including Budget & Finance and Planning & Zoning. Cortese’s campaign describes him as a music industry veteran and a husband and father of two.
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Positions
Immigration & Border
The candidate has made only limited public comments on immigration, avoiding a clear policy prescription; he has declined to take a position on abolishing ICE and emphasized balancing safety and humane treatment. His campaign site does not present a detailed immigration or border policy. Available public statements are brief and do not articulate concrete proposals on enforcement, asylum, or pathways to regularization.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports efforts to remove firearms from people prohibited from possessing them and backed local actions to fund school resource officers and other public-safety measures; favors enforcement and targeted interventions to reduce gun violence rather than blanket deregulation.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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