TN-04 Democratic nominee?
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AUG 7, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCouncil Member
PartyDemocratic
GenderMale
LocationTennessee
BackgroundNashville Metro Council member
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EducationBelmont University — B.B.A., Music Business (2004)
Notable personal detailsMike Cortese is a Nashville Metro Council member representing District 4. He has worked in higher education and consulting, including serving as an adjunct professor at Belmont University and founding Elevate Training and Consulting. In the 2026 cycle he filed as a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Tennessee and has been reported as running in Tennessee's 4th Congressional District following redistricting.
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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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