
Rachel Hurley

Rachel Hurley
TN-05 Democratic nominee?
Primary Election
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Overview
Current roleWriter
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationTennessee
BackgroundWriter
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Notable personal detailsRachel Hurley is a Tennessee writer and Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District (2026 cycle). She founded the music public-relations agency Sweetheart PR in 2019 and has worked as a digital consultant on a Memphis mayoral campaign. Her campaign platform emphasizes structural political reforms including term limits, banning stock trading by members of Congress, lobbying reform, anti-gerrymandering measures, campaign-finance reform, and party bench-building.
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Positions
Healthcare
Supports actions to stabilize rural hospitals, fund maternal health with racial outcome accountability, and push the state to expand Medicaid using federal leverage. Emphasizes federal appropriations and advocacy to increase access and reduce maternal mortality in Tennessee.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports shifting resources toward community investment and addressing public-safety problems through neighborhood investment rather than expanded policing, indicating a preference for police reform over increased policing. No explicit detailed proposals on firearm-specific policies (e.g., background checks, assault-weapons ban) were found on campaign materials reviewed.
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