Scott DesJarlaisIncumbent

Candidate for Tennessee Congressional District 4

Scott DesJarlais was first elected to the U.S. House in 2010 and is serving his eighth term. He chairs the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee in the 119th Congress and serves on the Armed Services and Agriculture committees. He is a member of the Freedom Caucus and the Border Security Caucus. He earned degrees in chemistry and psychology and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of South Dakota. A bill he introduced allowing military members to carry firearms at recruiting stations became law in 2016.

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