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2026 Tennessee U.S. Senate — General Election · November 3, 2026
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Election cycle: 2026
Office: U.S. Senate
Candidate: Marquita Bradshaw
Party: Democratic
City: Memphis
Final unofficial primary result: winner
Primary votes: 186154
Primary vote share: 54.79%
Candidates for United States Senate
November 3, 2026 General Election
Marquita Bradshaw
Democratic
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FEC committee ID: C00846048
FEC committee name: MARQUITA BRADSHAW FOR U S SENATE
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Published email: [email protected]
Published website: https://www.marquitabradshaw.com/
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Support Students and Teachers
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Support Students and Teachers
Every student deserves a well-funded public school, and every teacher deserves competitive pay, strong resources, and respect. Investing in classrooms, educators, and student support services builds brighter futures and stronger communities.
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Every student deserves a well-funded public school, and every teacher deserves competitive pay, strong resources, and respect. Investing in classrooms, educators, and student support services builds brighter futures and stronger communities.
Invest In Affordable Housing
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Invest In Affordable Housing
Healthcare Is a Right
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Healthcare Is a Right
Defend Voting Rights. End Gerrymandering.
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Defend Voting Rights. End Gerrymandering.
Marquita believes strong public schools are the foundation of thriving communities. She will work to ensure every Tennessee student—regardless of ZIP code—has safe classrooms, modern learning resources, and opportunities to succeed. She will also support competitive teacher pay, manageable workloads, professional development, and the respect educators deserve.
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Marquita believes strong public schools are the foundation of thriving communities. She will work to ensure every Tennessee student—regardless of ZIP code—has safe classrooms, modern learning resources, and opportunities to succeed. She will also support competitive teacher pay, manageable workloads, professional development, and the respect educators deserve.
By investing in early and special education, career and technical programs, counselors, and updated facilities, Marquita will help students reach their full potential while strengthening families, communities, and Tennessee’s future.
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By investing in early and special education, career and technical programs, counselors, and updated facilities, Marquita will help students reach their full potential while strengthening families, communities, and Tennessee’s future.
Marquita believes every Tennessean deserves access to stable, well-paying jobs and meaningful opportunities to succeed. She will pursue policies that ensure fair wages, strengthen workforce development, support small businesses, and protect workers from discrimination.
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Marquita believes every Tennessean deserves access to stable, well-paying jobs and meaningful opportunities to succeed. She will pursue policies that ensure fair wages, strengthen workforce development, support small businesses, and protect workers from discrimination.
By expanding access to affordable childcare, housing, healthcare, education, and reliable transportation—and investing in historically underserved communities—Marquita will work to build shared prosperity and lasting financial security for families across Tennessee.
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By expanding access to affordable childcare, housing, healthcare, education, and reliable transportation—and investing in historically underserved communities—Marquita will work to build shared prosperity and lasting financial security for families across Tennessee.
Marquita believes every Tennessean deserves a safe, stable, and affordable place to call home. She will support policies that expand affordable housing, strengthen assistance for renters and first-time homebuyers, address homelessness, and protect families from unfair housing practices.
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Marquita believes every Tennessean deserves a safe, stable, and affordable place to call home. She will support policies that expand affordable housing, strengthen assistance for renters and first-time homebuyers, address homelessness, and protect families from unfair housing practices.
By encouraging responsible development, preserving existing affordable homes, and investing in underserved communities, Marquita will work to ensure housing costs do not prevent families from meeting other basic needs. Affordable housing strengthens neighborhoods, supports local economies, and gives every family a foundation for lasting security.
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By encouraging responsible development, preserving existing affordable homes, and investing in underserved communities, Marquita will work to ensure housing costs do not prevent families from meeting other basic needs. Affordable housing strengthens neighborhoods, supports local economies, and gives every family a foundation for lasting security.
Marquita believes every Tennessean should have access to affordable, high-quality healthcare, regardless of income, location, employment status, disability, or preexisting condition. Her priorities include lowering prescription-drug costs, protecting rural hospitals and community clinics, and removing barriers that prevent families from receiving timely preventive and primary care. She also supports expanding mental-health and substance-use treatment, strengthening maternal and reproductive healthcare, and ensuring seniors can age with dignity. Marquita will prioritize adequate staffing, fair treatment for healthcare workers, and stronger healthcare infrastructure in underserved communities.
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Marquita believes every Tennessean should have access to affordable, high-quality healthcare, regardless of income, location, employment status, disability, or preexisting condition. Her priorities include lowering prescription-drug costs, protecting rural hospitals and community clinics, and removing barriers that prevent families from receiving timely preventive and primary care. She also supports expanding mental-health and substance-use treatment, strengthening maternal and reproductive healthcare, and ensuring seniors can age with dignity. Marquita will prioritize adequate staffing, fair treatment for healthcare workers, and stronger healthcare infrastructure in underserved communities.
By focusing on affordability, accessibility, and patient-centered care, Marquita aims to improve health outcomes, strengthen families, and support a healthier, more resilient Tennessee.
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By focusing on affordability, accessibility, and patient-centered care, Marquita aims to improve health outcomes, strengthen families, and support a healthier, more resilient Tennessee.
Marquita believes every eligible Tennessean should have equal access to the ballot and a meaningful voice in government. Her priorities include protecting voting access, improving election transparency, and ensuring voting systems are secure, accessible, and fairly administered. She also supports an open, impartial redistricting process that creates representative districts based on clear standards and public input—not partisan advantage. Fair maps and accessible elections help ensure voters can choose their representatives and hold government accountable.
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Marquita believes every eligible Tennessean should have equal access to the ballot and a meaningful voice in government. Her priorities include protecting voting access, improving election transparency, and ensuring voting systems are secure, accessible, and fairly administered. She also supports an open, impartial redistricting process that creates representative districts based on clear standards and public input—not partisan advantage. Fair maps and accessible elections help ensure voters can choose their representatives and hold government accountable.
Marquita believes every Tennessean deserves reliable, affordable high-speed internet, regardless of income, location, or ZIP code. She supports investing in modern broadband infrastructure, closing connectivity gaps in rural and underserved communities, and making internet service more affordable for working families.
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Marquita believes every Tennessean deserves reliable, affordable high-speed internet, regardless of income, location, or ZIP code. She supports investing in modern broadband infrastructure, closing connectivity gaps in rural and underserved communities, and making internet service more affordable for working families.
Expanding broadband access will help students complete schoolwork, connect patients with telehealth services, support remote employment, and give small businesses new opportunities to grow. It will also improve access to public resources and essential services. By treating broadband as critical infrastructure, Marquita will work to ensure every community can participate fully in Tennessee’s digital economy.
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Expanding broadband access will help students complete schoolwork, connect patients with telehealth services, support remote employment, and give small businesses new opportunities to grow. It will also improve access to public resources and essential services. By treating broadband as critical infrastructure, Marquita will work to ensure every community can participate fully in Tennessee’s digital economy.
Marquita believes every community deserves clean air, safe drinking water, healthy neighborhoods, and protection from environmental hazards and extreme weather. She will support policies that reduce pollution, expand clean energy, conserve natural resources, and modernize infrastructure.
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Marquita believes every community deserves clean air, safe drinking water, healthy neighborhoods, and protection from environmental hazards and extreme weather. She will support policies that reduce pollution, expand clean energy, conserve natural resources, and modernize infrastructure.
Marquita will prioritize communities historically burdened by pollution and underinvestment, ensuring residents have a voice in decisions affecting their lives. By creating sustainable jobs, lowering energy costs, and strengthening climate resilience, she will work to protect Tennessee’s natural beauty and build a healthier, safer future for generations to come.
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Marquita will prioritize communities historically burdened by pollution and underinvestment, ensuring residents have a voice in decisions affecting their lives. By creating sustainable jobs, lowering energy costs, and strengthening climate resilience, she will work to protect Tennessee’s natural beauty and build a healthier, safer future for generations to come.
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FEC candidate totals January 1, 2025 through July 17, 2026.
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Candidate ID: S4TN00542
Name: BRADSHAW, MARQUITA
Office: Senate
State: TN
District: Tennessee
Coverage start: 2025-01-01
Coverage end: 2026-07-17
Total receipts: $2257.07
Total disbursements: $1293.13
Cash on hand: $1042.59
Debts owed by committee: $0.00
Candidate contributions: $0.00
Loans made by candidate: $0.00
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