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2026 Tennessee Governor — General Election · November 3, 2026
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Election cycle: 2026
Office: Governor
Candidate: Misam Abidi
Party: Independent
City: Nolensville
Candidate-list status: Signatures Approved
Candidates for Governor
November 3, 2026 General Election
Misam Abidi
Independent
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Every student should graduate with real skills that allow them to build stability and opportunity.
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Every student should graduate with real skills that allow them to build stability and opportunity.
I was born and raised in Lahore, Pakistan, where I spent my early years before moving to the United States in 1997 as a teenager.
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I was born and raised in Lahore, Pakistan, where I spent my early years before moving to the United States in 1997 as a teenager.
Personal banker at Bank of America, then founded a credit consulting company. Expanded into cryptocurrency and blockchain innovation.
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Personal banker at Bank of America, then founded a credit consulting company. Expanded into cryptocurrency and blockchain innovation.
Later I worked as a personal banker at Bank of America, where I gained deep knowledge about credit, lending, and financial systems.
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Later I worked as a personal banker at Bank of America, where I gained deep knowledge about credit, lending, and financial systems.
Why do schools not teach people how credit works? Why do so many Americans graduate without the tools needed to build financial stability?
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Why do schools not teach people how credit works? Why do so many Americans graduate without the tools needed to build financial stability?
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Government must be strong enough to enforce the law. But it must also be humble enough to remember that it does not own the truth.
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Government must be strong enough to enforce the law. But it must also be humble enough to remember that it does not own the truth.
A healthy society depends on one simple idea: Justice must be fair. Not powerful. Not political. Not intimidating. Fair.
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A healthy society depends on one simple idea: Justice must be fair. Not powerful. Not political. Not intimidating. Fair.
Healthcare should bring peace of mind.
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Healthcare should bring peace of mind.
Every student should leave school with something real in their hands.
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Every student should leave school with something real in their hands.
Education should give every citizen that safety net.
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Education should give every citizen that safety net.
Today I continue rebuilding from the ground up. I currently drive for Uber while also working in sales roles connected to renewable energy and debt-resolution support.
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Today I continue rebuilding from the ground up. I currently drive for Uber while also working in sales roles connected to renewable energy and debt-resolution support.
Instead of only collecting taxes and spending them year after year, Tennessee should also build long-term financial assets that strengthen the state and its citizens.
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Instead of only collecting taxes and spending them year after year, Tennessee should also build long-term financial assets that strengthen the state and its citizens.
Blockchain technology can make government efficient, transparent and more trustworthy.
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Blockchain technology can make government efficient, transparent and more trustworthy.
Supports clearer state rules intended to attract cryptocurrency, blockchain, artificial-intelligence, and technology investment to Tennessee.
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Pro-Crypto and Emerging-Technology Regulation
Supports creating a state investment fund designed to build long-term public assets, increase state self-sufficiency, and generate benefits for Tennessee citizens.
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Tennessee Dividend Fund
Supports a state reinsurance approach intended to absorb rare catastrophic healthcare costs and reduce insurance-premium pressure on families.
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Healthcare Reinsurance to Reduce Premium Pressure
Supports restructuring education so students leave school with practical, marketable skills such as trades, coding, agriculture, digital design, or financial management.
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Tennessee Skills Guarantee
Supports strong law enforcement authority balanced by due process, evidence, judicial review, and protection of citizens' legal rights.
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Due Process and Institutional Balance
Supports addiction-recovery programs combining treatment with mental-health support, community, skills training, and pathways back to stable work and life.
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Recovery Focused on Restoration and Skills
Supports limiting government to creating conditions for citizens to build stable and meaningful lives rather than directing individual outcomes.
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Human-Centered Governance
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