Episode 162. Michaela Barnett, running for Tennessee's 2nd congressional district in 2026
· 33 min
Episode Episode 162. Michaela Barnett, running for Tennessee's 2nd congressional district in 2026
Michaela Barnett is a small business owner, scientist, and community leader who spent the last year working in Congress — so she knows firsthand what isn’t working, why, and what to do about it.
She's running to flip the longest-held Republican seat in the country, Tennessee's second congressional district. Michaela is fighting to reclaim our people's power and reform our government to better serve the people of East Tennessee.
This race is going to take all of us working together to flip this long-held Republican seat. Think about the message it would send to the powers that be, if we flip TN-02 blue!
Timeline of our conversation:
0:00 Introduction
1: 30 Michaela's backstory and civil engineering career
5:30 Knoxfill - A community refillery in Knoxville, TN
9:17 Why is policy important?
12:17 School Vouchers and Students with Disabilities
16:00 Medicaid and universal basic healthcare
17:30 Women's Reproductive Health
24:29: Voting Rights and the SAVE Act
28:00 Action Items
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