
Brent Taylor
Republican | Tennessee
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Brent Taylor
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary and Judicial General
Race
US Representative, Dist., 9
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Northwest Community College, Southaven, MS, AAS, 1988
WORK & MILITARY
Retired Business Owner
AFFILIATIONS
Trinity Baptist Church, Tennessee Republican Party, Shelby County Republican Party, National Funeral Directors Association, and Tennessee Funeral Directors Association., 1987-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Memphis City Council, Shelby County Commission, Shelby County Election Commission, Tennessee State Senate, 1995-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2023-2024
100%
2025
89%, 88%†
2026
78%, 79%†
2023-2024
|100%
2025
|89%, 88%†
2026
|78%, 79%†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (15)
Marsha Blackburn
Janice Bowling
Bill Hagerty
Ed Jackson
Diana Harshbarger
OTHER (7)
Page Walley
Shane Reeves
Pat Marsh
Ferrell Haile
Kip Capley
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Senator Marsha Blackburn, Senator Bill Hagerty, Mayor Glenn Jacobs, Congressmen Dianna Harshbarger, Tim Burchett, Chuck Fleischmann, Matt VanEpps, State Senators Page Walley, Joey Hensley, Shane Reeves, Dawn White, Jack Johnson, State Representatives, Ron Gant, Kip Capley, Pat Marsh, Jake McCalmon, William Lamberth, Kirk Haston, Bryan Terry, Charlie Baum, Lee Reeves, Gino Bulso, District Attorneys Mark Davidson, Jody Pickens, Coty Wamp, Stacey Edmonson
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (12)
Johnny Garrett (2026)
Bill Hagerty (2025)
David Kustoff (2025)
Lee B Reeves (2025)
Mark Green (2024)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
Candidate participated in Lawrence County TN Congressional Forum for the 9th District, May 27, 2026. Start 9:35.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Only to save the life of the mother.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Disagree
My very first vote on the Shelby County Commission was to defund Planned Parenthood.
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
People who can afford to pay more taxes should do so in order to provide relief for working families.
Strongly Disagree
The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.
Strongly Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
1. Stop sending money to America's enemies. They can hate us for free! 2. Abolish the Department of Education. Return education to the States. 3. Stringent review of NGO funding. We should stop funding NGO's whose objective is to undermine our American values. 4. Stop overfunding NATO when our allies fail to pay their share of defense spending. 5. Defund all illegal alien sanctuary jurisdictions.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
The state SHALL not interfere with the free exercise of religion. This question should always be answered through the lens of understanding our country was founded on Judeo-Christian values and principles.
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
NATIONAL SECURITY
With regard to America's foreign policy, which view most closely resembles yours: A) The United States should intervene whenever freedom is threatened. B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny. C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely.
C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger.
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
As a Christian, I believe the people of Israel are under God's covenant with Abraham and are His chosen people. Additionally, there remains a secular reason to support Israel because they are our strongest and most reliable ally in a very dangerous global neighborhood.
Islamic terrorism is a threat to the United States' national security.
Strongly Agree
IMMIGRATION
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
I generally favor a complete immigration moratorium to assimilate those legal immigrants currently residing in the United States and while we remove illegal aliens. There may be some exceptions for Christian refugees during genocide; however, refugees should go to the closest country of safe harbor.
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
VALUES
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a born again Christian meaning I believe that God sent his Son, Jesus, who was born a virgin birth and was both fully human and fully God. He died on the cross as the ultimate and perfect blood sacrifice for the sins of man to all who believe. I know that this perfect gift is the atonement for my sins and therefore I attempt to live a life pleasing to God as described in scripture.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
I appreciate and understand the need to ask this question. However, it is sad state of our society that a faith-based organization now has to ask questions like this to candidates for Congress!
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
I believe fossil fuels currently remain the most reliable energy source. As technology continues to advance, SMRs will become a more reliable industrial source for energy.
ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No.
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
None. The Second Amendment is NOT granted by the constitution. The constitution protects rights that are given to us by God.
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