
Brent Taylor
Conservative
Public data indicates a commitment to the principles of limited government, free enterprise, and traditional American Values, such as the Right to Life, Religious Liberty, and personal responsibility.
BIOGRAPHY
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
2026
100%
2025
89%, 88%†
2026
78%, 79%†
2025
|89%, 88%†
2026
|78%, 79%†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (20)
National Rifle Association NRA-PVF
Tennessee Right to Life
Steve Scalise
Marsha Blackburn
August Pfluger
LIBERAL (1)
IAFF Tennessee Professional Firefighters Association TPFAA
OTHER (11)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
President Donald J. Trump
Memphis Police Association
Page Walley
Shane Reeves
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 (14)
Brent Taylor (2026)
Johnny Garrett (2026)
State Republican Party Organizations (2026)
WinRed (2026)
Bill Hagerty (2025)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (22)
Bobby Harshbarger (2026)
Brent Taylor (2026)
Buckeye Liberty PAC (2026)
Diana Harshbarger (2026)
Dolores Gresham (2026)
OTHER INFORMATION
Candidate participated in Lawrence County TN Congressional Forum for the 9th District, May 27, 2026. Start 9:35.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Did not answer
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Only to save the life of the mother.
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
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
Did not answer
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
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
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.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
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
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.
IMMIGRATION
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
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
Did not answer
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
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Did not answer
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
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Did not answer
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
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Did not answer
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
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
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.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
Did not answer
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Did not answer
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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