
Kenny Cody
Republican | Tennessee
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Kenny Cody
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary and Judicial General
Race
State House, Dist. 11
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, BA, 2018-
Tusculum University, Greeneville, MAT, 2020-
Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, Ed. S., 2023-
WORK & MILITARY
Cocke County School System, Teacher, 2020-2026
Human Events, Opinion Editor, 2025-2026
AFFILIATIONS
Southern Baptist Convention, Messenger, 2024-2024
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Chairman, Cocke County Republican Party, 2019-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (5)
Tennessee Right to Life
Roger Stone
Diana Harshbarger
America First Insight AFI
Jeremy Faison
LIBERAL (1)
IAFF Tennessee Professional Firefighters Association TPFAA
OTHER (1)
President Donald J. Trump
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Diana Harshbarger
Jeremy Faison
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
Tim Burchett (2025)
Marjorie Taylor Greene (2022)
WinRed (2022)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
Kenny Cody completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Life of the mother or if the child itself is going to die.
iVoterGuide Notes:
After the voter guide was published, the candidate notified iVoterGuide that they intended to answer this question as "only 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.
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?
I am against a raise on the federal minimum wage.
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.
Cut red tape regulation off of small business, give more power back to property owners through elimination of needless taxes, and ensure public lands are used for free hunting and fishing.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
No mandated religion, but fighting for the freedom of religion for no religious persecution as what has happened to Christians throughout our nation during Democratic administrations.
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.
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?
It is because they are an ally.
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.
Strongly Agree
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.
Neutral
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Southern Baptist, strict Christian with traditional conservative values.
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.
Strongly Disagree
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
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Strongly Disagree
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Nuclear 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?
Punishment through our system especially for violent crimes and allow religious organizations to work on faith-based programs to bring people to Christ.
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.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
None.
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