Brad Batt for Tennessee State House

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Running for TN State House (D6) to Lower the Rent, Raise Wages, and Fund Our Future 💙💙💙

Threads post by @dallasthamav, posted 8h ago, with a blue verified checkmark. Post text: "For all you Tennessee smokers remember Jeri Greene wants to legalize weed. Know who you're voting for if you didn't plan on voting in November. 🙂" Below the text is a professional headshot photo of a woman with long blonde hair wearing a navy top, standing in front of an American flag and a partially visible flag with "MEMPHIS" text on it (appears to read vertically/rotated), with a blurred bridge structure in the background. Engagement stats below the post: 587 likes, 39 replies, 96 reposts, 26 shares.
"Brad Batt GOTV 8/6/2026 is Scheduled to Send!"
Washington County Democratic Party ad, Johnson City Press, July 18, 2026. Headline: 'After 15 years of one-party control in Washington County, ask yourself: Has your life gotten better? Vote Accordingly.' Lists Democratic candidates: County Commission—Kathy Carr (D1), Kitty Allen (D2), Ashley Cavender (D3), Shelley Van Camp (D4), Jessica Fuller (D5), Brian Wyatt (D6), Emily Hand (D7), Billy Briggs (D8), Sarah Laposky (D9), Lori Sukel (D10), Jodi Jones (D11), Daniel Cutshall (D12), Cindy Humphrey (D13), Amanda Bacon (D14). School Boards—Mary Grace 'MG' Wooten (County District 1), Ryan Berkley (Johnson City). State Legislature—Brad Batt (TN House 6), Sarah Jayne Della Vecchia (TN House 7), Brittany Lowder (State Executive Committeewoman), Brad Batt (State Executive Committeeman). Early voting July 17–Aug 1; Election Day Thursday, Aug 6. Paid for by Washington County Democratic Party, Treasurer Cindy Humphrey.
Full-page Washington County Democratic Party campaign ad from the Johnson City Press, Saturday, July 18, 2026. Headline reads 'After 15 years of one-party control in Washington County, ask yourself: Has your life gotten better?' followed by text urging residents to elect different leaders and the slogan 'Vote Accordingly.' Below, under 'Here are your Democratic candidates!', are photos and names organized by office. County Commission: Kathy Carr (District 1), Kitty Allen (District 2), Ashley Cavender (District 3), Shelley Van Camp (District 4), Jessica Fuller (District 5), Brian Wyatt (District 6), Emily Hand (District 7), Billy Briggs (District 8), Sarah Laposky (District 9), Lori Sukel (District 10), Jodi Jones (District 11), Daniel Cutshall (District 12), Cindy Humphrey (District 13), Amanda Bacon (District 14). School Boards: Mary Grace 'MG' Wooten (County School Board District 1) and Ryan Berkley (Johnson City School Board). State Legislature: Brad Batt (TN House 6), Sarah Jayne Della Vecchia (TN House 7), Brittany Lowder (State Executive Committeewoman), and Brad Batt (State Executive Committeeman). Early Voting July 17th–Aug 1st; Election Day Thursday, August 6th. Paid for by the Washington County Democratic Party, Treasurer Cindy Humphrey. Includes patriotic 'Your Vote Counts,' 'Your Voice Your Vote,' and 'Local Elections Matter' buttons, and a QR code to scan for more info.
PLEASE USE AI – Shawn Smucker – Be sure to use Al when making your next, I don't know, meal plan, for example. Definitely do not call your friend who loves to cook and ask her for her favorite recipes or tips or ways to save time making meals, because you will end up talking for longer than you had hoped, hearing, perhaps, about her father's cancer diagnosis or how lonely she's been or even what she's planted in her spring garden and then lost with the early frost.
Tennessee state Rep. Todd Warner (R) walks into the State Capitol wearing a "TRUMP 2024" flag draped over his shoulders as a cape, ahead of a vote to strip majority-Black Memphis of representation through redistricting. House Democratic Leader Karen Camper of Memphis — the first Black legislator to lead the Tennessee House Democratic Caucus — stands to his left in a cream suit, watching as he passes. A woman behind them films the scene on her phone. TikTok watermark "@.allie.phillips" in the lower right.
Tennessee House of Representatives electronic voting board displaying a roll call vote. Member names are listed alphabetically across four columns, each prefixed with their vote: N (No, in red), Y (Yes, in green), or E (Excused, in white). The 'TN HOUSE' logo with the State Capitol illustration appears in the lower left corner. Date '05/07/26' shown in the upper right.
Screenshot of an post from Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (@CSexton25) reading: "The Supreme Court has opined that redistricting, like the judicial system, should be color-blind. The decision indicated states can redistrict based off partisan politics. Today, Tennessee joins other red and blue states in redrawing their congressional maps. @ltgovmcnally" Below the text is a map of Tennessee showing all nine congressional districts shaded solid red.
Screenshot of an post from Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (@CSexton25) reading: "The Supreme Court has opined that redistricting, like the judicial system, should be color-blind. The decision indicated states can redistrict based off partisan politics. Today, Tennessee joins other red and blue states in redrawing their congressional maps. @ltgovmcnally" Below the text is a map of Tennessee showing all nine congressional districts shaded solid red.
Screenshot of a Twitter/X post from verified account 'unusual_whales' stating 'BREAKING: Hegseth gives Anthropic until Friday to back down on AI safeguards, per Axios.' Posted on February 24, 2026 at 2:04 PM with 625K views. A reply from verified user 'LmCrypto' reads 'Giving an AI company a deadline to drop safeguards is a wild signal about where priorities are.'
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) holds a handwritten sign reading "BLACK PEOPLE AREN'T APES!" during President Trump's State of the Union address on February 24, 2026, in the House chamber. Green was protesting a racist video Trump had posted earlier in the month depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. Green was subsequently escorted out of the chamber by the Sergeant at Arms
A movie poster for "WarGames" (1983), showing a command center with multiple screens displaying missile warnings, launch trajectories, and sub-launch detection maps across world maps. Below the dramatic tagline "Is it a game, or is it real?" a young person sits at a computer terminal, illuminated by the screen showing similar tactical displays. The poster stars Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, and Ally Sheedy, directed by John Badham. The image captures the Cold War-era tension of the film, where a young hacker accidentally accesses a military supercomputer and nearly triggers World War III while thinking he's playing a computer game
Screenshot of news article headline 'Tennessee could lock up foster youth in jail-like facilities under new bill' with image of Tennessee State Capitol
Screenshot of a Facebook post by Sen. Marsha Blackburn from February 18 at 8:47 PM. The post reads: 'A special education teacher in Georgia was reportedly killed on her way to work by an illegal alien who was fleeing ICE. This should have never happened because he never should have been here.' Below the text is a photo showing a crash scene with multiple police vehicles and a severely damaged black sedan. At the bottom is a link to an NBC News article titled 'Driver fleeing ICE officers crashes, killing a Georgia teacher, authorities say.
A crystal award block with blue-tinted edges displaying the Tennessee tri-star emblem at top, reading "2024 ONE TO WATCH AWARD" followed by "Washington County Democratic Party" in script font, with "THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS" below and the TNDP (Tennessee Democratic Party) logo at the bottom
Screenshot of a social media post from user meisha (@meishato) with a blue verified badge, posted on February 7, 2026 at 10:10 AM with 344.7K views. The post reads: 'Epstein files: Silence. ICE executing citizens: Silence. Trump's racist posts: Silence. Halftime show: Outrage. Maga, y'all really are such an embarrassment to the human race.'
A car carrier trailer hauling black ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) vehicles marked with "DEFEND THE HOMELAND" and the DHS seal, spotted near a Shell gas station off Shallowford Road in Chattanooga, TN. Gas prices visible: regular at $2.59⁹⁄₁₀, diesel at $3.09⁹⁄₁₀. Screenshot from r/Chattanooga on Reddit
Map of Washington County, Tennessee showing all 15 commission districts with boundaries outlined in white against a black background. Districts are color-coded in two colors: green and dark red/maroon.
A People magazine promotional image with the headline "McDonald's Is Giving Away Free McNuggets Caviar Kits: Here's How to Get Yours." The flat-lay photo shows a McNuggets Caviar kit arranged on a white tablecloth: a black plate of golden chicken nuggets, an open tin of black caviar with a yellow "McNugget Caviar" branded lid, a small jar of white crème fraîche, a mother-of-pearl spoon, two McDonald's cardboard boxes with golden arches, a yellow instruction card, and scattered pink rose petals for a romantic Valentine's Day aesthetic.
A weathered bumper sticker on the back of a vehicle reads, “Your papaw didn’t run shine through these hollers for you to be a bootlicker,” with trees and sky reflected in the car’s glossy surface
Screenshot of a Facebook post by “Johnny Garrett for Congress” featuring a political graphic. The image shows the U.S. Capitol dome and another domed government building in the background, with an American flag flying. In the foreground, Rep. Ilhan Omar is pictured speaking into a microphone while wearing a headscarf. Large white text across the image reads: “Natural Born Citizenship Should Be Required to Run for Federal Office.” A red stop sign graphic appears to the right of her image. The campaign logo “Johnny Garrett” is in the lower-right corner. The post caption above the image claims Tennessee should never send “an Ilhan Omar to Congress” and argues federal officeholders should be U.S.-born.
A white sign posted on a glass door prohibiting full face coverings. The sign features a red prohibition symbol over a silhouette of a person in a balaclava. The heading reads “FULL FACE COVERINGS PROHIBITED” followed by text explaining that for safety of residents and visitors, ski masks, full balaclavas, and any covering that conceals the entire face are not allowed. At the bottom, two green checkmarks indicate exceptions: medical masks (for health and safety purposes, including disease prevention) and religious headwear are permitted. The sign ends with “Thank you for your cooperation.” Bare winter trees and buildings are visible reflected in the glass.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
A meme using the “tuba player cornering someone” format. One student in a school uniform plays a large tuba directly at another student pressed against a wall. The tuba/top text reads “CORECIVIC WAS CO-FOUNDED IN 1983 BY THE FORMER CHAIR OF THE TENNESSEE REPUBLICAN PARTY.” The tuba player is labeled “ME” and the cornered person is labeled “ANYONE WHO WILL LISTEN.”
A meme showing two people in school uniforms. One person (labeled "WASHINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATS") is aggressively holding a large brass tuba/sousaphone up to the head of another person (labeled "ME") who is backing against a wall. The top text reads "HAVE YOU CONSIDERED RUNNING FOR COUNTY COMMISSION?!?"
Screenshot of a text message received today at 3:29 PM that reads "When is deadline to run for county commission?"
Pop art style illustration in the style of 1950s-60s comic books showing a man in a blue suit grabbing a distressed woman with blue hair and a purple dress by the shoulders/neck area. She appears frightened with her mouth open. Orange halftone dot pattern background. Text above reads: “The US Gov: ‘Don’t you get it?! The illegal aliens will kill you, b*tch!’“​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Screenshot of a social media post by a verified user named “jessemechanic,” posted 17 minutes ago. The post contains the following text in full: “Donald Trump is a horrible person. Like, deep down, aside from his presidency entirely, he is a rotten human being, always has been. He is entirely devoid of all the qualities that make someone a decent person. He has no empathy, no grace. He’s not thoughtful or kind. He’s not warm or altruistic. He’s not generous. He’s not compassionate. He’s not gracious or considerate. He is a binary beast of narcissism with seemingly no feelings at all—just a bulbous, sociopathic slug through and through.”
A webpage header for the Washington County Democratic Party (WCDP) Candidate Interest Form. At the top is the WCDP logo: a blue donkey with three white stars on its side, followed by the lowercase red letters “wcdp,” with “Washington County Democratic Party” written in smaller black text underneath. Below the logo, a blue horizontal bar introduces the form title: “Candidate Interest Form.” The text underneath reads: “We’re excited in your potential interest in running for elected office. Help us help you!” followed by a bullet-style paragraph with a blue arrow icon encouraging users to complete the form so WCDP can contact them and discuss how they can support potential candidates in Washington County
A Facebook post from Danielle Marie (Goodrich) — Chair of the Washington County, TN Republicans. The post is a long text arguing that Bibles were removed from public schools in 1962, claiming this led to rises in violent crime, prison spending, and teen pregnancy. It contrasts a “Biblical worldview” with what the author calls “secular humanism,” asserting that secular humanism teaches moral decay, gender ideology, genetic engineering, and treating science or AI as God. The author calls for returning education to pre-1962 values, saying the Bible Belt must reclaim its identity.
A Tennessee state trooper grips the arm of a woman in the House gallery as he pulls her away from the railing. The woman, visibly distressed and shouting, leans forward while another person nearby films the scene with a phone. Red curtains and a gray marble wall frame the background, and an electronic display board reading “MESSAGE CALENDAR 2” is visible at the bottom of the image.
A map titled “How votes compare with Trump vs. Harris.” The subtitle explains that the map shows how votes cast in Tennessee’s Seventh Congressional District compare with the 2024 presidential vote in the same areas, using only locations that have reported nearly all their ballots. The map displays the middle region of Tennessee with county outlines and labels for Clarksville, Dickson, Nashville, and Franklin. Across the district, small arrows indicate shifts in voting margin: blue arrows point in various directions to show places where the margin moved more Democratic compared with the Trump–Harris presidential results. A legend at the bottom shows a blue arrow labeled “More Dem.” and a red arrow labeled “More Rep.”, though no red arrows appear on the map. In the lower-right corner, a small inset outlines District 7 within the state of Tennessee.
A graphic from MSNBC’s “All In with Chris Hayes” shows results for the 2025 Tennessee U.S. House Special Election in Congressional District 7 with 43.6% of votes reported. On the left, candidate Behn, pictured with blonde hair and wearing a white turtleneck, has 38,036 votes and leads with 51.4%. Below, candidate Van Epps, pictured with dark hair and a suit jacket, has 35,055 votes and 47.4%. The vote difference is 2,981. On the right, a map of Tennessee highlights District 07 in yellow
Campaign-style poster with a blonde woman in a light blazer standing in front of a stylized ‘VOTE’ background in red, white, and blue with outlines of Tennessee. The text on the poster reads ‘AFTYN BEHN FOR CONGRESS’ with stars and stripes accents and ‘Make a plan to vote at IWillVote.com.’ For more information, visit Aftyn’s campaign site at https://www.aftynbehn.com and voter resources at **https://iwillvote.com**.