Tim Burchett

Burchett is a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, where he was born in 1964. He attended West Hills Elementary School, Bearden Junior High School, and Bearden High School.{{cite web |url=https://www.knoxcounty.org/countymayor/bio.php |title=Mayor Tim Burchett Bio |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507092322/https://www.knoxcounty.org/countymayor/bio.php |access-date=April 17, 2013 |archive-date=May 7, 2012 }} After graduating from Bearden High School in 1982, he enrolled in the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in education in 1988.{{cite web|url=http://www.capitol.tn.gov/senate/archives/105GA/Members/s7.htm |title=Tennessee Senate: Tim Burchett |work=Tennessee Senate: 105th General Assembly (2007–2008) |type=website archives |access-date=April 17, 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001309|title=Burchett, Timothy|publisher=US Congress|accessdate=March 25, 2024}} He is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

Burchett's first election to public office was in 1994, when he won a seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives. He served in the House for two two-year terms, from 1995 to 1998.{{cite web |title=Tennessee House Members 99th GA |url=https://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/archives/99GA/Members.htm |website=house.tn.gov |access-date=14 July 2021}}{{cite web |title=Tennessee House Members 100th GA |url=https://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/archives/100GA/Members.htm |website=house.tn.gov |access-date=14 July 2021}} In 1998, he won a four-year term in the Tennessee State Senate, representing the 7th district. He succeeded Clyde Coulter "Bud" Gilbert.{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=281411|title=Our Campaigns – TN Senate 07 Race – Nov 03, 1998|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|access-date=January 6, 2019}} He was reelected twice, serving a total of three four-year terms, from 1999 to 2010.

In 2006, while a state senator, Burchett failed to report six political action committee checks totaling $3,300. The Registry of Election Finance did not fine him.{{Cite news|last1=Ebert|first1=Joel|url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/politics/2017/12/01/sources-fbi-asks-questions-knox-county-mayor-tim-burchett-mayor-says-no-truth-any-it/909061001/|title=Sources: FBI asks questions about Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett; mayor says 'no truth to any of it'|date=December 1, 2017|work=Knoxville News Sentinel|access-date=August 5, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814020239/https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/politics/2017/12/01/sources-fbi-asks-questions-knox-county-mayor-tim-burchett-mayor-says-no-truth-any-it/909061001/?from=new-cookie|archive-date=August 14, 2018|last2=Boucher|first2=Dave}} In 2008, while still a state senator, he was fined $250 for failing to disclose three PAC contributions that totaled $1,500.

In 1999, Burchett received national media attention for sponsoring a bill to legalize the eating of roadkill, wild animals killed by vehicles, before notifying the county game warden.{{cite news|author=Barker|first1=Scott|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/aug/20/burchett-plans-run-for-knox-mayor/|title=Burchett plans to run for county mayor|date=August 20, 2008|newspaper=Knoxville News Sentinel|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127154702/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/aug/20/burchett-plans-run-for-knox-mayor/|archive-date=January 27, 2013|last2=Keim|first2=David}}{{cite news|author=Firestone|first=David|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/14/us/statehouse-journal-a-road-kill-proposal-is-food-for-jokesters.html|title=Statehouse Journal; A Road-Kill Proposal Is Food for Jokesters|date=March 14, 1999|newspaper=The New York Times|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325010133/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/14/us/statehouse-journal-a-road-kill-proposal-is-food-for-jokesters.html|archive-date=March 25, 2019|url-access=limited}} He defended the proposal as a "common-sense thing" intended to prevent edible meat from being wasted. Eating roadkill was already legal – as it is in most places – but required prior notification of the county game warden. Burchett's bill allowed processing and consumption of roadkill before notifying the warden. Burchett proposed the bill after being contacted by a constituent who had been penalized for giving a needy family the meat from a deer his vehicle had accidentally hit.

{{see also|Legal status of Salvia divinorum}}

Burchett sponsored a bill in 2006 to make illegal "possessing, producing, manufacturing, distributing, or possessing with intent to produce, manufacture, or distribute the active chemical ingredient in the hallucinogenic plant Salvia divinorum in the state of Tennessee."{{cite web|date=May 2006|title=Senate Bill No. 3247; An Act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4, relative to certain hallucinogenic plants|work=Public Acts 2006, Chapter 700 |url=http://tennessee.gov/sos/acts/104/pub/pc0700.pdf|publisher=General Assembly of the State of Tennessee|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071004232218/http://tennessee.gov/sos/acts/104/pub/pc0700.pdf|archive-date=October 4, 2007}} He said, "We have enough problems with illegal drugs as it is without people promoting getting high from some glorified weed that's been brought up from Mexico. The only people I’ve heard from who are opposed to making it illegal are those who are getting stoned on it."{{cite journal|author=Nashville Bureau Reporter |date=April 2006|title=The Senate passed (290–0) SB 3247 |volume=8|issue=32|publisher=Nashville Bureau}} The bill was signed into law on May 19, 2006, and went into effect on July 1, 2006. Burchett originally wanted to make violations a felony offense, but the bill was amended during its passage to make it a Class A misdemeanor.{{cite web |last=Siebert |first=Daniel |title=The Legal Status of Salvia divinorum |publisher=The Salvia divinorum Research and Information Center |url=http://www.sagewisdom.org/legalstatus.html |access-date=March 4, 2007}}

In a news report published shortly before the signing of the bill by Governor Phil Bredesen, Burchett was quoted as saying, "it's not that popular but I'm one of those who believes in closing the barn door before the cows get out.... in certain hands, it could be very dangerous, even lethal."{{cite news|last=O'Rourke|first=Shea|title=Smoking Out – Tennessee bill bans hallucinogenic herb salvia|url=http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/Content?oid=oid%3A16106|work=Memphis Flyer|date=May 24, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614015638/http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/Content?oid=oid:16106|archive-date=June 14, 2011 |url-status=live|access-date=September 9, 2008}} A store owner who had stopped selling the herb due to Burchett's bill said that he saw little point in banning salvia, "I have no idea why it's being outlawed. It's a sage. People in South America have been using it for years and years." The same report also gave the general counterargument of salvia proponents that legislation banning Salvia divinorum reflects a cultural bias, as there are fewer prohibitions on more addictive substances such as alcohol and nicotine, and questioned how effective the bill will be, pointing out that Salvia divinorum has no odor and is easy to grow, so enforcement will be difficult.

{{See also|2010 Knox County, Tennessee mayoral election}}

Burchett became Knox County mayor in September 2010, succeeding Mike Ragsdale, who left office due to term limits. Burchett defeated former Knox County Sheriff Tim Hutchison in the Republican primary and Democratic nominee Ezra Maize in the general election.{{Cite news|last=Donila|first=Mike|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/aug/06/burchett-precise-plan-needed-for-mayor-post/?partner=popular|title=Burchett: 'Precise plan' needed for mayor post|date=August 6, 2010|work=Knoxville News Sentinel|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010192215/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/aug/06/burchett-precise-plan-needed-for-mayor-post/?partner=popular|archive-date=October 10, 2012}}{{cite news|author=Donila|first=Mike|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/sep/04/one-year-in-burchett-says-he-delivered/|title=One year in, Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett says he delivered|date=September 4, 2011|newspaper=Knoxville News Sentinel|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227135000/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/sep/04/one-year-in-burchett-says-he-delivered/|archive-date=February 27, 2014}}

On February 10, 2012, Burchett appeared on WBIR-TV and officially announced that the county's first "cash mob" would be held at the Emery's 5 & 10 store in South Knoxville.{{Cite news|url=http://www.wbir.com/news/article/204931/2/Cash-Mob-underway-at-Emerys-5--10|title=Cash Mob underway at Emery's 5 & 10|date=February 10, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140202144231/http://www.wbir.com/news/article/204931/2/Cash-Mob-underway-at-Emerys-5--10|archive-date=February 2, 2014|publisher=WBIR-TV}} The cash mob gained national attention,{{cite news|url=http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/02/14/10400367-cash-mobs-flash-mobs-go-to-bat-for-small-local-businesses|title='Cash mobs': Flash mobs go to bat for small local businesses|date=February 14, 2012|publisher=NBC News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226091159/http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/02/14/10400367-cash-mobs-flash-mobs-go-to-bat-for-small-local-businesses|archive-date=December 26, 2013|access-date=January 6, 2019}} and was mentioned in Time magazine.{{cite web|url=http://www.wate.com/story/19945081/knox-countys-cash-mob-gets-a-nod-in-time-magazine|title=Knox County's Cash Mob gets a nod in TIME Magazine|date=October 29, 2012|publisher=WATE-TV|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219080501/http://www.wate.com/story/19945081/knox-countys-cash-mob-gets-a-nod-in-time-magazine|archive-date=February 19, 2014}}

In 2012, Tennessee's Registry of Election Finance unanimously decided to take no action against Burchett regarding an inquiry into his campaign disclosure forms.{{cite news|last1=Donila|first1=Mike|url=https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/state-board-takes-no-action-against-mayor-tim-burchett-over-campaign-disclosure-forms-ep-359806312-356532871.html/|title=State board takes no action against Mayor Tim Burchett over campaign disclosure forms|date=October 23, 2012|work=Knoxville News Sentinel|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201042026/https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/state-board-takes-no-action-against-mayor-tim-burchett-over-campaign-disclosure-forms-ep-359806312-356532871.html/|archive-date=February 1, 2020}}

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{{See also|2014 Knox County, Tennessee mayoral election}}In 2014 Burchett ran unopposed in both the primary and the general election.

{{see also|United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2018#District 2}}

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When 30-year incumbent Jimmy Duncan announced his retirement in July 2017, Burchett entered a crowded seven-way Republican primary to succeed him. He defeated his nearest challenger, state representative Jimmy Matlock, by just under 12 percentage points. He faced Democratic nominee Renee Hoyos in the November general election. The 2nd has long been a Republican stronghold. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+20, it is one of the nation's most Republican districts, and tied for the third-most Republican district in Tennessee. It is one of the few ancestrally Republican districts in the South; the GOP and its predecessors have held it without interruption since 1859. For this reason, the Republican primary has long been reckoned as the real contest in this district. Democrats have not made a substantive bid for the seat since 1964, and have received as much as 40% of the vote only twice since then.

As expected, Burchett won the general election in a rout, taking 65.9% of the vote to Hoyos's 33.1%.[https://www.cnn.com/election/2018/results/tennessee/house Tennessee House results] from CNN When he took office in January 2019, Burchett became only the seventh person (not counting caretakers) to represent the 2nd since 1909. This district gives its representatives very long tenures in Washington; all six of Burchett's predecessors held the seat for at least 10 years, with three of them serving at least 20 years. He also ended a 54-year hold on the district by the Duncan family. John Duncan Sr. won the seat in 1964, and was succeeded upon his death in 1988 by his son, Jimmy.

In February 2018 the Knoxville News Sentinel reported that Burchett had failed to report a $10,000 payment from a solar electric company on his campaign finance forms and various financial disclosure forms. The story reported that two months earlier the FBI had questioned people about Burchett committing income tax evasion.{{Cite news|last=Ebert|first=Joel|url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/politics/2018/02/08/ethics-complaint-tim-burchett-never-reported-10-000-payment-while-state-senate/319504002|title=Ethics complaint: Tim Burchett never reported $10,000 payment while in state Senate|date=February 8, 2018|work=Knoxville News Sentinel|access-date=August 5, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709091304/https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/politics/2018/02/08/ethics-complaint-tim-burchett-never-reported-10-000-payment-while-state-senate/319504002/|archive-date=July 9, 2019}} After the story broke, Burchett gave a statement to WBIR that he was correcting errors in his campaign financial disclosures and income tax forms, describing his failure to report all income as an "oversight".{{Cite news|url=https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/knox-co-mayor-calls-tax-mistake-an-oversight/51-516380224|title=Knox Co. Mayor calls tax mistake an 'oversight'|date=February 12, 2018|access-date=February 10, 2018|publisher=WBIR-TV}}

{{see also|United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2020#District 2}}

Burchett was reelected in 2020 with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Democrat Renee Hoyos.{{Cite web |last=Whetstone |first=Tyler |title=Run it again: Tim Burchett wins re-election, back to D.C. |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/03/tim-burchett-wins-2nd-congressional-district-renee-hoyos-election/6053891002/ |access-date=2022-08-13 |website=Knoxville News Sentinel |language=en-US}}

File:President Donald Trump and Congressman Tim Burchett.jpg Donald Trump in 2020]]

In March 2024, Burchett was one of 10 House Republicans who signed a letter to the House Agriculture Committee opposing the inclusion of the Ending Agriculture Trade Suppression (EATS) Act in the 2024 farm bill.{{cite web |title=Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Leads in Letter Fighting Against Foreign Control of the U.S. Pork Industry |url=https://luna.house.gov/posts/icymi-rep-anna-paulina-luna-leads-in-letter-fighting-against-foreign-control-of-the-u-s-pork-industry |access-date=26 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414004611/https://luna.house.gov/posts/icymi-rep-anna-paulina-luna-leads-in-letter-fighting-against-foreign-control-of-the-u-s-pork-industry |archive-date=14 April 2024 |date=8 March 2024}} The EATS Act would have invalidated state and local laws regulating agricultural goods sold in interstate commerce, including farm animal welfare laws like California's Proposition 12. The letter argued that the legislation would undermine states' rights and cede control over U.S. agricultural policy to the Chinese-owned pork producer WH Group and its subsidiary Smithfield Foods.{{cite web |last1=Clayton |first1=Chris |title=GOP Conservatives Oppose EATS Act Over Chinese Influence in US Pork Industry |url=https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2024/03/08/gop-conservatives-oppose-eats-act-us |website=Progressive Farmer |publisher=DTN |access-date=26 May 2025 |date=8 March 2024}}

In December 2020, Burchett was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated incumbent Donald Trump.{{cite web|last1=Blood|first1=Michael R.|last2=Riccardi|first2=Nicholas|date=December 5, 2020|title=Biden officially secures enough electors to become president|url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-electoral-college-3e0b852c3cfadf853b08aecbfc3569fa|url-status=live|access-date=December 12, 2020|work=Associated Press News|archive-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208201209/https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-electoral-college-3e0b852c3cfadf853b08aecbfc3569fa}} The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state.{{Cite news|last=Liptak|first=Adam|author-link=Adam Liptak|date=December 11, 2020|title=Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/supreme-court-election-texas.html|access-date=2020-12-12|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211234955/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/us/politics/supreme-court-election-texas.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Order in Pending Case|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf|date=December 11, 2020|publisher=Supreme Court of the United States|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211234004/https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/read-house-republicans-texas-supreme-court/index.html|title=Brief from 126 Republicans supporting Texas lawsuit in Supreme Court|first=Daniella |last=Diaz|work=CNN|date=December 11, 2020|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=December 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212000435/https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/read-house-republicans-texas-supreme-court/index.html|url-status=live}}

In June 2021, Burchett was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal the AUMF against Iraq.{{cite web |first=Rebecca|last=Shabad|date=June 17, 2021|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-set-repeal-2002-iraq-war-authorization-n1271107 |title = House votes to repeal 2002 Iraq War authorization|website = NBC News}}{{Cite web |date=June 17, 2021 |title=FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 172 |url=https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll172.xml |access-date=9 October 2023 |website=Office of the Clerk}}

Burchett voted against the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 which authorizes DHS to nearly double the available H-2B visas for the remainder of FY 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1865/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Further+Consolidated+Appropriations+Act%2C+2020%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=2 |title=Text - H.R.1865 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress |publisher=Congress.gov |date= December 20, 2019|accessdate=2022-03-23}}{{cite web |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2019689 |title=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |website=clerk.house.gov|date=December 17, 2019 }}

Burchett voted against the Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 1158),{{Cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/116-2019/h690|title = H.R. 1158: DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act … -- House Vote #690 -- Dec 17, 2019}} which effectively prohibits Immigration and Customs Enforcement from cooperating with the Department of Health and Human Services to detain or remove illegal alien sponsors of Unaccompanied Alien Children.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

During the 118th Congressional Speakership Election, Representative Matt Gaetz and a handful of other representatives were holdouts in voting for Rep. Kevin McCarthy for Speakership. Burchett voted for McCarthy on every ballot. While people claimed that after Burchett walked over and whispered into Gaetz's ear, Gaetz and others abstained, giving a majority to McCarthy for Speaker, Gaetz had in fact begun abstaining before this conversation.{{Cite web |last=Norton |first=Tom |date=January 9, 2023 |title=Fact Check: Did Matt Gaetz vote for McCarthy after chat with mystery man? |url=https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-matt-gaetz-vote-mccarthy-after-chat-mystery-man-1772318 |access-date=May 26, 2023 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}

Burchett voted to provide Israel with support following 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.{{Cite news |last=Demirjian |first=Karoun |date=2023-10-25 |title=House Declares Solidarity With Israel in First Legislation Under New Speaker |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/us/politics/house-israel-vote.html |access-date=2023-10-30 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |last1=Washington |first1=U. S. Capitol Room H154 |last2=p:225-7000 |first2=DC 20515-6601 |date=2023-10-25 |title=Roll Call 528 Roll Call 528, Bill Number: H. Res. 771, 118th Congress, 1st Session |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023528 |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |language=en}}

Following a report published by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on January 12, 2023, Burchett expressed his views about an alleged government coverup of the nature of UFOs, saying, "we've been covering this up since the '40s" and that he doesn't "trust [the] government, [and] there's an arrogance about it, and I think the American public can handle it."{{cite web |last1=Ellie |first1=Cook |title=Tennessee Congressman Alleges 'Huge' UFO Cover-Up in U.S. Government |url=https://www.newsweek.com/tennessee-congressman-ufo-coverup-government-tim-burchett-1774007 |website=Newsweek |date=January 16, 2023 |access-date=10 March 2023}}

On March 7, 2023, Burchett expanded on these claims, saying that UFO technology is possibly "being reverse-engineered right now" but we "don't understand" how it functions. He maintains that the U.S. has "recovered a craft at some point, and possible beings".{{cite web |title=UFO tech is 'secretly reverse-engineering', says Tennessee Congressman |url=https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/2023/03/08/6408238c46163fe11a8b45fe.html |website=Marca |date=March 8, 2023 |access-date=10 March 2023}} In January 2025 Burchett claimed that aliens have secret underwater bases.{{cite news |first=Tara |last=Suter |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5102361-tim-burchett-aliens-earth/ |title=Burchett says he believes aliens have underwater bases on earth | work=The Hill |date=2025-01-23 |accessdate=2025-01-25}}

In 2023, Burchett was among 47 Republicans to vote for House Concurrent Resolution 21, that directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days. Texas Republican Michael McCaul, chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs disagreed, saying the U.S. participated in operations in 2022 with partners that killed 466 Islamic State operatives, detaining 250 more, contending that if the U.S. withdrew troops, it could result in an ISIS resurgence.{{cite web |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/118-2023/h136 | title=H.Con.Res. 21: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of … -- House Vote #136 -- Mar 8, 2023 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2023-03-08/house-votes-down-bill-directing-removal-of-troops-from-syria |title=House Votes Down Bill Directing Removal of Troops From Syria |date=March 8, 2023 |agency=Associated Press}}

On March 28, 2023, Burchett responded to the Covenant School shooting, where three nine-year-old students and three staff members were killed in Nashville, by telling reporters: "It's a horrible, horrible situation, and we're not going to fix it. Criminals are gonna be criminals. And my daddy fought in the second world war, fought in the Pacific, fought the Japanese, and he told me, he said, 'Buddy,' he said, 'if somebody wants to take you out, and doesn't mind losing their life, there's not a whole heck of a lot you can do about it.'" Burchett also said he sees no "real role" for Congress in reducing gun violence, other than to "mess things up".{{Cite news |last=Wong |first=Julia Carrie |author-link=Julia Carrie Wong |date=March 28, 2023 |title=Republican congressman says 'we're not going to fix' school shootings |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/28/tim-burchett-republican-nashville-shooting |access-date=May 8, 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}

After a local D.J. was killed and 22 others were wounded in the 2024 Kansas City parade shooting, Burchett inaccurately identified an adult attendee of the Kansas City rally, Denton Loudermill, Jr., as the shooter, claiming he was an "illegal alien". Burchett's social media post received 1.4 million views.[https://www.rawstory.com/chiefs-fan-falsely-idd-by-gop-congressman-as-parade-shooter-getting-threats-report/ Chiefs fan gets death threats after GOP congressman falsely IDs him as shooter: report], Raw Story, David Badash, February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/02/15/kansas-city-parade-shooting-victims-lisa-lopez-galvan/ Beloved DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan killed in Kansas City parade shooting], Washington Post, Victoria Bisset, Niha Masih and Joanna Slater, February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024. In March 2024, the falsely identified man sued Burchett for $75,000 in damages.{{cite news |last1=Oladipo |first1=Gloria |title=US congressman sued for wrongly identifying Kansas man as mass shooter |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/27/kansas-city-parade-shooting-lawsuit |access-date=March 27, 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=March 27, 2024}} The lawsuit, which Loudermill had filed in a Kansas court, was dismissed in September 2024 due to lack of jurisdiction, considering the case had "nothing really to do with Kansas."{{Cite web |date=2024-09-26 |title=Judge dismisses Kansas man's defamation lawsuit against Burchett; lawyer vows to file it again in DC |url=https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/judge-dismisses-kansas-mans-defamation-lawsuit-against-burchett-lawyer-vows-to-file-it-again-in-dc/51-5d03f6f3-3b1f-425c-a12a-47737151280a |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=wbir.com |language=en-US}}

In April 2023, Burchett was one of only four Republican representatives who voted against the proposed Limit, Save, Grow Act, which raised the debt ceiling while at the same time providing for cuts to non-mandatory spending,{{cite web |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023199 | title=Roll Call 199 Roll Call 199, Bill Number: H. R. 2811, 118th Congress, 1st Session | work=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives | date=April 26, 2023 }} claiming he could not support any debt limit raise which did not provide fully balanced budget.

In June of the same year, Burchett was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4029522-republicans-and-democrats-who-bucked-party-leaders-by-voting-no/|title=Republicans and Democrats who bucked party leaders by voting no|first=Jared|last=Gans|date=May 31, 2023|access-date=June 6, 2023|work=The Hill}}

On October 3, 2023, Burchett was one of eight Republicans who voted to remove Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/10/03/us/politics/mccarthy-house-speaker-vote-live.html |title=Live Vote Count: House Decides Whether to Oust McCarthy as Speaker |last1=Cook Escobar |first1=Molly |last2=Elliott |first2=Kennedy |last3=Levitt |first3=Zach |last4=Murphy |first4=John-Michael |last5=Parlapiano |first5=Alicia |last6=Reinhard |first6=Scott |last7=Shorey |first7=Rachel |last8=Wu |first8=Ashley |last9=Yourish |first9=Yourish |date=October 3, 2023 |work=The New York Times |access-date=October 3, 2023 |archive-date=October 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003164341/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/10/03/us/politics/mccarthy-house-speaker-vote-live.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}} He said his yes vote was "sealed" after McCarthy allegedly made a "condescending" remark about his religious beliefs during a phone call. McCarthy said that he did not intend to upset Burchett.{{Cite web |last=Beitsch |first=Rebecca |date=October 3, 2023|title=Tennessee Republican: McCarthy's 'condescending' remark on faith sealed vote |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4236862-burchett-mccarthy-condescending-remark-faith-speaker-vote/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=The Hill |language=en-US |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004042552/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4236862-burchett-mccarthy-condescending-remark-faith-speaker-vote/ |url-status=live }}

In October 2024, Burchett told a Fox News radio station that George Soros is "a money changer of the worst kind" who "will destroy this country."{{Cite web |last=Gilmour |first=David |date=October 3, 2024|title=House Republican on Fox News Calls George Soros 'A Money Changer Of The Worst Kind'|url=https://www.mediaite.com/tv/house-republican-on-fox-news-calls-george-soros-a-money-changer-of-the-worst-kind/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Mediaite |language=en-US}} The term money changer has been associated with antisemitic stereotypes.{{Cite web|last=Ehrenthal|first=Peter|title=Bronze statue of a Jewish money changer|url=https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn538263 |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=United States Holocaust Memorial Museum |language=en-US}} Burchett denied that his criticism of Soros, who is Jewish, was antisemitic, saying that "my voting record clearly reflects my support for Israel and the Jewish people.”{{Cite web |last=Nicholson|first=Jonathan|date=October 3, 2024|title=GOP Rep Doubles Down On Calling George Soros 'Money Changer Of The Worst Kind'|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-rep-calling-soros-money-changer_n_66fed68fe4b089d324aa41af |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=HuffPost |language=en-US}}

Despite their highly contrasting positions on most issues, Burchett maintains a friendship with progressive Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whom he met during freshmen orientation as a new representative in 2019 at the beginning of the 116th United States Congress.{{Cite web |last=Carr |first=Julie |date=September 16, 2021|title=Congressman Tim Burchett Shakes His Head at AOC Met Gala Contribution and Blinken Testimony |url=https://tennesseestar.com/news/congressman-tim-burchett-shakes-his-head-at-aoc-met-gala-contribution-and-blinken-testimony/jcarr/2021/09/16/ |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=The Tennessee Star |language=en-US }}

• Committee on Foreign Affairs{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|language=en|access-date=September 26, 2019}}
• Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations
• Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment
• Committee on Transportation{{Cite web|url=https://transportation.house.gov/about/membership|title=Membership | The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure|website=transportation.house.gov|access-date=February 3, 2021|archive-date=September 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927001719/https://transportation.house.gov/about/membership|url-status=dead}}
• House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
• Subcommittee on Aviation
• Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
• Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials

• House RV Caucus{{cite web|url=https://www.arvc.org/Blog/1044/US-Rep-Tim-Burchett-to-Welcome-OHCE-Attendees|title=U.S. Rep. Burchett to Welcome OHCE Attendees {{!}} ARV|website=www.arvc.org|access-date=2019-09-26}}
• Republican Study Committee{{cite web|title=Member List|url=https://rsc-walker.house.gov/|access-date=21 December 2017|publisher=Republican Study Committee|archive-date=January 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101195017/https://rsc-walker.house.gov/|url-status=dead}}

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|title=1998 Tennessee Senate District 7 Republican primary{{cite web |title=State of Tennessee Republican Candidates for Tennessee Senate August 6, 1998 |url=https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/sos/election/results/1998-08/TNSRepAug1998.pdf |website=Tennessee Secretary of State |access-date=November 29, 2024}}

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|title=1998 Tennessee Senate District 7 election{{cite web |title=STATE OF TENNESSEE STATE SENATE NOVEMBER 3, 1998 - GENERAL ELECTION |url=https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/sos/election/results/1998-11/senate.pdf |website=Tennessee Secretary of State |access-date=November 29, 2024}}

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|party=Republican Party (United States)

|votes=16,013

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|candidate=Richard Baker

|party=Democratic Party (United States)

|votes=8,751

|percentage=35.34

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|votes=24,765

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|title=2002 Tennessee Senate District 7 Republican Primary{{cite web |title=August 1, 2002 Official Results Republican Primary By County |url=https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/sos/election/results/2002-8/senate-rp8-02.pdf |website=Tennessee Secretary of State |access-date=November 29, 2024}}

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|votes=13,254

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|title=2002 Tennessee Senate District 7 election{{cite web |title=November 5, 2002 General Election By County |url=https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/sos/election/results/2002-11/tn-senate.pdf |website=Tennessee Secretary of State |access-date=November 29, 2024}}

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|candidate=Bill Owen

|party=Democratic Party (United States)

|votes=17,210

|percentage=38.09

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|candidate=Joe Burchfield

|party=Independent

|votes=1,159

|percentage=2.57

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|title=2006 Tennessee Senate District 7 Republican Primary{{cite web |title=August 3, 2006 Republican Primary By County |url=https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/sos/election/results/2006-08/repts.pdf |website=Tennessee Secretary of State |access-date=November 29, 2024}}

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|votes=11,372

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|title=2006 Tennessee Senate District 7 election{{cite web |title=November 7, 2006 General Election |url=https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/sos/election/results/2006-11/en6ts.pdf |website=Tennessee Secretary of State |access-date=November 29, 2024}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

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|votes=36,594

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|title=2010 Knox County, Tennessee mayoral election Republican primary{{cite web|url=https://www.knoxcounty.org/election/results/cumulative_050410.pdf|title=May 4, 2010 Republican Primary Mayor|work=Knox County Election Commission|access-date=April 2, 2024}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

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|party=Republican Party (United States)

|votes=29,716

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|candidate=Tim Hutchison

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|votes=5,187

|percentage=14.86

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{{Election box total no change

|votes=34,903

|percentage=100.00

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|title=2010 Knox County, Tennessee mayoral election{{cite web|url=https://www.knoxcounty.org/election/results/cumulative_080510.pdf|title=August 5, 2010 General election|work=Knox County Election Commission|access-date=April 2, 2024}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|candidate=Tim Burchett

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|votes=53,381

|percentage=88.30

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|candidate=Ezra Maize

|party=Democratic Party (United States)

|votes=4,917

|percentage=8.13

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|candidate=Lewis F. Cosby

|party=Independent

|votes=1,374

|percentage=2.27

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|candidate=Robert H. "Hub" Bedwell

|party=Independent

|votes=784

|percentage=1.30

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|votes=60,456

|percentage=100.00

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|title=2014 Knox County, Tennessee mayoral election Republican primary{{cite web|url=https://www.knoxcounty.org/election/results/cumulative_5_6_2014.pdf|title=May 6rd Republican Primary Mayor|work=Knox County Election Commission|access-date=April 2, 2024}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|candidate=Tim Burchett (incumbent)

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|votes=20,539

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|votes=20,539

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|title=2014 Knox County, Tennessee mayoral election{{cite web|url=https://www.knoxcounty.org/election/results/cumulative_8_7_2014.pdf|title=August 7, 2014 General election|work=Knox County Election Commission|access-date=April 2, 2024}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|candidate=Tim Burchett (incumbent)

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|votes=48,062

|percentage=100.00

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|votes=48,062

|percentage=100.00

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{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2018 Tennessee's 2nd congressional district Republican primary{{cite web |title=State of Tennessee - Totals August 2, 2018 Republican Primary By Office |url=https://sos-tn-gov-files.tnsosfiles.com/180802_RepbyOffice.pdf |website=Tennessee Secretary of State |access-date=November 29, 2024}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tim Burchett

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 47,875

| percentage = 48.19

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jimmy Matlock

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 35,855

| percentage = 36.09

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sarah Ashley Nickloes

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 10,961

| percentage = 11.03

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jason Frederick Emert

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 2,305

| percentage = 2.32

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Hank Hamblin

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 855

| percentage = 0.86

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Vito Sagliano

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 844

| percentage = 0.85

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = C. David Stansberry

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 657

| percentage = 0.66

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 99,352

| percentage = 100.00

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2018 Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election{{cite web |title=State of Tennessee - Totals November 6, 2018 State General By Office |url=https://sos-tn-gov-files.tnsosfiles.com/Nov%202018%20General%20Totals.pdf |website=Tennessee Secretary of State |access-date=November 29, 2024}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tim Burchett

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 172,856

| percentage = 65.94

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Renee Hoyos

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 86,668

| percentage = 33.06

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Greg Samples

| party = Independent

| votes = 967

| percentage = 0.37

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jeffrey A. Grunau

| party = Independent

| votes = 657

| percentage = 0.25

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Marc Whitmire

| party = Independent

| votes = 637

| percentage = 0.24

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Keith A. LaTorre

| party = Independent

| votes = 349

| percentage = 0.13

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 262,134

| percentage = 100.00

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{{Election box hold with party link without swing

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2020 Tennessee's 2nd congressional district Republican primary{{cite web |title=State of Tennessee - August 6, 2020 Republican Primary|url=https://sos-tn-gov-files.tnsosfiles.com/Aug%202020%20Republican%20Primary%20County%20Totals.pdf|website=Tennessee Secretary of State}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tim Burchett (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 78,990

| percentage = 100.00

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 78,990

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2020 Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election{{cite web |title=State of Tennessee November 3, 2020 State General |url=https://sos-tn-gov-files.tnsosfiles.com/Nov%202020%20General%20Totals.pdf |website=Tennessee Secretary of State |access-date=November 29, 2024}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tim Burchett (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 238,907

| percentage = 67.64

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Renee Hoyos

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 109,684

| percentage = 31.05

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Matthew L. Campbell

| party = Independent

| votes = 4,592

| percentage = 1.30

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Ronald Cornell Jr.

| party = Write-in candidate

| votes = 7

| percentage =0.00

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = David Dockery

| party = Write-in candidate

| votes = 7

| percentage =0.00

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 353,197

| percentage = 100.00

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{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner = Republican Party (United States)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2022 Tennessee's 2nd congressional district Republican primary{{cite web |url=https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/20220804RepublicanPrimarybyCounty.pdf |title=State of Tennessee Republican Primary |website=Tennessee Secretary of State |access-date=November 10, 2022}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tim Burchett (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 56,880

| percentage = 100.00

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 56,880

| percentage = 100.00

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2022 Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election{{cite report|date=December 13, 2022|title=State of Tennessee General Election Results, November 8, 2022, Results By Office|url=https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/20221108TotalResults.pdf|publisher=Secretary of State of Tennessee|access-date=December 24, 2022}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|candidate=Tim Burchett (incumbent)

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|votes=141,089

|percentage=67.91

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|candidate=Mark Harmon

|party=Democratic Party (United States)

|votes=66,673

|percentage=32.09

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{{Election box total no change

|votes=207,762

|percentage=100.00

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{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner=Republican Party (United States)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title=2024 Tennessee's 2nd congressional district Republican primary{{cite report|date=August 1, 2024|title=State of Tennessee Republican Primary By County|url=https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/20240801RepublicanPrimarybyCounty.pdf|publisher=Tennessee Secretary of State|access-date=November 29, 2024}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|candidate=Tim Burchett (incumbent)

|votes=54,617

|percentage=100.00

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{{Election box total no change

|votes=54,617

|percentage=100.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title=2024 Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/05/us/elections/results-tennessee-us-house-2.html|title=Tennessee Second Congressional District Election Results|website=The New York Times|date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=November 29, 2024}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|candidate=Tim Burchett (incumbent)

|party=Republican Party (United States)

|votes=250,750

|percentage=69.26

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|candidate=Jane George

|party=Democratic Party (United States)

|votes=111,316

|percentage=30.74

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes=362,066

|percentage=100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner=Republican Party (United States)

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In June 2008, Burchett married Allison Beaver in an impromptu ceremony conducted by Tennessee governor Phil Bredesen.{{cite news|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/apr/22/sen-burchetts-getting-hitched/|title=Sen. Burchett's getting hitched|date=April 22, 2008|newspaper=Knoxville News Sentinel|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629144954/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/apr/22/sen-burchetts-getting-hitched/|archive-date=June 29, 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.wate.com/story/8513111/sen-tim-burchett-ties-the-knot-gov-bredesen-officiates|title=Sen. Tim Burchett ties the knot, Gov. Bredesen officiates|date=June 17, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220145129/http://www.wate.com/story/8513111/sen-tim-burchett-ties-the-knot-gov-bredesen-officiates|archive-date=February 20, 2014|publisher=WATE-TV}} In April 2012, Beaver filed for divorce, citing "irreconcilable differences".{{cite news|author=Donila|first=Mike|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/apr/20/mayor-tim-burchetts-wife-files-for-divorce/|title=Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett's wife files for divorce|date=April 20, 2012|newspaper=Knoxville News Sentinel|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629145947/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/apr/20/mayor-tim-burchetts-wife-files-for-divorce/|archive-date=June 29, 2013}} The divorce was finalized later that year.{{cite news|author=Satterfield|first=Jamie|url=https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/mayor-burchett-estranged-wife-reach-divorce-settlement-ep-359942497-356609581.html/|title=Mayor Burchett, estranged wife reach divorce settlement|date=October 1, 2012|newspaper=Knoxville News Sentinel|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820172644/https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/mayor-burchett-estranged-wife-reach-divorce-settlement-ep-359942497-356609581.html/|archive-date=August 20, 2018}} In 2014, Burchett married Kelly Kimball. He later became a legal guardian to Kimball's daughter,{{cite news |title=PolitiKnox Insider: Tim Burchett becomes a father |url=https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/politiknox-insider-burchett-becomes-a-father-27829e28-8b99-4ec5-e053-0100007f89f9-363664321.html/ |access-date=16 June 2021 |work=www.knoxnews.com |date=December 29, 2015 |language=en}} who is homeschooled.{{cite web |author1=Ryan Nobles |author2=Kyle Stewart |author3=Scott Wong |author4=Rose Horowitch |title=Tennessee Rep. Burchett says of school shootings: 'We're not gonna fix it' |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/tennessee-rep-burchett-says-school-shootings-re-not-gonna-fix-rcna77185 |publisher=NBC News |access-date=April 2, 2023 |date=March 29, 2023}}

Burchett is a Presbyterian.[https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/12/PF_2023.01.03_congress_LIST.pdf Religious affiliation of members of 118th Congress] PEW Research Center[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/24379/tim-burchett Tim Burchett Biography] votesmart.org

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• [https://burchett.house.gov/ Congressman Tim Burchett] official U.S. House website
• [https://www.burchettforcongress.com/ Tim Burchett for Congress]
• {{Conglinks|fec=H8TN02119|votesmart=24379|congbio=B001309|congress=tim-burchett/B001309}}
• [https://ballotpedia.org/Tim_Burchett Tim Burchett at Ballotpedia]
• [https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=7739 Our Campaigns – Mayor Tim Burchett (TN)] profile
• [http://www.capitol.tn.gov/senate/archives/105GA/Members/s7.htm Tim Burchett State Senate profile]
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