Tennessee District 92 State Rep. Todd Warner (R-Chapel Hill), who represents a portion of Williamson County, is running for the Republican nomination for the newly redrawn 9th congressional district.
Warner announced his candidacy on Monday, just days after he voted with the majority of his Republican colleagues to gerrymander state congressional districts in favor of Republicans by splitting Memphis into three, effectively stripping Tennessee’s Black-majority city of its long-held Democratic representation.
"I'm not a politician picked by insiders, consultants, and lobbyists,” Warner said in a release. “I'm a Tennessee fighter who will never back down, never surrender, and never apologize for putting Tennessee values first. The swamp can keep their endorsements. I'm running for the people who feel like nobody in Washington fights for them anymore.”
Warner will face off against District 31 Sen. Brent Talor (R-Memphis), who announced his candidacy for the congressional seat within an hour of the redistricting bills passing the legislature and being signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday.
"This district was built by family farms, blue-collar workers, small businesses, and proud Tennessee communities that have spent far too long being ignored by the people in power. This district deserves someone who actually knows these communities, understands the values and way of life that make Tennessee strong, and will fight for them instead of worrying about climbing the political ladder,” Warner said.
Touting his support of Trump, and adding that he will "immediately launch a district-wide grassroots tour with town halls, local events, and direct voter outreach across Middle and West Tennessee.”
In 2021, Warner’s home and business were raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as part of an investigation that eventually took down former Tennessee Speaker of the House Glen Casada, who was convicted and sentenced to prison in federal court last year before being pardoned by President Donald Trump. Warner was never charged.
Last year, Warner also came under criticism from some of his Marshall County neighbors after attempting to create a lake that critics said was actually an attempt to create a quarry and sell limestone on his property.
In the state house, Warner was one of several Republicans who voted against Lee’s school voucher program in 2025, and has attempted to work across the aisle, in 2024, co-sponsoring an effort to ensure transparency in House sexual harassment investigations with state Rep. Aftyn Behn (D-Nashville).
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