Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
Republican · TN-3 · U.S. House
Bio
Charles Joseph Fleischmann is an American attorney and politician who has been the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district since 2011. The district is based in Chattanooga and includes a large part of East Tennessee, including Oak Ridge. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Full bio on Wikipedia →Record of service
- In office
- 15.6 years
- First took office
- 2011 (8 terms)
- Seniority
- 80 of 437 by time served
- Age
- 63
- Athens, TN · 423-745-4671
- Chattanooga, TN · 423-756-2342
- Oak Ridge, TN · 865-576-1976
Service history, offices and identifiers from unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain). Years served sum each term rather than subtracting the first start date, so a break in service is not counted as time in office.
Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)
Issue profile
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Caucuses & committees
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Caucuses
- Republican Study Committeestrongly right · 139 members
Most and least aligned members
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Recent notable votes
Latest news
Capitol Hill baffled by mysterious vanishing of House RepublicanWASHINGTON — Lawmakers responded on Friday to reports that Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ), who has been missing from Congress for more than 78 days, had broken his silence.Kean spoke publicly for the first time on Thursday, telling David Wildstein, editor of The Ne…
Raw Story · May 22, 2026
Republicans shrug as 'socialist' Trump accusations flyWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has overseen an unprecedented melding of the private sector with the federal government — so much so that critics say it smells of socialism.Since Trump re-entered the White House, America has taken a stake in at least 10 p…
Raw Story · April 9, 2026
Rep. Fleischmann said he voted to keep Canadian tariffs to support Trump | Chattanooga Times Free PressDespite acknowledging the financial impact of tariffs on Tennessee farmers, U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Ooltewah, said he didn't join the six Republicans who voted to repeal Canadian tariffs because he wanted to give President Donald Trump as much support …
Chattanooga Times Free Press · February 18, 2026
For U.S. nuclear energy future, fuel supply cannot be overlookedStanford CA (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 - The vision of a U.S. nuclear power renaissance has a blind spot - uranium fuel - in the near term and long, according to a Stanford University-led industry meeting. AI data centers, reshoring of manufacturing, and the electri…
Space Daily · January 13, 2026
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