Renee Hoyos

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Renee Hoyos

Democratic Party

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November 3, 2020

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Renee Hoyos (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Hoyos completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

Hoyos was a 2018 Democratic candidate for the same seat.

Elections

2020

See also: Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Republican primary)

Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Incumbent Tim Burchett defeated Renee Hoyos, Matthew Campbell, Ronald Cornell Jr., and David Dockery in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Burchett (R)	67.6	238,907
		Renee Hoyos (D)	31.1	109,684
	Submit photo	Matthew Campbell (Independent)	1.3	4,592
	Submit photo	Ronald Cornell Jr. (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	7
	Submit photo	David Dockery (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	7

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 353,197
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Renee Hoyos defeated Chance Brown in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Renee Hoyos	87.1	30,287
		Chance Brown	12.9	4,479

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,766
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Incumbent Tim Burchett advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Burchett	100.0	78,990

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 78,990
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2018

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Burchett (R)	65.9	172,856
		Renee Hoyos (D)	33.1	86,668
	Submit photo	Greg Samples (Independent)	0.4	967
		Jeffrey Grunau (Independent)	0.3	657
		Marc Whitmire (Independent)	0.2	637
	Submit photo	Keith LaTorre (Independent)	0.1	349

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 262,134
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Renee Hoyos defeated Joshua Williams and Joseph Schenkenfelder in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Renee Hoyos	72.4	22,220
		Joshua Williams	23.1	7,077
		Joseph Schenkenfelder	4.5	1,383

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,680
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Burchett	48.2	47,875
		Jimmy Matlock	36.1	35,855
	Submit photo	Ashley Nickloes	11.0	10,961
		Jason Emert	2.3	2,305
		Hank Hamblin	0.9	855
		Vito Sagliano	0.8	844
		C. David Stansberry	0.7	657

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 99,352
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brad Fullington (R)

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

East Tennessean. Cat Mom. Clean Water Advocate. Candidate for Congress. That's my Twitter bio, and I think it sums me up. I served as the director of the Tennessee Clean Water Network for 14 years, where we took on polluters and forced them to take responsibility for their own mess. At TCWN, I advocated for major changes in government policy, testified in front of Congress, installed clean drinking water fountains at schools across Tennessee, and more. A proud granddaughter of immigrants and a product of public education, my Mom was a physical therapist and my Dad was a public school teacher.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Lower the cost of prescription drugs and protect people with pre-existing conditions
• Fight the powerful & corrupt special interests that have taken our government hostage
• Protect clean water and rebuild important infrastructure around the country

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Health care advocacy, environmental advocacy, labor rights, women's rights.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I got my first job when I turned 12 years old, cleaning stalls at the nearby stables. The stables were four miles from my home, so I rode my Schwinn Bantam, with streamers on the handlebar grips and a basket on the front, those four miles to earn $1 an hour shoveling manure. My bike was a fixed gear, so I had to walk the hills on the way, but I went three times a week. The lessons I learned on those hills have stuck with me ever since.

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Footnotes

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Tennessee's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Marsha Blackburn (R)

Bill Hagerty (R)

Representatives

District 1

Diana Harshbarger (R)

District 2

Tim Burchett (R)

District 3

Charles Fleischmann (R)

District 4

Scott DesJarlais (R)

District 5

Andy Ogles (R)

District 6

John Rose (R)

District 7

Vacant

District 8

David Kustoff (R)

District 9

Steve Cohen (D)

Republican Party (9)

Democratic Party (1)

Vacancies (1)