Jeremy Dean Hearn seeks U.S. Senate seat as independent

Jeremy Dean Hearn is running as an independent for U.S. Senate in Tennessee in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. He is certified for the ballot, according to BallotReady election data.

Hearn holds a high school diploma from East High School and has worked as a research associate at Sanofi US since 2019, according to BallotReady profile data.

He listed funding and additional resources to assist what he described as the "flat healthcare industry" as a priority, according to a response collected by BallotReady and posted on his campaign website.

Nine other candidates are certified for the seat: Bill Hagerty (Republican), Marquita Bradshaw (Democratic), Andrew Gerena (Independent), Catherine Barcel Whitson (Independent), David Sutman Jr. (Independent), James William Macon III (Independent), Robert Jones (Independent), Tharon Chandler (Independent) and Yoshi D. Matthews (Independent).

Candidate responses were collected by BallotReady and attributed to the candidate's own statements. The Hendersonville Register did not interview the candidate.