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U.S. House · TN-07 · Democratic candidate · 2026

Darden Copeland

Democratic candidate for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District

Darden Copeland is a Nashville business founder and community preservation organizer focused on healthcare, household costs and congressional accountability.

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DistrictTN-07
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Darden stands.

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Healthcare and rural hospitals

  • Supports protecting Medicaid, lowering medicine costs and keeping rural hospitals accessible to local families

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Congressional stocks and terms

  • Supports banning stock trades by members and their families, congressional term limits and rejecting corporate PAC money

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Social Security and Medicare

  • Opposes benefit cuts, privatization and raising the retirement age while protecting retirement security

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Congressional checks and accountability

  • Supports using Congress’s constitutional oversight powers to hold the executive branch accountable

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Homes childcare and medicines

  • Supports lower housing and childcare costs and prescription price caps to reduce families’ everyday expenses

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Corporate taxes and prices

  • Supports fair taxation of corporations and extreme wealth and action against corporate price gouging

Record and background

Record & experience.

  • Experience

    Calvert Street Group founder

    Founded the consulting business.

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    Calvert Street Group chief executive

    Leads the business.

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    Campaign manager

    Managed political campaigns.

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    Political strategist

    Worked in political strategy.

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    Industrial uniform company worker

    Worked summers at his father’s business.

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    Historic Nashville board

    Serves as a director.

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    Nashville Wine Auction board

    Serves as a director.

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    Woodmont Christian Church elder

    Serves in church leadership.

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    Woodmont youth group leader

    Led the youth group for nearly a decade.

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    Youth sports coach

    Coached children’s teams.

  • Accomplishment

    Historic landmark preservation

    Helped preserve the state prison, RCA Studio A and Exit/In.

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