Charlotte Bergmann

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Charlotte Bergmann

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Northside High School

Associate

State Technical Institute at Memphis, 1986

Bachelor's

Christian Brothers University, 1992

Other

Christian Brothers University, 1996

Personal

Birthplace

Memphis, Tenn.

Religion

Catholic

Profession

IT project manager

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Charlotte Bergmann (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 9th Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Bergmann completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Charlotte Bergmann was born in Memphis, Tennessee. She earned a high school diploma from Northside High School, an associate degree from State Technical Institute at Memphis in 1986, and a bachelor's degree and additional education from Christian Brothers University in 1992 and 1996, respectively. Her career experience includes working as a business manager, small business owner, and information technology project manager.

Elections

2024

See also: Tennessee's 9th Congressional District election, 2024

Tennessee's 9th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 1 Democratic primary)

Tennessee's 9th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 1 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 9

Incumbent Steve Cohen defeated Charlotte Bergmann, Wendell Wells, and Dennis Clark in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 9 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Cohen (D)	71.3	159,522
		Charlotte Bergmann (R)	25.7	57,411
		Wendell Wells (Independent)	1.7	3,708
		Dennis Clark (Independent)	1.4	3,062

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 223,703
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Henry Reaves (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 9

Incumbent Steve Cohen defeated Corey Strong, M. LaTroy Williams, and Kasandra Smith in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 9 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Cohen	73.7	30,042
		Corey Strong	17.8	7,258
		M. LaTroy Williams	4.7	1,936
		Kasandra Smith	3.7	1,522

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,758
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 9

Charlotte Bergmann advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 9 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charlotte Bergmann	100.0	10,148

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,148
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Antwane Bohanon (R)

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Tennessee's 9th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 9

Incumbent Steve Cohen defeated Charlotte Bergmann, George Flinn Jr., Dennis Clark, and Paul Cook in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 9 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Cohen (D)	70.0	93,800
		Charlotte Bergmann (R)	26.2	35,123
		George Flinn Jr. (Independent)	2.5	3,349
		Dennis Clark (Independent)	0.9	1,160
		Paul Cook (Independent)	0.4	485
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	1

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Samuel Furrh (Independence Party)
• Mark Crain (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 9

Incumbent Steve Cohen defeated M. LaTroy Williams in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 9 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Cohen	88.0	62,055
		M. LaTroy Williams	12.0	8,449

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ollie Nelson (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 9

Charlotte Bergmann defeated Brown Dudley and Leo AwGoWhat in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 9 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charlotte Bergmann	51.5	10,380
	Submit photo	Brown Dudley	43.5	8,760
	Submit photo	Leo AwGoWhat	5.0	1,000

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,140
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2020

See also: Tennessee's 9th Congressional District election, 2020

Tennessee's 9th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Democratic primary)

Tennessee's 9th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 9

Incumbent Steve Cohen defeated Charlotte Bergmann, Dennis Clark, Bobby Lyons, and Charles Shappley in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Cohen (D)	77.4	187,905
		Charlotte Bergmann (R)	20.1	48,818
		Dennis Clark (Independent)	1.6	3,962
		Bobby Lyons (Independent)	0.9	2,192
	Submit photo	Charles Shappley (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	3

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 9

Incumbent Steve Cohen defeated Corey Strong and Leo AwGoWhat in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 9 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Cohen	84.0	56,312
		Corey Strong	14.8	9,944
	Submit photo	Leo AwGoWhat	1.1	768

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 67,024
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• M. LaTroy Williams (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 9

Charlotte Bergmann advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 9 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charlotte Bergmann	100.0	12,160

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,160
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Charles Shappley (R)

2018

See also: 

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 9

Incumbent Steve Cohen defeated Charlotte Bergmann and Leo AwGoWhat in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 9 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Cohen (D)	80.0	145,139
		Charlotte Bergmann (R)	19.2	34,901
	Submit photo	Leo AwGoWhat (Independent)	0.8	1,436

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Nicholas Mantanona (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 9

Incumbent Steve Cohen defeated Kasandra Smith and Isaac Richmond in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 9 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Cohen	90.9	67,433
		Kasandra Smith	6.4	4,734
		Isaac Richmond	2.7	1,976

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• M. LaTroy Williams (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 9

Charlotte Bergmann advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 9 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charlotte Bergmann	100.0	17,971

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2014

See also: Tennessee's 9th Congressional District elections, 2014

Bergmann ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 9th District. She ran unopposed in the Republican primary. She was defeated by incumbent Steve Cohen (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.

Election results

U.S. House, Tennessee District 9 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steve Cohen Incumbent	75%	87,308
	Republican	Charlotte Bergmann	23.3%	27,163
	Independent	Floyd Alberson	0.7%	766
	Independent	Paul Cook	0.6%	751
	Independent	Herbert Bass	0.4%	483
Total Votes				116,471
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available.

2012

See also: Tennessee's 9th Congressional District elections, 2012

Bergmann ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 9th District. Bergmann was defeated by George Flinn Jr. in the August 2 Republican primary.

U.S. House, Tennessee's 9th Congressional District Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
George Flinn Jr	63.9%	11,748
Charlotte Bergmann	23.9%	4,398
Ernest Lunati	2%	368
Rollin Wilson Stooksberry	10.1%	1,858
Total Votes		18,372

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Charlotte Bergmann completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bergmann's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is Charlotte Bergmann. I am a Christian, Conservative, Author, Public Speaker, and a Politician.

I am the only child out of a Christian household of ten children who attended college. My father was a Baptist minister, and my mother was an entrepreneur.

I was the first in my family to receive a college education and graduated locally from State Technical Institute of Memphis (STIM) in 1986. I served as president of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society in 1985-86. I graduated from Christian Brothers University in 1992 with a BS, Technology degree. Afterwards, she earned the prestigious, FedEx Sponsored Certification of Information System Management (CISM) degree in 1996. Post graduation I was employed at FedEx as an Information Technology Project Manager.

After my long tenure with FDX, I became self-employed which allowed me to spend time on Capitol Hill in Washington DC as a member of the RNC's President Club under President George W. Bush. There I learned how our government works and I became interested in politics with a desire to make real changes for my community.

In 2018, I was awarded the Statesmen of the Year Award from the State Republican Party. I was then elected to the Tennessee State Executive Committee for TN District 33.

Since 2010, I have been a Radio and TV Commentator on both on local TV Channel 3 news. I wrote the book, ‘The Last Trumpet in the Battle for America.’ I am the host for the ‘Political Talk with Charlotte Show’ podcast.

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?

• Crime is a problem in my community. My grandson was murdered in the streets of Memphis. On day one, I will sponsor and gets co-sponsors for a bill to address crime with input from community leadership, pastors, teachers, families and SMEs on how to best address and stop crime.
• I look forward to working on legislation to address stronger jobs and economic policies to make the community the best place in the nation to live.
• I look forward to working on legislation to provide help and services to our Veterans.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am very much interested in policies of the United States of America comprise all actions taken by its federal government to influence our border, our national sovereignty, economic, safety, small business and educational policies.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I was a teenager when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated in my hometown in Memphis, TN. in April, 1968. I remember feeling a great deal of fear, due to the curfew we were immediately placed under. We had already experienced the assassination of our beloved President John F. Kennedy. Shortly thereafter, total chaos broke out across the country. Life was never the same after that. Little did we know that the President’s brother, Robert Kennedy would be assassinated a few months later. The innocence I’d felt prior to those incidences were never felt, again. But, those incidences caused me to become focused on the greatness of our country and the need for good men and women to step forward to preserve HER.

'The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.' ~attributed to Edmund Burke

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

Although, the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, makes and passes federal laws, the House holds the purse strings for federal spending. The House and the Senate are necessary for declaring war, regulating interstate and foreign commerce and controls taxing and spending policies. But what sets the House apart is that this body is elected every two years, which warrants the need for House members to be more responsive to the voices our constituencies.

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Campaign website

Bergmann’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Charlotte is VERY committed to the following key Community Issues: -Lower crime in Memphis: Under Cohen's 16- year reign, Memphis is the most dangerous city in the nation! He sponsors legislation that wants to limit the 2nd amendment and take guns out of law-abiding citizens' hands. Charlotte is a gun owner and fully supports the 2nd amendment. She is a police supporter and vehemently rejects the "Defund the Police" movement. Charlotte will also strive to improve the judicial process by supporting constitutionalist judges and enforcement of our laws. Ms. Bergmann's commitment to strengthening the judicial process was due to her grandson's murder in 2019. The killer was released on a technicality. She is indeed a law and order candidate! -Increase Memphis Economic Prosperity: Elected Candidate Bergmann will help get the national and local economy going again by supporting less regulation and lower taxes. For Memphis specifically, she will work to tap into The Opportunity Zone Initiative to spur private and public investment in our under-served community. She will actively work with city officials to promote Memphis to bring in a broad range of companies looking to relocate to a business friendly environment. -Enhance Memphis Labor Force: In order to draw businesses, Charlotte knows we must develop a better, more educated and skilled labor force. She is pro-school choice, where parents can make their own decisions about their child's education. She is for educational options since everyone learns differently. She will also work to put vocational classes back in the high schools. To this end, Charlotte would promote and extend after high school trade school options. She would work to secure wide-spread meaningful internship programs with a broad variety of businesses and trades. She would also work with local organizations to increase meaningful mentor-ship programs. -Improve Healthcare: She will work in Congress on healthcare reform that will lower premiums, lower prescription costs, and increase elderly and Veteran care. In Memphis, Charlotte will fight to ensure that our veterans are given what they need. Under Steve Cohen, our Veterans Hospital care has earned the LOWEST rating for three years in a row. Memphis is one of ONLY 5 VA hospitals with this low ranking for this long period of time.	”
—Charlotte Bergmann’s campaign website (2024)

2022

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is Charlotte Bergmann. I am a Christian, Conservative, Author, Speaker, and Politician. I am a native Memphian. I grew up in a Christian household of ten children under the guidance of her parents. My father was a Baptist minister. I was the first in my family to receive a college education and I graduated from STIM in 1986, I graduated from CBU in 1992 with a BS Technology degree. I earned the prestigious, FedEx Sponsored Certification of Information System Management (CISM) in 1996.

In 2018, I was awarded the Statesmen of the Year Award from the State Republican Party. I was then elected to the Tennessee State Executive Committee for Tennessee District 33. In July of 2019, I released my new book, The Last Trumpet. In 2019, my grandson was murdered, thus the reason I fight so hard for my fellow sisters and brothers to work on solutions which will reduce violence in our communities. My experience is the experience shared by so many people who I will fight hard to make their lives better.

I am running for Congress to be the voice for so many whose voices have been lost as a result of people in my community being wed to a Democrat Party which no longer care to understand the fears, the pain, and the poverty so many are now living in as a result of Democrat policies, which are designed to help the people, but ultimately line the pockets of those in Washington D.C. who were sent there to represent the people. I want to help.

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?

• People are being told to brace themselves because inflation is showing signs of increasing, we are seeing some food shortages, and now we are running out of gas in certain areas. I can attest that these problems are solvable, but it will take someone with business sense to correct the Biden administration’s agenda to cause pain in those areas for the American people. We can do better, and I know what it takes to correct the problem.
• Violence: In 2019, my grandson was murdered, thus the reason I fight so hard for my fellow sisters and brothers to work on solutions which will reduce violence in our communities. My experience is the experience shared by so many people who I will fight hard, and to make the necessary connections to make their lives better, and to restore safe neighborhoods from crime.
• Education: America needs a well-educated workforce with highly skilled and happy employees. Businesses with an educated workforce are more efficient, capable of contributing new and valuable innovations, and are less likely to uproot their businesses to relocate off-shore. My goal is to ensure that the locals have what they need to achieve that goal. I will fight and push bills to ensure that education is a top priority in our communities.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am passionate about policies which will help make the life of my fellow Americans better, while creating a healthy and safe environment where they can raise their children in safe neighborhoods with great schools.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look up to Frederick Douglass. Although Douglass was born into slavery, he never allowed that to stop him from learning to read. Reading opened up new opportunities in his life. He never succumbed to the obstacle’s slavery presented, but he became an orator, a writer, a newspaper owner, a mentor, a multi-millionaire, an influencer to President Abraham Lincoln to free the slaves. His motto was, "I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend to belong to any other party than the party of freedom and progress."

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I remember very vividly the night Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated. I was approximately 14 years of age.

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

My first job was at FedEx. I worked there until I retired.

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Campaign website

Bergmann's campaign website stated the following:

“	-Lower crime in Memphis: Under Cohen's 15- year reign, Memphis is the2nd most dangerous city in the nation! He sponsors legislation that wants to limit the 2nd amendment and take guns out of law-abiding citizens" hands. Charlotte is a gun owner and fully supports the 2nd amendment. She is a police supporter and vehemently rejects the "Defund the Police" movement. Charlotte will also strive to improve the judicial process by supporting constitutionalist judges and enforcement of our laws. Ms. Bergmann's commitment to strengthening the judicial process was due to her grandson's murder in 2019. The killer was released on a technicality. She is indeed a law and order candidate! -Increase Memphis Economic Prosperity: Elected Candidate Bergmann will help get the national and local economy going again by supporting less regulation and lower taxes. For Memphis specifically, she will work to tap into The Opportunity Zone Initiative to spur private and public investment in our under-served community. She will actively work with city officials to promote Memphis to bring in a broad range of companies looking to relocate to a business friendly environment. -Enhance Memphis Labor Force: In order to draw businesses, Charlotte knows we must develop a better, more educated and skilled labor force. She is pro-school choice, where parents can make their own decisions about their child's education. She is for educational options since everyone learns differently. She will also work to put vocational classes back in the high schools. To this end, Charlotte would promote and extend after high school trade school options. She would work to secure wide-spread meaningful internship programs with a broad variety of businesses and trades. She would also work with local organizations to increase meaningful mentor-ship programs. -Stand up for Pro-Life: Candidate Bergmann is a Pro-life candidate and is against the extreme Reproductive Health Act (RHA) that has been passed in some states. She believes the Planned Parenthood organization should be a self-funded non-profit and not require or be given any federal funds. -Improve Healthcare: She will work in Congress on healthcare reform that will lower premiums, lower prescription costs, and increase elderly and Veteran care. In Memphis, Charlotte will fight to ensure that our veterans are given what they need. Under Steve Cohen, our Veterans Hospital care has earned the LOWEST rating for three years in a row. Memphis is one of ONLY 5 VA hospitals with this low ranking for this long period of time.	”
—Charlotte Bergmann's campaign website (2022)

2020

Charlotte Bergmann completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bergmann's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

CHARLOTTE BERGMANN was elected to serve as the Republican State Executive Committee Member for TN Senate Seat District 33 in 2018. She was elected in 2020 to represent TN-9 as a Delegate for the RNC National Convention in Jacksonville, FL where she will cast her vote for the GOP Presidential nominee.

In 2018, Charlotte was awarded the Statesmen of the Year Award from the Tennessee State Republican Party, Charlotte is the author of the book, "The Last Trumpet" in the Battle for America, Small Business Owner - Home Healthcare, Former Radio Talk Show Host - KWAM AM990, TV Political Commentator - Channel 3 - 'Informed Sources,' Eucharist Minister and Lector at OLPH Catholic Church - Germantown, TN, She is a divorced mother of 3 children, Latonya, William and Daniel. She now has thirteen grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren Charlotte is a native Memphian, growing up in a Christian household of ten children. Her father was a Baptist minister who instilled in his children the blessings of scripture. She was the first in her family to receive a college education and graduated from STIM in 1986, Christian Brothers University in 1992 with a BS; and a CISM in 1996. After graduation she was employed at FedEx working as an Information Technology Project Manager.

After her retirement, Charlotte became self-employed which allowed her to spend time on Capitol Hill in Washington DC as a member of the Republican National Committee's President Club under President George W. Bush.

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?

• Charlotte will fight for a stronger environment for jobs creation and a strong economy
• Charlotte will fight for secure streets, law and justice. She touts herself as the law and order candidate
• Charlotte thinks it is important to help for Veterans with their needs. Our veterans served to ensure that our nation was secure. She wants help them receive the benefits promised to them

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Charlotte is passionate about equal justice for all. She wants to see security, and safety for the citizens of this nation. She wants to promote an equitable environment so that each citizen can have access to the general welfare they seek for themselves and their families. Charlotte wants each person to be able to secure the Blessings of Liberty for themselves and for their Posterity.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Charlotte looks up to Frederick Douglass because he was a leader who did not allow obstacles to deter him from reaching his goal. He soon realized that education was his key to freedom and to success. He was not a victim. Thus, he was instrumental in encouraging President Abraham Lincoln to free the slaves so that the United States could prosper.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Please read Charlotte's book, "The Last Trumpet" In the Battle for America which can be found on Amazon or Barnes and Noble. It will give one a better insight on what is important to Charlotte in order to make America better.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Being genuine, sincere, and honest. More importantly, being the voice for so many who have no voice on Capital Hill.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Charlotte is highly educated, a leader, author, and public speaker. Charlotte is a community activists. Charlotte is actively involved in political issues and is not hesitant about organizing for issues important to the community.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Elected representation to the federal government of a congressional district by representative is to represent the constituents in Washington D.C. to make their lives better and to not vote to add undue burdens on their lives and the lives of their families.

What legacy would you like to leave?

When Charlotte leaves Congress, she wants to leave behind a thriving community with jobs, educated job holders, an entrepreneur spirit and opportunities, as well as civil contentment.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Charlotte remembers very vividly the night that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in her hometown. She was 15 years old.

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

First job was Project Manager of Information Technology at FedEx in Memphis. She worked there for 10 years.

What is your favorite book? Why?

The Last Trumpet, In the Battle for America, because I am the author.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Who Would Imagine a King ~ by Whitney Houston

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Charlotte believes that struggles are meant to be overcome.

What process do you favor for redistricting?

The current process should be adhered to, again. Thus, after the 2020 election, each U.S. Representative in Tennessee, represents one congressional district, which encompasses an equal number of voters equaling approximately 9 districts which will be drawn by the General Assembly, based upon the population from the 2020 census.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

The House has several powers assigned exclusively to it, including the power of the purse, which allows it to initiate revenue bills, impeach federal officials, and elect the President in the case of an electoral college tie. The House members are elected every two years, so that encourages them to seek the advice of the people they represent and to be held accountable by the People.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Charlotte strongly supports the Constitution. The Constitution requires that Members of the House be at least 25 years old, have been a U.S. citizen for at least seven years, and live in the state they represent. Previous experience in government is not a requirement.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

The United States greatest challenge as a nation over the next decade is to realize that it is a sovereign nation and its strength lies in protecting its citizens and to help them to prosper.

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Charlotte would love to serve on the Transportation and Infrastructure committee, Small Business committee, and/or Science, Space, and Technology committee.

If you are a current representative, why did you join your current committees?

N/A

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Yes.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Charlotte supports term limits, and the Constitution has provided a means to address term limits. VOTING!

If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?

Not at this time. Charlotte wants to network and develop relationships and learn the intricate rules of the U.S. House of Representative, first. She wants to work with the leadership to ensure that bills are passed which will benefit her district, first, as well as the whole of the United States.

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Yes, Congressman Kevin McCarthy, Congressman Jim Jordan and Congressman Devin Dunes are representatives Charlotte would love to model herself after.

Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

Charlotte has heard many personal stories from residents from her state, and she respects their privacy to not disclose their confidences.

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2014

Bergmann’s website highlighted the following campaign themes:

“	Top 7 Initiatives of Charlotte 2014 1. Charlotte supports: A jobs and growth plan which returns the 9th District to robust job creation with a bold set of tax cuts andregulatory reforms that will free American entrepreneurs to invest and hire, as well as by seeking legislation to reform the Federal Reserve. 2. Charlotte supports: The creation of more effective transitional programs for returning vets, like after WWII. 3. Charlotte supports: An American energy plan which will unleash America’s full energy production potential in oil, natural gas, coal, biofuels, wind, nuclear oil shale and more, creating jobs, fueling an enduring manufacturing boom, lowering gasoline, diesel, and other energy prices, increasing government revenues, strengthening the dollar, and bolstering national security. 4. Charlotte supports: Unleashing growth and innovation to move Tennessee toward open entrepreneurship. By unleashing choice and the power of the market, which can dramatically expand opportunities for every person of every income level, reduce income inequality, generating even more economic growth. 5. Charlotte supports: Doctor and patient power to replace the Affordable Care Act. Healthcare reforms can be transformed from a bankrupting weight on our economy, from a broken, fragmented system to a coordinated, innovative system that delivers better health with more choices at lower cost for all Americans. 6. Charlotte supports: The 2nd Amendment. Our unalienable right to bear arms is a human right of every person on the planet because every person on the planet deserves the right to defend themselves from those who would oppress them, exploit them, rape them, or kill them. 7. Charlotte supports: A commission on religious freedom which should be established to examine and document threats or impediments to religious freedom in the United States and propose steps for reaffirming and protecting the American foundational principles of free speech and free exercise.	”
—Charlotte Bergmann, http://web.archive.org/web/20140410173335/http://charlottebergmann.com/issues.html

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Charlotte Bergmann campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Tennessee District 9	Lost general	$57,469	$47,462
2022	U.S. House Tennessee District 9	Lost general	$400,705	$49,009
2018	U.S. House Tennessee District 9	Lost general	$74,193	N/A**
Grand total			$532,367	$96,471
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Tennessee's current delegation to the United States Congress

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Marsha Blackburn (R)

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Diana Harshbarger (R)

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Tim Burchett (R)

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Charles Fleischmann (R)

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Scott DesJarlais (R)

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Andy Ogles (R)

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John Rose (R)

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Mark Green (R)

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David Kustoff (R)

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Steve Cohen (D)

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