David Hatley is an East Tennessee manufacturing executive and independent candidate for governor in 2026. He is the founder and CEO of Whisper Outdoor, which makes and sells hot tubs, golf carts and other outdoor products.
Case
Networked automated license-plate cameras can assemble searchable records of vehicle movements. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to ban the systems, keep them with limits, or defend them as investigative tools. This tracker separates outright bans from narrower restrictions.
Role at the time: Independent candidate for Tennessee governor
Statement summary
Hatley says Flock cameras are not the way to solve crimes and wants spending redirected to detectives.
“I'm very against flock cameras.”
Hatley rejects the network as a crime-fighting method, and his campaign platform calls for a ban.
Statement dates: September 23, 2026
Statement dates: September 23, 2026
Statement dates: September 23, 2026
Statement dates: September 23, 2026
