The Dispute Index

Diana Harshbarger

Portrait of Diana Harshbarger
House Creative Services

United States Representative and Republican candidate for U.S. House in Tennessee's 1st district.

Republican candidate for U.S. House in Tennessee's 1st Congressional District
X (Twitter) (opens in a new tab)Instagram (opens in a new tab)Facebook (opens in a new tab)

What we have documented

We have documented 4 statements by Diana Harshbarger, in 3 cases. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

Case updates

Hear if a candidate's Iran war stance changes

Get an email if Congress votes again on war powers, or if a member of Congress or a candidate takes a new public position on the Iran war.

Important updates only. Free. Confirm your email to start. Unsubscribe anytime. How we handle your email.

Statements by Diana Harshbarger

Portrait of Diana Harshbarger

Diana Harshbarger

Role at the time: U.S. Representative, Tennessee 1st district

Defended or excused

Statement summary

Diana Harshbarger voted Nay on H.Con.Res. 93, the House resolution directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

“On Agreeing to the Resolution: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)U.S. House Roll Call Vote 307: H.Con.Res. 93, Iran War Powers Resolution (agreed to, 220-204)
Why we used this label

A nay vote opposed the resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran, allowing U.S. military operations in the war to continue.

Read statementFull case: Do they support the war in Iran?
Portrait of Diana Harshbarger

Diana Harshbarger

Role at the time: U.S. Representative for Tennessee at the statement date.

Mixed or conditional

Statement summary

Harshbarger declines to endorse the war’s initiation but urges a forceful, quick military finish rather than a drawn-out conflict.

“I'm not saying I condone it—I'm saying you're in the middle of it. Finish it.”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)Diana Harshbarger on the Iran warComplete original release or interview report; date-only timestamp represented at noon UTC
Why we used this label

Relative to U.S. military involvement in the 2026 Iran war, Harshbarger declines to endorse the war’s initiation but urges a forceful, quick military finish rather than a drawn-out conflict.

Read statementFull case: Do they support the war in Iran?
Portrait of Diana Harshbarger

Diana Harshbarger

Role at the time: U.S. representative

Defended or excused

Statement summary

Diana Harshbarger signed a letter urging nationwide NFA non-enforcement to avoid unequal treatment and requesting that DOJ decline an appeal and begin rulemaking.

“Action: Signed an August 11 letter urging DOJ to apply the NFA ruling nationwide, decline an appeal and begin rulemaking.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Forty-seven members of Congress urge nationwide NFA non-enforcementPages 1-2, policy request; pages 3-8, all 47 signatures
Why we used this label

The reference is nationwide NFA non-enforcement. Signing a letter expressly requesting that policy supports it, even though the letter predates ATF's October announcement.

Read statementFull case: Was ATF right to stop enforcing registration requirements for silencers and short-barreled guns?
Portrait of Diana Harshbarger

Diana Harshbarger

Role at the time: United States Representative for Tennessee's 1st District, in an official press release introducing the House companion bill

Defended or excused

Statement summary

Representative Diana Harshbarger said she was proud to join Senator Josh Hawley in introducing the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act. She said that, as a pharmacist for decades, she believes every approved drug must meet the highest standards of safety and oversight, and that the FDA under earlier administrations had dismantled safeguards around mifepristone.

“As a pharmacist for decades prior to now serving in U.S. House of Representatives, I believe every drug approved in the United States must meet the highest standards of safety, transparency, and medical oversight Yet the FDA under previous administrations has steadily dismantled critical safeguards surrounding the abortion drug mifepristone — removing in-person dispensing requirements, allowing the drug to be shipped through the mail, and limiting adverse event reporting so the most serious complications are no longer tracked. Evidence now suggests that real world risks to women are greater than the federal government has acknowledged. That’s why I’m proud to join Senator Hawley to introduce the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act that would restore accountability and help ensure that women’s health and safety — not politics — guide federal drug policy.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Harshbarger, Hawley Introduce Bill to Ban Chemical Abortion Drug · Diana HarshbargerPress release dated March 12, 2026, second paragraph (remarks attributed to Harshbarger).
Why we used this label

The reference point is Hawley's proposal that Congress ban mifepristone by withdrawing its federal approval. Harshbarger introduced the House companion bill and said she was proud to join Hawley in doing so, arguing that the FDA had removed safeguards and that the bill would restore accountability. Introducing and endorsing the ban is a direct defense of the proposal, so we labeled it Defended or excused.

Read statementFull case: Should Congress ban the abortion pill, mifepristone, as Josh Hawley has proposed?

A participant is a subject of the case. A speaker has a statement documented in it. A commentator has an opinion or editorial documented in it.

Case

Do they support the war in Iran?

Relationship to this case: Speaker

An issue tracker recording where members of Congress and 2026 midterm candidates stand on the unauthorized Iran war, based on their votes on war-powers resolutions, campaign statements, and public remarks.

Iran WarU.S. PoliticsUpdated

Topics in this coverage