Michaela Barnett
Role at the time: Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Tennessee's 2nd district, in an emailed statement sent by her campaign
Statement summary
Michaela Barnett, the Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Tennessee's 2nd district, said in an emailed statement from her campaign that she opposes the war in Iran and would vote for a war powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran.
“I oppose this open-ended, unsanctioned, and unpopular war in Iran, which continues to increase household costs and risk the lives of American service members. Therefore, I would vote for a war powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran.”
Read the full email
I oppose this open-ended, unsanctioned, and unpopular war in Iran, which continues to increase household costs and risk the lives of American service members. Therefore, I would vote for a war powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran.
Barnett's campaign sent this statement by email in reply to a Dispute Index request about the Iran war. Deputy Campaign Manager Luca Duclos-Orsello wrote that the statement is from Barnett. The link is to her campaign website; the statement itself is not published there.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The case tracks support for continued U.S. military operations against Iran, including whether a candidate would vote for a war powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from hostilities. Barnett says she opposes the war and would vote for that resolution, so we labeled it Condemned.