Monty Fritts

Monty Fritts is a candidate for Governor Tennessee Primary Election in 2026 in Statewide, Tennessee.

Incumbent Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives in TN

Also running: Marsha Blackburn, John Rose, Carnita Atwater, Tim Cyr, Jerri Green, Adam "ditch" Kurtz, Kevin Lee Mccants, Misam Abidi, Dean Brewer, Ray Brown, David Hatley, Wendell Jackson, Charles Van Morgan, Eddie Lee Murphy, Lauren Pinkston, Victor L. Scoggin, Dave Seeman, Karl Knox Smithson, L. Webb Taylor, Robert C. Vick.

Monty Fritts, born in Rockwood, Tennessee, in 1963, is an incumbent Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 32 since 2023. An alumnus of Liberty University and the University of Tennessee, he announced his candidacy for Governor of Tennessee in September 2025. Fritts champions nuclear energy innovation and stronger state energy policies. He advocates for constitutional and firearms rights, including protecting manufacturers, and supports property tax reform. He promotes shrinking state government, cutting spending, and ending corporate welfare, having voted against a private-school voucher program. Fritts seeks to reestablish voter confidence, expressing frustration with the political establishment in Nashville.