🚫 Not fit for public office. Fewer than three stars, and a critical Article fails (Open Books & Free & Fair Elections). This isn’t a close call. Expect to hear from us — often.
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1Open Bookscritical
40%☆ not yet
“…the property of the people.” — Cicero, De Re Publica
Own campaign is 4.3% PAC, but Runs MARSHA PAC, a leadership PAC accepting PAC money (OpenSecrets). Running a corporate-funded leadership PAC fails Open Books. (FEC/OpenSecrets 2026)
60
2Free & Fair Electionscritical
42%☆ not yet
“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” — Abraham Lincoln
Called for a TN special session to redraw out the Memphis Democratic seat (The Hill/WSMV, Apr 2026). Backing a partisan gerrymander fails Free & Fair Elections.
60
3The Dignity of the Opponent
45%☆ not yet
“Treat humanity … always as an end and never as a means only.” — Kant
Combative, culture-war rhetoric and cherry-picked attacks (e.g., on Judge Jackson); commentary notes disregard for decorum.
60
4Fear Is Not Fuel
48%☆ not yet
“…the better angels of our nature.” — Lincoln, First Inaugural
Heavy reliance on grievance and culture-war alarm framing rather than an affirmative agenda.
60
5Truth & a Kept Word
48%☆ not yet
“…living within the truth.” A representative owes “his judgment.” — Havel · Burke
Multiple PolitiFact False/Mostly False ratings, including misleading claims about Judge Jackson's record.
60
6Against the Spirit of Party
38%☆ not yet
“The baneful effects of the spirit of party.” — Washington, Farewell Address
Reliable party-line vote and close Trump ally; little documented independence at a cost.
60
7Morality
75%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
No documented personal corruption or ethics scandal on record; default neutral applied.
60
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Scores are Independent 2026’s own editorial read against the Seven Articles — ≥60% earns the star. The first two Articles are critical: fail Open Books or Free & Fair Elections and there is no seal, whatever else holds. Each Article carries its founding quote as the yardstick. On bias →