Diana Harshbarger
Republican Representative of Tennessee's 1st district
Representative
Tennessee, district 1
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Tennessee, district 1
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
2
Congresses Served
2
House Terms
January 1, 1960 (64 years old)
Birthday
- American pharmacist, businesswoman, and politician
- Served as the U.S. representative since January 3, 2021
- First person in her family to graduate from high school
- Holds a bachelor’s degree from East Tennessee State University and a Doctor of Pharmacy from Mercer University
- Licensed pharmacist since 1987; operates a compounding pharmacy with her husband
- Succeeded a six-term incumbent in the U.S. House of Representatives after winning a 17-way Republican primary and the general election
- Became the fifth woman elected to Congress from Tennessee, and the third who was not a stand-in for her husband
- Campaign focused on fixing the opioid crisis, advocating anti-abortion legislation, and protecting religious freedom
- Highlighted American dependence on Chinese pharmaceutical imports as a national security issue
- Faced criticism over alleged involvement with a business that sold mislabeled pharmaceuticals from China
- Declined to debate competitors during the primary and general elections
- Voted to sustain objections to the certification of the 2020 U.S. Presidential election results
- Supports efforts to impeach President Joe Biden
- Voted against the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 and a $60 billion military aid package for Ukraine
- Committee assignments include the Committee on Education and Labor, and the Committee on Homeland Security
- Member of several caucuses including the GOP Doctors Caucus, Rural Broadband Caucus, Tennessee Valley Corridor Caucus, Republican Study Committee, and Freedom Caucus
- Baptist; her husband served four years in prison for distributing misbranded drugs from China