This is an accepted version of this page Charles Joseph Fleischmann[1][2] (/ˈflaɪʃmən/ FLYSHE-mən;[3] born October 11, 1962)[4] is an American attorney and politician who has been the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district since 2011.

Fleischmann was born in Manhattan, New York City, and is a resident of Ooltewah, an unincorporated suburban community east of Chattanooga.

[10] Republican incumbent Zach Wamp retired in order to run for governor, leaving this an open seat.

"[14] His other opponent was independent candidate Savas Kyriakidis, an attorney, restaurant owner and Iraq War veteran.

The conservative policy advocacy organization, Heritage Action, gave Fleischmann a lifetime score of 74 percent.

[21] The largest federation of unions in the United States, the AFL-CIO, gave Fleischmann a lifetime score of 12 percent.

[23] In November 2011, Fleischmann filed a new bill, the Stop Green Initiative Abuse Act of 2011, which would repeal the Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program.

This program attempts to assist low-income families in lowering their energy bills by adding energy-efficient caulking and insulation to homes.

[citation needed] Fleischmann's office estimated that if this bill passed it would save taxpayers $2.1 billion over the next decade.

[24][25][26][27] In December 2020, Fleischmann was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated[28] incumbent Donald Trump.

The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state.

[29][30][31] House speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a statement that called signing the amicus brief an act of "election subversion."

[39] On November 16, 2011, Fleischmann voted for a bill that encourages the display of "In God We Trust" in public buildings and schools and reinforces it as the motto of the United States.

In 2023 Fleishmann led the US Congress in self-appointed earmark spending, securing $273.3 million for his district out of the 2024 federal budget.