Dr. Danielle Mitchell of Chattanooga announced Tuesday that she is running as a Democrat in Tennessee’s 3rd Congressional District against incumbent U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn.
Mitchell, a primary care and sports medicine physician who owns a community health care clinic, said in a news release that her campaign platform is based on “electing government officials who are TRAINED to TAKE CARE of people” and emphasizes “people policy” over partisan politics.
“Responsible governing should be less about who’s your favorite football team – your political party – and more about electing people who are trained to serve you and your family,” Mitchell said.
She said she was initially inspired to run by President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans’ efforts to repeal the federal Affordable Care Act. As a small business owner, she herself relies on the ACA.
According to her campaign, while Mitchell is running as a Democrat, she is “emphasizing a ‘No Labels’ campaign because she strongly feels that labels don’t represent what they used to. She is advocating ‘voting along people lines.'”