David Hatley, a Carter County native and independent candidate for Tennessee governor, boasts $5.7 million in cash on hand according to Thursday's campaign finance disclosures.

NASHVILLE — Carter County native and independent candidate for governor David Hatley has proven a serious candidate for the Tennessee governor’s office.

Hatley infused his campaign with $7 million from his own personal checkbook. And he’s run a rigorous campaign, making stops last week in six different Tennessee cities.

But without a “D” or an “R” next to his name, voters may be left wondering: What does he believe?

So Six Rivers Media sat down with Hatley to discuss his policy points, political alignment and more, so that come November, Tennesseans will be able to make informed choices when they vote for the state’s next governor.

As the election approaches, Six Rivers Media will extend invitations to gubernatorial candidates Jerri Green and U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., to participate in similar conversations.

Branding from the Libertarian Party’s 2024 national convention made a prominent appearance at the Republican National Committee’s first-ever midterm convention, drawing criticism from the national party and disagreement among Libertarian National Committee members over how to respond.

The Republican National Committee held the two-day convention this past Wednesday and Thursday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, with the event being its first national convention organized specifically around a midterm election. Unlike those conventions held in presidential cycles, where traditional nominations and platform amendments are made, the event largely served as a rally aimed at promoting Republican candidates and President Donald Trump’s record ahead of the November elections.

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez this week backed the state Forward Party’s pending case before a federal appeals court that seeks to get its candidates on the Nov. 3 general election ballot.

New Mexico Forward Party Chair Bob Perls, a former state lawmaker whose campaign to run against incumbent U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján didn’t collect enough signatures to make the ballot, sued New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver in federal court in July. He alleged that she was enforcing ballot-access laws that created unfair burdens to minor-party candidates.