Dean Brewer, an Independent from Knoxville, is running for Tennessee governor in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. He filed his petition on March 10, 2026, and the Tennessee Secretary of State approved his petition signatures.
Brewer said on his campaign's Facebook page that he is running to put people before party, with a focus on helping veterans.
Candidate information
- Name: Dean Brewer
- Party: Independent
- Office sought: Tennessee Governor
- Election date: Nov. 3, 2026
- Residence: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
- Ballot status: Certified for the ballot
Veterans housing and job training
Brewer has described a program to house homeless veterans, provide counseling and teach them a skilled trade with on-the-job training. He outlined the idea in his responses in the Independent Voter Guide published by Daughter of Tennessee.
Campaign rationale
"I'm running as independent. It's time we remember how to be America and work together as Americans again," Brewer said in the Independent Voter Guide questionnaire.
He listed no other policy positions.
Other candidates
The race for Tennessee governor includes candidates from multiple parties, according to BallotReady election data:
- Marsha Blackburn (Republican)
- Jerri Green (Democratic)
- Charles Van Morgan (Independent)
- Dave Seeman (Independent)
- David Hatley (Independent)
- Eddie Lee Murphy (Independent)
- Karl Knox Smithson (Independent)
- L. Webb Taylor (Independent)
- Lauren Pinkston (Independent)
- Misam Abidi (Independent)
- Ray Brown (Independent)
- Robert C. Vick (Independent)
- Victor L. Scoggin (Independent)
- Wendell Jackson (Independent)
This profile draws from publicly available candidate responses, not an interview. Sources include Dean Brewer's campaign Facebook page and the Independent Voter Guide questionnaire published by Daughter of Tennessee. Voters can find additional information through Tennessee Firefly's candidate page.
