Former Vice President Kamala Harris attends a Yes on Proposition 50 rally at the Los Angeles Convention Center Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
The former vice president told the crowd at Nashville's Hadley Park, "Why am I in Tennessee? Because I know the power is in the South," according to The New York Times.
The outlet noted that Harris did not mention Behn by name but urged the crowd to get out the vote.
Harris first returned to the campaign trail earlier this month for a rally supporting her home state's redistricting efforts. California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered a special election this year to level the playing field against Trump-backed efforts to redraw congressional maps in Texas and across the U.S. ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. "Prop 50" passed on Election Day, handing Democrats up to five more likely blue congressional districts.
Former Democratic National Committee vice chair and progressive firebrand David Hogg also campaigned in Nashville last weekend for Behn, the rising liberal star dubbed the "AOC of Tennessee."
Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tenn, (right) endorsed Matt Van Epps to represent Tennessee's seventh congressional district. (Matt Van Epps Campaign)
DNC Chair Ken Martin also campaigned in Tennessee for Behn last week as early voting kicked off across the state, highlighting her agenda to lower "healthcare and grocery costs, vote to release the Epstein files, and stand up to Trump and his acolytes like Van Epps."
Behn is vying to replace former Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., in Congress. A Democrat hasn't been elected to represent Tennessee's 7th District in the U.S. House of Representatives in decades.
Republican Matt Van Epps, a former commissioner of the Tennessee Department of General Services who has worked for several state agencies, defeated an 11-candidate field to secure the Republican nomination last month.
While Behn has the support of both the Democratic establishment and its progressive wing, Van Epps has secured endorsements from President Donald Trump, Republican Gov. Bill Lee and Green, who retired from Congress after the "big, beautiful bill" passed this year.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris released a book, "107 Days," on Sept. 23, 2025, recounting her time on the unprecedented 2024 campaign trail after then-President Biden dropped out of the race. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Trump held a tele-rally for Van Epps last week in the district the president won by roughly 22 points last year. Tennessee’s 7th District includes parts of Nashville and its large suburban and rural surrounding areas.
The top outside political group that supported Trump's successful 2024 run, MAGA Inc., also launched ads to support Van Epps on Wednesday, Fox News Digital was the first to report.
The ads, which MAGA Inc. says will run on broadcast TV and digital and are backed by a seven-figure buy that also includes investments in get-out-the-vote efforts, are the first by the group since last year's presidential election.
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Meanwhile, the RNC has staff on the ground in Tennessee and is making a six-figure investment into the race, according to a spokesperson.
Fox News Digital reached out to Harris' office for a response to the RNC's comment but did not immediately hear back.
Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser and Fox News' Patrick Ward contributed to this report.
Deirdre Heavey is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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