Jerri Green (D)

Memphis City Council

Public Defender

Support working families
- Paid family leave. Affordable child care. A real living wage. Because families deserve more than survival—they deserve stability and dignity.

Fully fund public schools
- Fully funded classrooms. Respected teachers. Honest education—not censorship and political interference.

Expand access to healthcare
- A government that expands Medicaid, especially in rural Tennessee, and respect a woman's decisions regarding her own health.

Common-Sense Laws
- Background checks. Red flag laws. Gun locks. Because no parent should fear sending their child to school.

Environment
- Clean Air, Safe Water, Climate Smart Policies

Affordability
- Expand paid family and medical leave
- Support labor rights and collective bargaining
- Increase funding for affordable housing
- Promote workforce development and vocational training
- Invest in small businesses, especially in underserved areas
- Make quality childcare more accessible and affordable
- Prioritize passenger rail across the state to connect major metropolitan
- Make child care affordable and accessible
- Create a stipend program to offer free diapers to low-income parents
- End the tax on diapers and menstrual products
- Use TANF funds to eliminate millions in medical debt for low-income families
- Provide paid leave to parents and caregivers
- Support elder care programs for aging family members

Healthcare
- Expand Medicaid to cover more working families and keep rural hospitals open
- Protect and improve TennCare
- Defend reproductive freedom and the right to choose
- Support maternal health equity - especially for Black women
- Invest in mental health services and addiction recovery
- Legalize marijuana medicinally and recreationally to increase treatment options and decrease reliance on opioids
- Strengthen mental health outreach and peer-counselor networks for veterans
- Restore access to reproductive health care, including contraception and emergency care Protect IVF and miscarriage management from state interference
- Require every public college in the state to provide for women’s health and reproductive needs

Public Education
- Fully fund K-12 public education
- Expand access to school counselors, nurses, and support staff
- Protect honest, inclusive education
- Invest in universal pre-K, special education, and rural schools
- Launch Public Service Year Program for high school graduates
- Waive GED testing fees and take testing to all corners of the state
- Start a dedicated childcare and early education fund
- Ensure every public high school provides mental health screenings any parent can opt their child into
- Set up a Special Education Equity Fund
- Set up a “Teach Every Student” fellowship to encourage more teacher[s] to go into special education
- Use all possible medicaid dollars within schools to make sure students have the supports they need

Memphis Bar Association

Association for Women Attorneys

Tennessee Bar Associations

Tennessee Higher Education Initiative

Moms Demand Action

Endorsements
- U.S. Congressman Steve Cohen
- Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris
- State Representative Aftyn Behn
- Senator Raumesh Akbari
- Senator Heidi Campbell
- Senator Sara Kyle
- Senator London Lamar
- Minority Leader Karen Camper
- Former Republican Speaker of the House Kent Williams
- Former State Representative Dwayne Thompson
- Memphis City Councilman JB Smiley, Jr.
- Memphis City Council Chairwoman Jana Swearengen-Washington
- Memphis City Councilwoman Michalyn Easter-Thomas
- Memphis City Councilman Jeff Warren
- Nashville City Councilwoman Sandy Ewing


Nashville City Councilwoman Sandra Sepulveda
Knoxville City Councilwoman Karyn Adams
Washington County Commissioner Jodi Jones
Cumberland County Commissioner Deborah Holbrook
Obion County Commissioner Phillip Dunlap
Dickson City Councilwoman Stacey Levine
Covington City Alderwoman Jean Johnson
Pikeville City Vice Mayor Jeania Lansing
Memphis-Shelby County School Board Member Michelle McKissack
Memphis-Shelby County School Board Member Sable Otey
Nashville Property Assessor Vivian M. Wilhoite


Memphis-Shelby County School Board Member Tamarques Porter
Memphis-Shelby County School Board Member Amber Huett-Garcia
Memphis-Shelby County School Board Member Sable Otey
Metro Nashville School Board Member Abigail Tylor
Metro Nashville School Board Member Zach Young
City of Covington Alderman John Edwards
Civil Rights Leader & Former County Commissioner Walter Bailey, Jr.
Nashville Community Leader Marissa Richmond
City of Trenton Alderman Billie Wade
City of Humboldt Alderman Nicholas Graves, Sr.

Democratic front runner