Carnita Atwater (D)

My name is Dr. Carnita Atwater. I am running for the Governor of the State of Tennessee to give the power back to people. I am a bold, unbossed and unbought candidate standing with the people. I am the vehicle that will bring transparency back into our democracy. I am the "People's Governor". I am the first woman of color to run for the office of Governor in the history of this great State. I am a devour citizen that have had boots-on-the-ground in the State of Tennessee for over 40 years, thus making Tennesseans the center of my life's mission to bring about fairness, justice and equity for all citizens. Consequently, with my people-centered and community-driven mindset, I will transcend into this new governorship. There is only one main reason that I entered as a candidate for Governor and that is to "place people back into politics". My entire life has been about serving the people, and it did not start with ascertaining a political office. I am a firm believer that we should be our sisters and brother's keeper. As a lifelong community advocate, I am charged to stand up against the injustice of all Tennesseans no matter what race, creed, nationality, religion, gender identity, disability, social economic status or zip code. As an incoming Governor, I will not partake in political corruption, and I will not go along to get along at the detriment of our beloved citizens. We can no longer place a bandage on a third-degree societal burn in the State of Tennessee.

I am the 'People's Governor" with a proven record of serving Tennesseans. I will be the bridge to building a more cohesive Tennessee which will involve listening and embracing all Tennesseans. We deserve a leader for all people and not just the elitists.

I have fought for Tennesseans for over 40 years to bring about equity and justice to promote a more inclusive and diverse State for all citizens thus ensuring life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all Tennesseans.

I will be the boots-on-the-ground Governor that will give all Tennesseans a seat at the table of economic prosperity. Rural Tennessee has suffered from economic disinvestments and the closing of hospitals. I want to be the great equalizer to bring equity to rural citizens.

I am personally passionate about political division, political/judicial corruption, budgets are moral documents, TANF (Tennessee Assistance for Needy Families) & Medicaid cuts, taxation without representation, voter suppression, gun violence prevention, health care reform, environmental injustice, school inequities, youth outreach, housing disparities, homelessness, crime reform & restorative justice, middle-class families stabilization, teacher's compensation, women's reproductive health rights, rights of the LGBTQ+ community, immigrant's rights, abusive tax incentives to developers, misappropriation of local, state & federal funds, rural neglect & economic development, and abusive mass incarceration system.

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