Following a meeting of its Executive Board and COPE Committee held earlier this week, the Tennessee AFL-CIO Labor Council is announcing its list of endorsed candidates ahead of the August 6th State and Federal Primary Election.
"Whether they are longtime champions of or newer advocates for working families, our membership believes that this list of candidates will best represent our interests in Nashville," said TN AFL-CIO President Billy Dycus. "Many of our legislators have lost sight of what actually matters to their constituents, and we're tired of inaction. In the midst of a pandemic and economic crisis that is impacting each and every Tennessean, it's time to stop the partisan games and put working families first."
The Council made endorsements in four dozen state races and a handful of federal races. Additional endorsements will likely follow after the Primary Election.
U.S. Senate: James Mackler
U.S. House of Representatives, District 3: Meg Gorman
U.S. House of Representatives, District 5: Jim Cooper
U.S. House of Representatives, District 6: Christopher Martin Finley
U.S. House of Representatives, District 7: Kiran Sreepada
U.S. House of Representatives, District 9: Steve Cohen
State Senate, District 14: Chase Clemons
State Senate, District 16: Sheila Younglove
State Senate, District 20: Kimi Abernathy
State Senate, District 22: Ronnie Glynn
State Senate, District 30: Sara Kyle
State Senate, District 32: Julie Byrd Ashworth
State House of Representatives, District 2: Arvil Love
State House of Representatives, District 8: Jay Clark
State House of Representatives, District 13: Gloria Johnson
State House of Representatives, District 16: Elizabeth Rowland
State House of Representatives, District 18: Virginia Couch
State House of Representatives, District 26: Joan Farrell
State House of Representatives, District 28: Yusuf Hakeem
State House of Representatives, District 31: Dean Sparks
State House of Representatives, District 34: Mary R. Vaughn
State House of Representatives, District 37: Mariah Phillips
State House of Representatives, District 38: Carol Abney
State House of Representatives, District 41: John Mark Windle
State House of Representatives, District 48: Matt Ferry
State House of Representatives, District 49: Brandon Thomas
State House of Representatives, District 50: Bo Mitchell
State House of Representatives, District 51: Bill Beck
State House of Representatives, District 52: Mike Stewart
State House of Representatives, District 53: Jason Powell
State House of Representatives, District 54: Vincent Dixie
State House of Representatives, District 55: John Ray Clemmons
State House of Representatives, District 56: Bob Freeman
State House of Representatives, District 58: Harold Love
State House of Representatives, District 59: Jason Potts
State House of Representatives, District 60: Darren Jernigan
State House of Representatives, District 63: Elizabeth Madeira
State House of Representatives, District 65: Jennifer Foley
State House of Representatives, District 67: Jason Hodges
State House of Representatives, District 69: Eddie Johnson
State House of Representatives, District 78: Holly Spann
State House of Representatives, District 80: Johnny Shaw
State House of Representatives, District 82: Andrea Bond Johnson
State House of Representatives, District 83: Jerri Green
State House of Representatives, District 84:Joe Towns
State House of Representatives, District 85: Jesse Chism
State House of Representatives, District 86: Barbara Cooper
State House of Representatives, District 87: Karen Camper
State House of Representatives, District 88: Larry Miller
State House of Representatives, District 90: Torrey Harris
State House of Representatives, District 91: London Lamar
State House of Representatives, District 93: G.A. Hardaway
State House of Representatives, District 96: Dwayne Thompson
State House of Representatives, District 98: Antonio Parkinson
"Whether they are longtime champions of or newer advocates for working families, our membership believes that this list of candidates will best represent our interests in Nashville," said TN AFL-CIO President Billy Dycus. "Many of our legislators have lost sight of what actually matters to their constituents, and we're tired of inaction. In the midst of a pandemic and economic crisis that is impacting each and every Tennessean, it's time to stop the partisan games and put working families first."
The Council made endorsements in four dozen state races and a handful of federal races. Additional endorsements will likely follow after the Primary Election.
U.S. Senate: James Mackler
U.S. House of Representatives, District 3: Meg Gorman
U.S. House of Representatives, District 5: Jim Cooper
U.S. House of Representatives, District 6: Christopher Martin Finley
U.S. House of Representatives, District 7: Kiran Sreepada
U.S. House of Representatives, District 9: Steve Cohen
State Senate, District 14: Chase Clemons
State Senate, District 16: Sheila Younglove
State Senate, District 20: Kimi Abernathy
State Senate, District 22: Ronnie Glynn
State Senate, District 30: Sara Kyle
State Senate, District 32: Julie Byrd Ashworth
State House of Representatives, District 2: Arvil Love
State House of Representatives, District 8: Jay Clark
State House of Representatives, District 13: Gloria Johnson
State House of Representatives, District 16: Elizabeth Rowland
State House of Representatives, District 18: Virginia Couch
State House of Representatives, District 26: Joan Farrell
State House of Representatives, District 28: Yusuf Hakeem
State House of Representatives, District 31: Dean Sparks
State House of Representatives, District 34: Mary R. Vaughn
State House of Representatives, District 37: Mariah Phillips
State House of Representatives, District 38: Carol Abney
State House of Representatives, District 41: John Mark Windle
State House of Representatives, District 48: Matt Ferry
State House of Representatives, District 49: Brandon Thomas
State House of Representatives, District 50: Bo Mitchell
State House of Representatives, District 51: Bill Beck
State House of Representatives, District 52: Mike Stewart
State House of Representatives, District 53: Jason Powell
State House of Representatives, District 54: Vincent Dixie
State House of Representatives, District 55: John Ray Clemmons
State House of Representatives, District 56: Bob Freeman
State House of Representatives, District 58: Harold Love
State House of Representatives, District 59: Jason Potts
State House of Representatives, District 60: Darren Jernigan
State House of Representatives, District 63: Elizabeth Madeira
State House of Representatives, District 65: Jennifer Foley
State House of Representatives, District 67: Jason Hodges
State House of Representatives, District 69: Eddie Johnson
State House of Representatives, District 78: Holly Spann
State House of Representatives, District 80: Johnny Shaw
State House of Representatives, District 82: Andrea Bond Johnson
State House of Representatives, District 83: Jerri Green
State House of Representatives, District 84:Joe Towns
State House of Representatives, District 85: Jesse Chism
State House of Representatives, District 86: Barbara Cooper
State House of Representatives, District 87: Karen Camper
State House of Representatives, District 88: Larry Miller
State House of Representatives, District 90: Torrey Harris
State House of Representatives, District 91: London Lamar
State House of Representatives, District 93: G.A. Hardaway
State House of Representatives, District 96: Dwayne Thompson
State House of Representatives, District 98: Antonio Parkinson
