2022 TN Governor's race: on Civil Rights


Jason Martin: We need to protect our LGBTQIA+ Tennesseans

One of the primary responsibilities of government is to protect those who need protecting and provide a voice to those who feel silenced. We need to make sure that we protect our LGBTQIA+ Tennesseans. These hard working, integral members of our communities have often been silenced and marginalized, and under my administration I will make sure that they are valued and heard. There is more than one type of family, and they all have love.
Source: 2022 Tennessee Governor campaign website MartinForTN.com Aug 7, 2022

JB Smiley: Raise the bar for marginalized communities, not only Blacks

Smiley pointed out that the issues aren't limited to race and are often mirrored in other marginalized communities. "If we figure out how to raise the bar for marginalized communities, we are speaking to not only Black people but also to a lot of rural Tennesseans," he said. "The issues in Black communities will be the issues in other marginalized communities or rural communities that have been forgotten about."
Source: Tri-State Defender on 2022 Tennessee Gubernatorial race Oct 14, 2021

Carnita Atwater: Time for African-American female governor: embrace diversity

Atwater, a native of Mississippi and a longtime resident of West Tennessee, said this is her first run for political office. "Not in the history of our nation have we ever had an African American female governor," Atwater said. "We have never had an
Source: Columbia Daily Herald on 2022 Tennessee Gubernatorial race Sep 24, 2021

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Gubernatorial Debates 2020:
DE: vs.Carney(incumbent) vs.Williams(D)
IN: vs.Holcomb(incumbent) vs.Melton(D) vs.Myers(D)
MO: Parson(incumbent) vs.Galloway(D) vs.Neely(R)
MT: Bullock(retiring) vs.Fox(R) vs.Perry(R) vs.Gianforte(R) vs.Stapleton(R) vs.Olszewski(R) vs.Neill(D) vs.Schreiner(D) vs.Cooney(D) vs.Williams(D)
NC: Cooper(incumbent) vs.Forest(R) vs.Grange(R)
ND: Burgum(incumbent) vs.Coachman(R) vs.Lenz(D)
NH: Sununu(incumbent) vs.Volinsky(D) vs. fsFeltes(D)
PR: Rossello(D) vs.Garced(D) vs.Pierluisi(D)
UT: Herbert(retiring) vs.Huntsman(R) vs.Cox(R) vs.Burningham(R) vs.Newton(D) vs.Hughes(R)
VT: Scott(incumbent) vs.Holcombe(D) vs.Zuckerman(D)
WA: Inslee(incumbent) vs.Bryant(R) vs.Fortunato(R)
WV: Justice(incumbent) vs.Folk(R) vs.Thrasher(R) vs.Vanover(D) vs.Smith(D) vs.Ron Stollings(D)
Gubernatorial Debates 2021:
NJ:
Murphy(D) vs.Ciattarelli(R)
VA:
Northam(D,term-limited) vs.Herring(D) vs.Chase(R) vs.Fairfax(D)

Gubernatorial Debates 2019:
KY:
Bevin(R) vs.Goforth(R,lost primary) vs.Adkins(D,lost primary) vs.Beshear(D) vs.Edelen(D,lost primary)
LA:
Edwards(D) vs.Rispone(R) vs.Abraham(R) vs.Kennedy(R,declined)
MS:
Bryant(R,retiring) vs.Foster(R) vs.Hood(D) vs.Reeves(R) vs.Waller(R)
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