Jerri Green
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Overview
Jerri Green is a lawyer from Memphis who serves on the Memphis City Council for District 2. She began her career as a juvenile public defender in Nashville, led the Community Legal Center in Memphis, and was a senior policy adviser and deputy chief of staff to Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris. greenforgovernor.com
She was the Democratic candidate for governor of Tennessee in 2026. greenforgovernor.com
Platform
- Proposes ending the state grocery tax and shifting the tax burden onto corporations.greenforgovernor.com
- Proposes expanding Medicaid and keeping rural hospitals open.greenforgovernor.com
- Proposes fully funding public schools, raising teacher pay and stopping the diversion of money to vouchers.greenforgovernor.com
- Says she would seek to repeal Tennessee's near-total abortion ban.greenforgovernor.com
- Proposes universal background checks and red flag laws.greenforgovernor.com
- Proposes legalizing marijuana for medical and recreational use.greenforgovernor.com