General Election Endorsements

On Wednesday, August 17th, the members of the Tennessee AFL-CIO Executive Board and Committee on Political Education (COPE) voted to endorse the following candidates ahead of the November 8th General Election. Candidates whose names are listed in bold are new additions to the list following the earlier announcement of endorsed candidates for the Primary Election. The body also took positions on the four proposed constitutional amendments, which will be on the ballot in November.  

Governor: Dr. Jason B. Martin 

U.S. House of Representatives, District 2: Mark Harmon

U.S. House of Representatives, District 5: Heidi Campbell

U.S. House of Representatives, District 7: Odessa Kelly

U.S. House of Representatives, District 9: Steve Cohen

State Senate, District 3: Kate Craig

State Senate, District 9: Sara Thompson

State Senate, District 13: Kelly Northcutt

State Senate, District 19: Charlane Oliver 

State Senate, District 21: Jeff Yarbro

State Senate, District 29: Raumesh Akbari

State Senate, District 31: Ruby Powell-Dennis

State Senate, District 33: London Lamar

State House of Representatives, District 15: Sam McKenzie

State House of Representatives, District 25: Anne Ferrell Quillen

State House of Representatives, District 28: Yusuf Hakeem

State House of Representatives, District 41: John Mark Windle

State House of Representatives, District 43: Cheryl Womack Uselton 

State House of Representatives, District 48: Matt Ferry

State House of Representatives, District 50: Bo Mitchell

State House of Representatives, District 51: Bill Beck

State House of Representatives, District 52: Justin Jones

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, Jr.

State House of Representatives, District 59: Caleb Hemmer

State House of Representatives, District 60: Darren Jernigan

State House of Representatives, District 67: Ronnie Glynn

State House of Representatives, District 80: Johnny Shaw

State House of Representatives, District 84: Joe Towns, Jr.

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: Gloria Johnson

State House of Representatives, District 91: Torrey Harris

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

Proposed Constitutional Amendments

Amendment 1: Oppose 
Amendment 2: Oppose 
Amendment 3: Support
Amendment 4: Support