Profile: State Sen. Heidi Campbell

Heidi Campbell is a state senator who represents District 20 in the great state of Tennessee.

Her political career began in St. Paul, Minnesota. When she came back to her hometown of Nashville, she became the mayor of Oak Hill, then ran for state office. Last year, she ran for mayor of Nashville. And before that, she ran for U.S. Congress in 2022. But did you know this path to holding public office was not the path she first envisioned for herself?

We’ll talk with the Nashville native who found her way to politics after experiencing events that helped her view life from a different perspective.

This episode was produced by Khalil Ekulona.