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Tennessee Democratic Party

Want to run for elected office in Tennessee? Here’s what you need to know

Katherine Ceicys

March 13, 2025

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Do you want to make a difference in your community and our state? One way you can is to run for elected office.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Elections, first-time candidates, political candidates, Tennessee Democratic Party, Tennessee Republican Party

Tennessee DNC delegates first in the nation to back Kamala Harris

Marianna Bacallao

July 22, 2024

Tennessee delegates to the DNC became some of the first to support Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s nominee for president.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Elections 2024, Hendrell Remus, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Tennessee Democratic Party, Tennessee State University

Tennessee’s governor condemns white nationalist march through Nashville

Char DastonandBlaise Gainey

July 7, 2024

Nashville’s leaders, including Mayor Freddie O’Connell and Vice Mayor Angie Henderson are condemning the demonstration. “These are hateful, Trump-emboldened cowards,” the vice mayor wrote.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Angie Henderson, Bill Hagerty, Freddie O'Connell, Gov. Bill Lee, Marsha Blackburn, neo-nazi, Tennessee Democratic Party, white nationalism

Democrats regroup as their string of statewide election losses continues

Blaise Gainey

November 11, 2022

Hendrell Remus
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Republicans made much more modest gains than they had expected on Election Day, but there were a few notable exceptions, especially in Tennessee. Here, Republicans gained a seat in Congress, kept control of the governorship and maintained their super majority in the General Assembly.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Democratic Party, Hendrell Remus, Tennessee Democratic Party

Lawsuit prompts Nashville to fix ballot mistake, and a state investigation will look closer

Blaise GaineyandTony Gonzalez

November 4, 2022

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Nashville election officials are moving to make sure voters cast ballots in the correct midterm contests.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Davidson County Election Commission, Elections 2022, Jason Martin, Jeff Roberts, Mark Green, Metro Government, odessa kelly, Tennessee Democratic Party, Tennessee Politics, tnpol, Vincent Dixie, voting rights

Tennessee Democratic Party staffers begin collective bargaining process

Blaise Gainey

September 27, 2022

Employees at the Tennessee Democratic Party are holding the first of many meetings with management Tuesday to create a collective bargaining agreement. Members of the staff chose to unionize in July.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elections 2022, Tennessee Democratic Party, union, Unionization

Why are staffers with the Tennessee Democratic Party unionizing?

Blaise Gainey

August 11, 2022

Hendrell Remus

Staffers at the Tennessee Democratic Party are in the process of unionizing. They are following in the steps of several other states’ Democratic parties, including Florida and Kentucky, as well as the Democratic National Committee.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Tennessee Democratic Party, Unionization

Tennesseans file suit over two redistricting maps drawn by state Republicans

Julia RitcheyandBlaise Gainey

February 23, 2022

Hendrell Remus

Three Tennesseans have filed a lawsuit against Gov. Bill Lee over the redistricting process. In the complaint, filed Wednesday afternoon, the plaintiffs say the state House and Senate maps were drawn largely out of view of the public, and without input from elected Democrats.  

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, lawsuit, redistricting, Tennessee Democratic Party, Tennessee Politics, tnpol

Tennessee Democrats Discuss Missed Opportunities, Lessons Learned From This Year’s Legislative Session

Samantha Max

May 7, 2021

It was a tough year for the minority party in the state legislature, and after the session’s wrap earlier this week, Democratic lawmakers criticized Republican for focusing on what they called “Fox News problems” instead of making life better for Tennesseans.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 112th Tennessee General Assembly, Karen Camper, raumesh, Raumesh Akbari, Tennessee Democratic Party, Vincent Dixie

Memphis Representative Loses Appeal, Will Remain Off Democratic Ballot

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

April 15, 2020

The executive committee of the Tennessee Democratic Party doubled down on Wednesday night on its decision to kick Rep. John DeBerry off the primary ballot.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: John DeBerry, Jordan Wilkins, Tennessee Democratic Party

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