TN Senate Dems
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Fighting to rebuild Tennessee’s middle class
Court rules: Gov. Bill Lee is not above the law www.fox13memphis.com/news/tenness...
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Court rules: Gov. Bill Lee is not above the law www.fox13memphis.com/news/tenness...
DEMS TO GUV: “Leadership means stepping in before people fall”
Leader Raumesh Akbari called on Gov. Bill Lee to issue a state of emergency to address TN’s impending hunger crisis. Nearly 700,000 Tennesseans rely on federal food stamps that lapse Nov. 1. open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
Leader Raumesh Akbari called on Gov. Bill Lee to issue a state of emergency to address TN’s impending hunger crisis. Nearly 700,000 Tennesseans rely on federal food stamps that lapse Nov. 1. open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
October 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
DEMS TO GUV: “Leadership means stepping in before people fall”
Leader Raumesh Akbari called on Gov. Bill Lee to issue a state of emergency to address TN’s impending hunger crisis. Nearly 700,000 Tennesseans rely on federal food stamps that lapse Nov. 1. open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
Leader Raumesh Akbari called on Gov. Bill Lee to issue a state of emergency to address TN’s impending hunger crisis. Nearly 700,000 Tennesseans rely on federal food stamps that lapse Nov. 1. open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
Hey Gov. Bill Lee, let’s also import Taiwan’s universal healthcare policy and paid family leave for workers
October 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Hey Gov. Bill Lee, let’s also import Taiwan’s universal healthcare policy and paid family leave for workers
Thousands of Tennesseans who work full-time for big, profitable corporations — like Walmart, McDonald’s and FedEx — qualify for food assistance.
It’s absolutely right to ask why Tennessee taxpayers are being forced to subsidize corporate greed and their poverty wages.
It’s absolutely right to ask why Tennessee taxpayers are being forced to subsidize corporate greed and their poverty wages.
October 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Thousands of Tennesseans who work full-time for big, profitable corporations — like Walmart, McDonald’s and FedEx — qualify for food assistance.
It’s absolutely right to ask why Tennessee taxpayers are being forced to subsidize corporate greed and their poverty wages.
It’s absolutely right to ask why Tennessee taxpayers are being forced to subsidize corporate greed and their poverty wages.
In Tennessee, 700,000 children and working parents are about to lose a lifeline that helps them keep food on the table. All because Republicans refuse to negotiate a deal to keep health insurance affordable for millions of Americans.
October 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
In Tennessee, 700,000 children and working parents are about to lose a lifeline that helps them keep food on the table. All because Republicans refuse to negotiate a deal to keep health insurance affordable for millions of Americans.
REPORT: TN sets record for annual firearm fatalities
“In 2023, 1,587 Tennesseans lost their lives to gun violence,” says Sen. Heidi Campbell whose office just published new gun violence statistics on TNUnderTheGun.com.
More: open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
“In 2023, 1,587 Tennesseans lost their lives to gun violence,” says Sen. Heidi Campbell whose office just published new gun violence statistics on TNUnderTheGun.com.
More: open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
October 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
REPORT: TN sets record for annual firearm fatalities
“In 2023, 1,587 Tennesseans lost their lives to gun violence,” says Sen. Heidi Campbell whose office just published new gun violence statistics on TNUnderTheGun.com.
More: open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
“In 2023, 1,587 Tennesseans lost their lives to gun violence,” says Sen. Heidi Campbell whose office just published new gun violence statistics on TNUnderTheGun.com.
More: open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
Under Donald Trump, residential electricity prices are at record highs. We need more power being generated — not less.
By cutting this program, the Trump admin is increasing energy costs for all of us.
tennesseelookout.com/briefs/epa-t...
By cutting this program, the Trump admin is increasing energy costs for all of us.
tennesseelookout.com/briefs/epa-t...
September 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Under Donald Trump, residential electricity prices are at record highs. We need more power being generated — not less.
By cutting this program, the Trump admin is increasing energy costs for all of us.
tennesseelookout.com/briefs/epa-t...
By cutting this program, the Trump admin is increasing energy costs for all of us.
tennesseelookout.com/briefs/epa-t...
🔎 Sen. London Lamar: “Tennesseans deserve transparency”
Democrats are calling on Gov. Bill Lee’s administration to provide more transparency on how taxpayer dollars are being spent on the new $1.1 billion private school voucher program.
More: open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
Democrats are calling on Gov. Bill Lee’s administration to provide more transparency on how taxpayer dollars are being spent on the new $1.1 billion private school voucher program.
More: open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
September 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
🔎 Sen. London Lamar: “Tennesseans deserve transparency”
Democrats are calling on Gov. Bill Lee’s administration to provide more transparency on how taxpayer dollars are being spent on the new $1.1 billion private school voucher program.
More: open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
Democrats are calling on Gov. Bill Lee’s administration to provide more transparency on how taxpayer dollars are being spent on the new $1.1 billion private school voucher program.
More: open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
COST GOING UP: Trump budget cuts are putting Tennessee taxpayers on the hook for tens of millions more dollars.
“What they did with SNAP really shifts costs to the states,” says Sen. Jeff Yarbro via WKRN www.wkrn.com/news/tenness...
“What they did with SNAP really shifts costs to the states,” says Sen. Jeff Yarbro via WKRN www.wkrn.com/news/tenness...
September 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
COST GOING UP: Trump budget cuts are putting Tennessee taxpayers on the hook for tens of millions more dollars.
“What they did with SNAP really shifts costs to the states,” says Sen. Jeff Yarbro via WKRN www.wkrn.com/news/tenness...
“What they did with SNAP really shifts costs to the states,” says Sen. Jeff Yarbro via WKRN www.wkrn.com/news/tenness...
🔥 “SHORT-TERM BAND-AID”: Sen. London Lamar calls out Donald Trump’s National Guard deployment to Memphis as a stunt, saying the state needs stronger gun laws and better investments in families to prevent crime.
September 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🔥 “SHORT-TERM BAND-AID”: Sen. London Lamar calls out Donald Trump’s National Guard deployment to Memphis as a stunt, saying the state needs stronger gun laws and better investments in families to prevent crime.
🗣️ Chairwoman London Lamar: “Trump and Republicans are using the National Guard as a political pawn. That’s just wrong and Memphis deserves better.”
Full statement: open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
Full statement: open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
September 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
🗣️ Chairwoman London Lamar: “Trump and Republicans are using the National Guard as a political pawn. That’s just wrong and Memphis deserves better.”
Full statement: open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
Full statement: open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
🗣️ Senate Minority Leader Raumesh Akbari: “We do not need the National Guard occupying our city.”
Full statement: open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
Full statement: open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
September 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🗣️ Senate Minority Leader Raumesh Akbari: “We do not need the National Guard occupying our city.”
Full statement: open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
Full statement: open.substack.com/pub/tnsenate...
NEW: Under Gov. Bill Lee & Republican control, Tennessee’s job market is cooling down and consumer prices are heating up.
72 counties now have an unemployment rate above the national average.
72 counties now have an unemployment rate above the national average.
September 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
NEW: Under Gov. Bill Lee & Republican control, Tennessee’s job market is cooling down and consumer prices are heating up.
72 counties now have an unemployment rate above the national average.
72 counties now have an unemployment rate above the national average.
REPORT: TN ranks 48th for workers
This is a choice! Low-wage laws. Few worker protections. And harsh union-busting tactics. Tennessee Republican politicians have rigged our economy to keep costs low for CEOs and high for workers. www.tennessean.com/story/money/...
This is a choice! Low-wage laws. Few worker protections. And harsh union-busting tactics. Tennessee Republican politicians have rigged our economy to keep costs low for CEOs and high for workers. www.tennessean.com/story/money/...
September 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
REPORT: TN ranks 48th for workers
This is a choice! Low-wage laws. Few worker protections. And harsh union-busting tactics. Tennessee Republican politicians have rigged our economy to keep costs low for CEOs and high for workers. www.tennessean.com/story/money/...
This is a choice! Low-wage laws. Few worker protections. And harsh union-busting tactics. Tennessee Republican politicians have rigged our economy to keep costs low for CEOs and high for workers. www.tennessean.com/story/money/...
🚨 Thinking about running for office? 🚨
Join Sen. Lamar & Rep. Clemmons on Sept. 10 for “So You Want to Run?” — a virtual call to talk about what it takes to step up & serve.
💡 Hear from TDNP + Triumph Strategies
📅 Wednesday, Sept. 10
💻 Online
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Join Sen. Lamar & Rep. Clemmons on Sept. 10 for “So You Want to Run?” — a virtual call to talk about what it takes to step up & serve.
💡 Hear from TDNP + Triumph Strategies
📅 Wednesday, Sept. 10
💻 Online
Sign up now → us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🚨 Thinking about running for office? 🚨
Join Sen. Lamar & Rep. Clemmons on Sept. 10 for “So You Want to Run?” — a virtual call to talk about what it takes to step up & serve.
💡 Hear from TDNP + Triumph Strategies
📅 Wednesday, Sept. 10
💻 Online
Sign up now → us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join Sen. Lamar & Rep. Clemmons on Sept. 10 for “So You Want to Run?” — a virtual call to talk about what it takes to step up & serve.
💡 Hear from TDNP + Triumph Strategies
📅 Wednesday, Sept. 10
💻 Online
Sign up now → us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Republican politicians in Tennessee consistently block legislation to cut our state tax on groceries while they handout literal billions to big corporations and billionaires.
We can do it here too but it requires leaders who put working families ahead of billionaires.
We can do it here too but it requires leaders who put working families ahead of billionaires.
September 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Republican politicians in Tennessee consistently block legislation to cut our state tax on groceries while they handout literal billions to big corporations and billionaires.
We can do it here too but it requires leaders who put working families ahead of billionaires.
We can do it here too but it requires leaders who put working families ahead of billionaires.
Tennessee has the highest violent crime rate in the South—all after a decade+ of GOP “tough on crime” rule.
Turns out, flooding cities with guns while sabotaging wages, healthcare, housing & schools doesn’t make us safer. It just shows Republican promises on crime are a fraud.
Turns out, flooding cities with guns while sabotaging wages, healthcare, housing & schools doesn’t make us safer. It just shows Republican promises on crime are a fraud.
August 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Tennessee has the highest violent crime rate in the South—all after a decade+ of GOP “tough on crime” rule.
Turns out, flooding cities with guns while sabotaging wages, healthcare, housing & schools doesn’t make us safer. It just shows Republican promises on crime are a fraud.
Turns out, flooding cities with guns while sabotaging wages, healthcare, housing & schools doesn’t make us safer. It just shows Republican promises on crime are a fraud.
💯 Sen. Heidi Campbell on OpenLine says families are hurting while Republicans chase culture wars: “1.2M people are struggling to make ends meet... Vouchers will funnel massive amounts of money out of the education system… rising costs from tariffs.”
Full video: www.newschannel5.com/plus/openlin...
Full video: www.newschannel5.com/plus/openlin...
August 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
💯 Sen. Heidi Campbell on OpenLine says families are hurting while Republicans chase culture wars: “1.2M people are struggling to make ends meet... Vouchers will funnel massive amounts of money out of the education system… rising costs from tariffs.”
Full video: www.newschannel5.com/plus/openlin...
Full video: www.newschannel5.com/plus/openlin...
🗣️ SEN. CHARLANE OLIVER: “That disparity is a slap in the face to the students & educators”
Sen. Oliver says it’s “insulting” that private school parents in Gov. Lee’s voucher scam will get more state funding than the average K-12 public school student. www.tennessean.com/story/news/e...
Sen. Oliver says it’s “insulting” that private school parents in Gov. Lee’s voucher scam will get more state funding than the average K-12 public school student. www.tennessean.com/story/news/e...
August 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
🗣️ SEN. CHARLANE OLIVER: “That disparity is a slap in the face to the students & educators”
Sen. Oliver says it’s “insulting” that private school parents in Gov. Lee’s voucher scam will get more state funding than the average K-12 public school student. www.tennessean.com/story/news/e...
Sen. Oliver says it’s “insulting” that private school parents in Gov. Lee’s voucher scam will get more state funding than the average K-12 public school student. www.tennessean.com/story/news/e...
💸 Electric bills are going up www.tennessean.com/story/news/l...
August 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
💸 Electric bills are going up www.tennessean.com/story/news/l...
Facts from Sen. Charlane Oliver
August 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Facts from Sen. Charlane Oliver
NEW: Employers in Tennessee shed 900 jobs from June to July, breaking a six-month stretch of job gains in the Volunteer State, according to a state jobs report.
The department also revised June’s employment numbers down from 6,100 new jobs to only 1,500.
The department also revised June’s employment numbers down from 6,100 new jobs to only 1,500.
August 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
NEW: Employers in Tennessee shed 900 jobs from June to July, breaking a six-month stretch of job gains in the Volunteer State, according to a state jobs report.
The department also revised June’s employment numbers down from 6,100 new jobs to only 1,500.
The department also revised June’s employment numbers down from 6,100 new jobs to only 1,500.
August 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
💸📈 The Republican budget law is causing health insurance premiums to spike for the 600,000+ Tennesseans who get insurance through Healthcare.gov
August 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
💸📈 The Republican budget law is causing health insurance premiums to spike for the 600,000+ Tennesseans who get insurance through Healthcare.gov
REMINDER: TN Republicans made it more expensive to get a home loan.
At the urging of the loan industry, they passed a law that raised the max home loan interest rate. It’s now 10.75% — the highest since 1997. In May, it was 8.51%.
Working families pay the price for greed.
At the urging of the loan industry, they passed a law that raised the max home loan interest rate. It’s now 10.75% — the highest since 1997. In May, it was 8.51%.
Working families pay the price for greed.
August 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
REMINDER: TN Republicans made it more expensive to get a home loan.
At the urging of the loan industry, they passed a law that raised the max home loan interest rate. It’s now 10.75% — the highest since 1997. In May, it was 8.51%.
Working families pay the price for greed.
At the urging of the loan industry, they passed a law that raised the max home loan interest rate. It’s now 10.75% — the highest since 1997. In May, it was 8.51%.
Working families pay the price for greed.