Jerri Green

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Describes herself as a lifelong Tennessean, lawyer, public servant and mother of three, under the slogan "One Tough Mother."[1]
• Says Tennesseans want a good school for their children and a job that pays enough for a modest home, and that the American dream seems out of reach for many.[3]
• Says the state's politics are less about left versus right than about "top vs bottom."[3]
• Says her focus on working families includes food affordability, accessible health care and affordable housing.[4]
• Proposes using $50 million in federal TANF funds to clear the state's child care waitlist.[4]

Background

• Interim Chief Public Defender, Shelby County · 2026–present[5],[3]
• Council member, District 2, Memphis City Council · 2024–present[5],[6]
• Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris · 2021–2025[9],[1]
• Executive Director, Community Legal Center, Memphis[1]
• Assistant public defender, Shelby County Public Defender's Office · 2009–2010[5]
• Juvenile public defender, Public defender's office, Nashville[1],[3]

Education

• B.A., English and Political Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville[1],[6]
• J.D., Georgetown University Law Center[1],[6]

Where they stand

• Taxes
  Would repeal the state sales tax on groceries.[2],[3]
• Education
  Would end the state's school voucher program and fully fund public schools, raise teacher pay and expand universal pre-K.[2],[3]
• Health Care
  Supports expanding Medicaid, keeping rural hospitals open and legalizing marijuana for medical and recreational use.[2],[3]
• Abortion
  Supports repealing Tennessee's abortion ban and protecting access to IVF and contraception.[2]
• Guns
  Supports universal background checks, red flag laws and free gun locks, and would reinstate training requirements for concealed carry permits.[2],[4]
• Immigration
  Would end cooperation between the Tennessee Highway Patrol and federal immigration agents and end the National Guard deployment in Memphis.[2],[4]
• Energy & Environment
  Calls for a statewide moratorium on new data centers while lawmakers set rules for them, citing protection of air and water; as a council member she sponsored a data center moratorium ordinance in Memphis.[3],[1]

Voting record

Jerri Green has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

In their words