Future901 Endorses Jerri Green for Governor in 2026
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Future901 has a history of supporting Jerri Green. We backed her in 2020 when she ran for the State House in District 83. She did not win that race, but she came close enough to scare the Republicans into gerrymandering that district to make it more Republican (which coincidentally opened up another district to become more Democratic). We backed Jerri in 2023 when she ran and won for the Memphis City Council. Jerri is now taking what she learned in those early races and using it to challenge Marsha Blackburn for Tennessee Governor.
Jerri has dedicated herself to public service in Tennessee, from serving as Executive Director of the Memphis Community Legal Center in Memphis, to Senior Policy Director and then Deputy Chief of Staff to Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and now to being appointed Chief Public Defender for Shelby County. In addition, Jerri also serves as the District 2 Councilwoman on the Memphis City Council.
Jerri Green is a mom, a lawyer, a public servant, and a proud Democrat. Jerri knows Tennessee values because she has lived them. She’s fought her entire career for working people and families. Jerri has fought for a wage people can live on, created programs to reduce violent crime and gun theft, and increased healthcare access through pioneering an at-home HIV test program and establishing funding for Black midwives.
Jerri grew up here in Memphis, went to White Station High School, received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and her law degree from Georgetown University. Upon graduation, Jerri moved back to Tennessee and worked as a junior public defender In Nashville. Jerri’s experiences makes her uniquely qualified in that she is the only candidate who has lived in all 3 Grand Divisions.
What Jerri is working for:
An economy that works for working families – paid family leave, affordable childcare and a real living wage, passenger rail across the state.
Public Education that works for all – Fully funded classrooms, ending the dishonest voucher system, no censorship.
Health Care as a right, not a luxury – Expanding Medicaid, supporting rural hospitals, respecting a woman’s decisions regarding her own health, protecting and improving Tenncare, legalizing marijuana.
Common-Sense Gun Laws – Background checks, Red Flag laws, Free Gunlocks.
Environmental Stewardship – Clean Air, safe water, climate smart policies to protect our land and our children.
Vets – Supporting those who have served our Country. Increase focus on veteran homelessness, incentivize companies to hire veterans.
Farmers – A future to build on. Fair trade policies to protect Tennessee’s crops and livestock from unfair foreign competition, invest in rural infrastructure, targeted relief for small and mid-sized farms and not huge agribusinesses.
These are Tennessee values. These are the kinds of issues and stands Future901 is ready to support. Future901 is once again ready to charge onto the battlefield and support One Tough Mother – Jerri Green for Governor!!
To learn more about Jerri’s positions and to learn how you can support Jerri or get involved with her campaign – check greenforgovernor.com. Or. Follow Jerri Green on Facebook.