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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 15, 2025

Memphis City Council member and attorney Jerri Green has announced her candidacy for Tennessee governor, the Commercial Appeal reports. Green currently is serving her first term on the council and works as deputy chief of staff for Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris. According to the paper, Green will run as a Democrat with a platform to prioritize working families, affordable health care and women's rights. Before joining the mayor’s office as legal counsel, Green worked as a public defender. Green joins U.S. Rep. John Rose, R-Cookeville, who announced his candidacy for the office in March.