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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 21, 2020

A former public defender and a small business owner are part of a new wave of candidates trying to unseat Congressman Jim Cooper, WPLN reports. Keeda Haynes, 42, became a public defender after spending almost four years in federal prison for drug-related charges she has consistently denied. She is making criminal justice reform a centerpiece of her platform and has been endorsed by some of the progressive groups that have pushed back on Cooper’s voting record. Joshua Rawlings, 27, is a small business owner who previously ran as a Republican. His priorities include enacting term limits, universal health care and getting “big money” out of politics.