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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 10, 2022

Democratic candidates for governor are tallying new endorsements in their campaigns, the Nashville Post reports. In the race to take on Gov. Bill Lee, Nashville doctor Jason Martin has released a list of endorsements from 10 state lawmakers, while Memphis City Councilmember JB Smiley Jr. has won the support of Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis. In the open race to succeed state Sen. Brenda Gilmore, D-Nashville, candidate Charlane Oliver has secured the support of several prominent Nashville Democrats including former mayor Megan Barry, Metro Public Defender Martesha Johnson and Conexión Américas co-founder Renata Soto. Oliver will face former Metro Councilmembers Jerry Maynard and Ludye Wallace, Barry Barlow and Rossi Turner in the primary. Maynard has the backing of Gilmore, former Mayor Karl Dean, four Nashville members of the state House and a number of other current and former local officials.