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| X-Con and BLM supporter may be 1st Black woman in Congress from Tennessee |
| 2020-08-03 |
| [SAZ] Keeda Haynes believes she brings a singular perspective to the race for Tennessee’s fifth Congressional District. After spending over three years in jail for against the law she says she did not commit, she hopes a spot in Washington will enable her to talk for susceptible constituents — and make just a little historical past as properly. Haynes, a former public defender, is in a three-way race that features 17-year Democratic incumbent Rep. Jim Cooper. The first election, which is slated for Aug. 6, has no Republican within the race so the winner will virtually definitely be elected to Congress come November. "I’ve a singular perspective that lots of people do not have. ... I have been a defendant and defender," Haynes instructed ABC Information. "I actually noticed simply how this warfare on medicine actually decimated Black and brown, low-income communities." If elected, the progressive Democrat would make historical past as the primary Black lady in Tennessee ever elected to Congress. The state has solely had two Black representatives elected to Congress, with the final candidate elected over 20 years in the past, according to the U.S. House of Representatives. Together with supporting felony justice reform and the Black Lives Matter motion, the 42-year-old Haynes can also be enthusiastic about points equivalent to offering entry to inexpensive housing, elevating the minimal wage and lowering scholar mortgage debt. "We’re reimagining every system in order that Black lives can matter throughout each single spectrum," she mentioned. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 Tennessee District 5 is 64.8% White, 24.8% Black, 2.6% Asian, 9.1% Hispanic and has 9.2% unemployment. 9.2%. Jim Cooper(D) has been in this seat for 17 years. In 2018, Cooper won by 67.8%. IMHO, supporting Marxist BLM will only become more of a liability as the rioting goes on. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-08-03 18:45 |
| #3 Trump supporters have a tendency to get a knife in the back in such districts. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-08-03 09:08 |
| #2 Two-party system isn't all that swift, either. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-08-03 08:07 |
| #1 The first election, which is slated for Aug. 6, has no Republican Single party system in action. Note the upper case 'B' in the word 'black' on the title line. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-08-03 08:04 |