Why I’m Running
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This Isn’t the America My Father Died For
Op-Ed, originally published in the Chattanooga Times Free Press February 13, 2017 A long time ago,...
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10 Things About Me
I’m a progressive candidate running to represent District 26 in the Tennessee House of...
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Why I’m Running: The Hero
I don’t remember my dad, but he was my hero. Dad was a med-evac pilot in Vietnam. He was shot down...
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Why I’m Running: The Wounded Warrior
When my dad was killed in action, my gentle mom became a casualty of war too. Left to raise two...
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Why I’m Running: The Role Model
My dad was a devout Catholic, raised in a big Irish family in St. Louis. My mom was a deeply...
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Why I’m Running: The Underdog
When I was seven, I inherited a hundred dollars from one of the whiskery great-great aunts my...
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Why I’m Running: The Path
On February 13, 2017, I wrote an opinion column for the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Less than a...
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No More “Boys Will Be Boys”
Like most middle-aged people, I have some gauzy memories of summer. You know, playing kickball in...
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Magnets, Metaphors, and Morals
You might have noticed the arrow on my campaign signs. It’s a compass pointing north. “True north”...
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Boilerplate Email
Nothing makes my blood boil more than a boilerplate email from my government representative. If...
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Hard Truths and Hard Work
Last night I attended the TN Democratic Party’s Three Star Dinner in Nashville, where people from...
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Do you have a moment to talk about Jesus?
Nothing has made me sadder than seeing Jesus co-opted by politicians. I grew up Catholic at a time...
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So . . . what are you?
Often when I’m canvassing, someone will take my literature, read it, turn it over and read the...
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Queen for a Day
When I was seven or eight, my mom sent me to an all-girls summer day camp. I was fairly shy at...
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So Long, Horse Sense
Being a state legislator isn’t rocket science. Don’t take it from me; take it from the state...
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String Theory
Cempa Community Care, based in Chattanooga, has been battling HIV/AIDS for 37 years. In 2022...