Democratic candidates for governor largely agree on health care, guns, teacher pay in debate
Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls debating Tuesday included Nashville-based critical care physician Jason Martin (from left), Memphis activist Carnita Atwater and Memphis City Council member JB Smiley Jr. (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian)
The Democratic candidates in the race are Memphis City Councilman JB Smiley Jr., Nashville-based critical-care physician Jason Martin and Memphis activist Carnita Atwater.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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