Independent contenders make waves in race for governor
From left to right: Jerri Green, David Hatley, Lauren Pinkston, Marsha Blackburn. (Brad Vest, Hatley for Governor, Patrick Lantrip, George Walker IV)
Lauren Pinkston and David Hatley are drawing the attention of the Democratic and Republican nominees for Tennessee Governor. Pinkston and Hatley are better funded than independent candidates usually are in the statewide race.
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2026 Governor's race Lauren Pinkston David Hatley Marsha Blackburn Jerri GreenBill Dries on demand
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
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