Labor and social justice groups back Turner in bid to repeat 2022 blue wave
State Rep. Justin J. Pearson’s campaign announced the endorsement of Memphis mayoral candidate Van Turner on Sept. 1, 2023 before joining a coalition of political groups in a public announcement on Sept. 5. (Bill Dries/The Daily Memphian)
The coalition argues a wave in the 2022 countywide elections can be repeated despite city elections being nonpartisan. Meanwhile, the local Republican party has endorsed Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr.
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